Lab #3

Date: February 3rd, 2016

Location: Lumber River Conservancy

Activity: Placement of articial coverups 

Habitat: Pine/Hardwood Forest

Temperature: 73.1 F

Wind: 8.8 mph

Humidity: 90.4%

    During this lab, we placed cover boards in various places around the Lumber River Conservancy. A coverup is exactly what it sounds like, in the case of our lab it was just a wooden board we threw on the ground although cover ups can be made of anything. 

    There are advantages to using different material for your coverups. A wooden board will remain moist underneath and is more likely to attract amphibians to come and seek shelter underneath. Metal coverups will heat up during the day remaining dry underneath and will attract reptiles such as snakes, but would be undesirable to an amphibian which tries to retain its moisture.

 

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