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The Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum, also known as “Sugar Maple”, is a deciduous tree species native to the St-Lawrence Lowlands’ area. It is usually found in the northeast of the United-States and in the southeast of Canada. The sugar maple is very dominant and broadly distributes in the northern hardwood forests of this region (Lovett & Mitchell, 2004). […]
Studying the diversity and ecological importance of aquatic macroinvertebrates
When one looks out on the St. Lawrence waterway, they normally see large container ships passing by. However, the traffic below the surface is far greater, as it is teeming with life. Although they constitute a large part of this underwater community, aquatic macroinvertebrates are often overlooked. Despite this, they represent a key link between […]
Litter-Dwelling Arthropods
The Arthropoda phylum accounts for approximately three quarters of the Earth’s organisms (Yi, H. M., Andrew Ralph, 2011), inhabiting both water and land; they are the most diverse of taxa of invertebrates. Arthropods are characterized as having segmented bodies, bilateral symmetry, and exoskeletons made of chitin (Introduction to Phylum Arthropoda, 2012). Litter dwelling arthropods are […]
The American Crow
The American Crow, also known as Corvus Brachyrhynchos, belongs to the family of Corvidae, and is a native species found throughout North America. It is present from Alaska, down to British-Columbia, all the way east to Newfoundland ranging as far south as Florida (A.O.U., 1998). These birds migrate during the winter months to the more […]
The St. Lawrence Lowlands 