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Fauna of North Carolina A Coastal Mountain Tapestry
An overview of North Carolina’s animal life through the lens of Dr. Allen and Dr. Merriam’s faunal zones. It traces Arctic, Canadian, Alaskan, Carolinian, and Austro riparian influences, noting species like the elk, star nosed mole, opossum, Carolina wren, alligator, ivory billed woodpecker, and mastodon fossils. It emphasizes altitude and climate shaping distribution and agricultural implications for farmers and fruit growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
J. A. Allen
American Museum of Natural History
New York
C. Hart Merriam
United States Department of Agriculture
Allen
North American
Merriam
Labrador
Alaska
New England
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Newfoundland
Yukon
Blue Ridge
Great Snoky Mountains
Ile
Carolina
Canada
Dr.Allen
Old North
Brewster
Piedmont Plateau
Coastal Plain
South Athantic Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Beaufort Harbor
Old World
Halifax County
Cope
Weseterus Hermanus
W. C. Kerr
North America
United States
America