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Close-Up of Oak Leaves | The Cove Forest

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Close-Up of Oak Leaves | The Cove Forest
Episode 2
The most effective defense against herbivores are chemicals. Leaves, stems and roots often various chemicals that deter herbivores. For example, oaks have bitter-tasting chemicals called tannins that...
Close-Up of Wood Nettle Stem | The Cove Forest

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Close-Up of Wood Nettle Stem | The Cove Forest
Episode 1
Hairs, spines and thorns occur on leaves and/or stems of certain plants. These mechanical defenses may provide some protection from larger herbivores, such as deer, as well as small insects, such as...
Close-Up of Seed with Food Body Attached | The Cove Forest

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Close-Up of Seed with Food Body Attached | The Cove Forest
Episode 5
Herbaceous plants of cove forests, such as violets, trilliums and bloodroots (as well as many others), have ant-dispersed seeds. Such seeds have a small lipid-rich food body attached to the seed. Ants...
Squirrel with Acorns | The Cove Forest

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Squirrel with Acorns | The Cove Forest
Episode 4
In late summer and fall, squirrels collect and bury large numbers of newly ripened acorns. Many of these acorns are later recovered and eaten. Others, however, go undiscovered and can germinate and...
White Baneberry or Doll's Eyes Fruit | The Cove Forest

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White Baneberry or Doll's Eyes Fruit | The Cove Forest
Episode 2
Fruits eaten by animals are not necessarily edible for humans. Since fruits of some plants are poisonous (for humans), you should never eat fruits of wild plants unless you are absolutely certain they...
Leafy Stem with Abundant Acorns | The Cove Forest

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Leafy Stem with Abundant Acorns | The Cove Forest
Episode 3
The fruits produced by oaks (acorns) are an extremely important food source for mammals, such as squirrels, deer and black bear. Because acorns are rich in carbohydrates and proteins, populations of...
Fruit-Consuming Birds | The Cove Forest

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Fruit-Consuming Birds | The Cove Forest
Episode 1
Animals that feed on fruit are frugivores. The most common frugivores are birds. Birds readily remove large numbers of ripe fruits from plants, and intact seeds generally pass through a bird's...
Trillium Flower | The Cove Forest

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Trillium Flower | The Cove Forest
On warm spring days, flowers are often actively visited by pollinators. However, in late winter and early spring, when many herbaceous plants are in flower, it is often too cold for pollinators to fly...
Wind-Pollinated Flower | The Cove Forest

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Wind-Pollinated Flower | The Cove Forest
Trees, such as oaks and hickories, and herbaceous plants such as grasses and sedges have small inconspicuous flowers that lack nectar, odor and bright colors. Because these plants are wind-pollinated...
Maple Fruit Showing "Wings" | The Cove Forest

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Maple Fruit Showing "Wings" | The Cove Forest
A good way to begin unravelling the riddles of nature is to ask "Why?" questions. Why are mosquitoes generally most active in the early morning and evening hours? Why do maples have winged fruits, as...