Some organisms found in Hardwood Hammocks:
- Eastern Gray Squirrel
- They eat nuts, seeds, flowers, maple, apples, fungi, grapes, grasses, adult and lavae insects, amphibians, baby birds and eggs, frogs, and more.
- Consumer
- 2 Facts- By using their sense of smell, they can discover things about their neighbors, including stress levels and reproductive condition; They communicate with each other through many postures and vocalizations, including tail flicking.
Picture- (easterngraysquirrel.deviantart.com)
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- They eat fruits, nuts, seeds, berries, tree sap, invertebrates (including ants, flies, grasshoppers, beetle larvae, caterpillars), small vertebrates (including brown and green anoles, tree frogs, small fish, nestling birds and eggs), and more.
- Consumer
- 2 Facts- They use calls, non-vocal sounds (drumming), and body signals to communicate; Their black and white zebra pattern distiguishes them from other woodpeckers
Picture- (allofnature.blogspot.com)
- White-Crowned Pigeon
- They eat fruits and berries.
- Consumer
- 2 Facts- They are a threatened species; It's dark gray body and contrasting white crown makes it different from other birds
Information found- (fnai.org)
Picture- (worldofpigeons.blogspot.com)
- Eastern Indigo Snake
- They eat any vertebrate small enough to be overpowered, including lizards, turtles and eggs, small alligators, birds, small mammals, and more. Juveniles feed on mostly invertebrates.
- Consumer
- It is a threatened species; They are the longest snakes in the whole U.S., getting up to lengths of 265 centimeters (8 feet)
Picture- (srelherp.uga.erp)
- Key Largo Woodrat
- They eat a variety of leaves, buds, seeds, and fruits.
- Consumer
- 2 Facts- The species is endangered; They are known for their habitats of constructing large stick nests
Information found- (fws.gov)
Picture- (tcpalm.com)
How population growth of a white-crowned pigeon can be limited:
The availabily of nesting sites is a major thing that can either increase or decrease organisms' populations. If the pigeon can't find an area in the tree to nest in, the population will decrease and no offspring will get added. Also, food is a factor that can limit the population. When there isn't enough food provided for all of the animals of the species and other animals competing for the same food, they won't be very healthy and they could die and lower the population.