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Index of Subjects Hi Derek, July 21, 2008 All of what I have come to call pine barren in NS is, so far as I am aware, on coarse, rapidly drained soil and this constitutes only a small percentage of the total land area (<5% I would guess; so using this criterion as a homing device eliminates >95% from consideration) but not all coarse, rapidly drained soil is pine barren; only the most coarse and most rapidly drained that have a history of fire (that as I recall makes the larger soil particles hydrophobic). The ground is level, because trees are deep rooted and do not blow over and there are only scattered erratic rocks, not bedrock. Whether or not this is a good definition depends upon the requirements of your animal which may need or tolerate a different scope of barren. A generalized soil map such as Soils of Nova Scotia (compiled by MacDougall & Nowland, 1972, published by Soil Research Institute, Research Branch, CDA, Ottawa) would be good guide. It shows these areas scattered but with the main concentration in Kings and east Annapolis Counties as Canning and Herbert map units. Is the 'coastal' perhaps a carryover of common location of large pine barrens in the US ? Yt Dave Webster, Kentville D W Bridgehouse wrote: > Hello listers - can people who know NS flora& fauna tell me where we > may have examples of coastal pine barren habitat in NS if at all ? > thanks for your help > > Derek W. Bridgehouse >
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