Michigan Coastal Dunes

Map

Abiotic Factors♠ Water♠ Shelter♠ Soil ♠ Sun♠ Oxygen♠ Temperature

Biotic Factors• Red Fox

• Glalcous Winged Gull• Dwarf Iris• Monarch Butterfly• Eastern Box Turtle• Grama Grass• Dune Lily• Pitchers Thistle• Lake HuronTansy• MawamGrass

Red Fox

Glalcous Winged Gull

Dwarf Iris

Eastern Box Turtle

Grama GrassMonarch Butterfly

Population• All the members of one species in a

particular area. A whole bunch of Red Foxes on a dune.

Community• All of the different populations that

live together in an area. A Red Fox population, an Eastern Box Turtle Population, and a Piping Plover on a dune.

Facts• The Piping Plover is endangered.

• Only 15 breeding pairs of

Piping Plover have been

Sighted in Michigan.

• There are over 275,000

acres of coastal sand dunes in Michigan.

Credits• Project created by: Cory and Spencer

Research and Pictures from:– http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec_index.htm– http://www.Fotosearch.com