Post by Zamastan on Mar 29, 2020 16:29:48 GMT
Gladysynthia Ecology Overview
Flora
In central and northern Gladysynthia the arrival of spring is marked by the early flowering of the prairie crocus anemone; this member of the buttercup family has been recorded flowering as early as March, though April is the usual month for the general population. Other prairie flora known to flower early are the golden bean and wild rose. Members of the sunflower family blossom on the prairie in the summer months between July and September. The southern and east central parts of Gladysynthia are covered by short prairie grass, which dries up as summer lengthens, to be replaced by hardy perennials such as the prairie coneflower, fleabane, and sage. Both yellow and white sweet clover can be found throughout the southern and central areas of the country.
The trees in the parkland region of the country grow in clumps and belts on the hillsides. These are largely deciduous, typically aspen, poplar, and willow. Many species of willow and other shrubs grow in virtually any terrain. On the southern side of the Eki'tau River evergreen forests prevail for thousands of square kilometers. Aspen poplar, balsam poplar (or in some parts cottonwood), and paper birch are the primary large deciduous species. Conifers include jack pine, Rocky Mountain pine, lodgepole pine, both white and black spruce, and the deciduous conifer tamarack.
Fauna
The four climatic regions (alpine, boreal forest, parkland, and prairie) of Gladysynthia are home to many different species of animals. The south and central prairie was the land of the bison, commonly known as buffalo, its grasses providing pasture and breeding ground for millions of buffalo. The buffalo population was decimated during ancient times, but since then buffalo have made a comeback, living on farms and in parks all over Gladysynthia.
Herbivorous animals are found throughout the country. Moose, mule deer, elk, and white-tailed deer are found in the wooded regions, and pronghorn can be found in the prairies of southern Gladysynthia. Bighorn sheep and mountain goats live in the Mountains. Rabbits, porcupines, skunks, squirrels and many species of rodents and reptiles live in every corner of the province. Gladysynthia is home to only one variety of venomous snake, the prairie rattlesnake.
Gladysynthia is home to many large carnivores. Among them are the grizzly bears and black bears, which are found in the mountains and wooded regions. Smaller carnivores of the canine and feline families include coyotes, wolves, fox, lynx, bobcat and mountain lion (cougar).
Central and northern Gladysynthia and the region farther north is the nesting ground of many migratory birds. Vast numbers of ducks, geese, swans and pelicans arrive in the country every spring and nest on or near one of the hundreds of small lakes that dot northern Gladysynthia. Eagles, hawks, owls and crows are plentiful, and a huge variety of smaller seed and insect-eating birds can be found. Gladysynthia, like other temperate regions, is home to mosquitoes, flies, wasps, and bees. Rivers and lakes are populated with pike, walleye, whitefish, rainbow, speckled, brown trout, sturgeon, and Bull trout. Turtles are found in some water bodies in the southern part of the country. Frogs and salamanders are a few of the amphibians that make their homes in Gladysynthia.
Gladysynthia is one of the few places in the world that is free of rats. Only isolated instances of wild rat sightings are reported, usually of rats arriving in the country aboard trucks or by rail.
A bighorn sheep
A grizzly bear
Flora
In central and northern Gladysynthia the arrival of spring is marked by the early flowering of the prairie crocus anemone; this member of the buttercup family has been recorded flowering as early as March, though April is the usual month for the general population. Other prairie flora known to flower early are the golden bean and wild rose. Members of the sunflower family blossom on the prairie in the summer months between July and September. The southern and east central parts of Gladysynthia are covered by short prairie grass, which dries up as summer lengthens, to be replaced by hardy perennials such as the prairie coneflower, fleabane, and sage. Both yellow and white sweet clover can be found throughout the southern and central areas of the country.
The trees in the parkland region of the country grow in clumps and belts on the hillsides. These are largely deciduous, typically aspen, poplar, and willow. Many species of willow and other shrubs grow in virtually any terrain. On the southern side of the Eki'tau River evergreen forests prevail for thousands of square kilometers. Aspen poplar, balsam poplar (or in some parts cottonwood), and paper birch are the primary large deciduous species. Conifers include jack pine, Rocky Mountain pine, lodgepole pine, both white and black spruce, and the deciduous conifer tamarack.
Fauna
The four climatic regions (alpine, boreal forest, parkland, and prairie) of Gladysynthia are home to many different species of animals. The south and central prairie was the land of the bison, commonly known as buffalo, its grasses providing pasture and breeding ground for millions of buffalo. The buffalo population was decimated during ancient times, but since then buffalo have made a comeback, living on farms and in parks all over Gladysynthia.
Herbivorous animals are found throughout the country. Moose, mule deer, elk, and white-tailed deer are found in the wooded regions, and pronghorn can be found in the prairies of southern Gladysynthia. Bighorn sheep and mountain goats live in the Mountains. Rabbits, porcupines, skunks, squirrels and many species of rodents and reptiles live in every corner of the province. Gladysynthia is home to only one variety of venomous snake, the prairie rattlesnake.
Gladysynthia is home to many large carnivores. Among them are the grizzly bears and black bears, which are found in the mountains and wooded regions. Smaller carnivores of the canine and feline families include coyotes, wolves, fox, lynx, bobcat and mountain lion (cougar).
Central and northern Gladysynthia and the region farther north is the nesting ground of many migratory birds. Vast numbers of ducks, geese, swans and pelicans arrive in the country every spring and nest on or near one of the hundreds of small lakes that dot northern Gladysynthia. Eagles, hawks, owls and crows are plentiful, and a huge variety of smaller seed and insect-eating birds can be found. Gladysynthia, like other temperate regions, is home to mosquitoes, flies, wasps, and bees. Rivers and lakes are populated with pike, walleye, whitefish, rainbow, speckled, brown trout, sturgeon, and Bull trout. Turtles are found in some water bodies in the southern part of the country. Frogs and salamanders are a few of the amphibians that make their homes in Gladysynthia.
Gladysynthia is one of the few places in the world that is free of rats. Only isolated instances of wild rat sightings are reported, usually of rats arriving in the country aboard trucks or by rail.
A bighorn sheep
A grizzly bear