Editing Point Pelee National Park (section)

===Flora and fauna===
[[File:Hirundo rustica PP.jpg|thumb|right|[[Barn swallow]]s (''Hirundo rustica'') at Point Pelee National Park in May 2010]]
Owing to its southernly location and the moderating effects of Lake Erie, the climate in the park is slightly warmer than the rest of Canada<ref name = TCE /> and many [[Carolinian forest|Carolinian]] faunal species, which are rare in Canada are located here.<ref name = wetland /> Examples include the [[Pantherophis gloydi|fox snake]] and the [[Eumeces fasciatus|five-lined skink]].<ref name = TCE /> Because of its location at the crossroads of two major migration flyways, about 347–360 different species of migratory birds have been recorded in the park and more than 100 species stay there for breeding.<ref name = wetland /><ref name = TCE /> This total includes 102 waterfowl and shorebird species.<ref name = wetland /> Dominic Couzen's ''Top 100 Birding Sites of the World'' lists Point Pelee as #66.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Top 100 Birding Sites of the World|last=Couzens|first=Dominic|publisher=New Holland Publishers Ltd|year=2008|isbn=978-1847731098|location=London|pages=310}}</ref> [[Northeastern coyote|Coyotes]] are also present within this park.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dhaliwal |first1=Arvind |title=Point Pelee National Park - Animals |url=https://pointpeleenationalpark5.weebly.com/animals.html |access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref> Many Carolinian floral species that are rare in Canada occur within the park boundaries. Point Pelee has six different habitats: beach, cedar, savanna, dry forest, wet forest, and freshwater marsh.<ref>{{Cite book|title=National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of Canada|publisher=National Geographic Partners|year=2017|isbn=978-1-4262-1756-2|pages=153}}</ref> The park contains more than 750 native plant species,<ref name = PC2010 /> of these 8 species are considered to be rare, endangered or threatened in Canada.<ref name = wetland /> Nearby Point Pelee is Middle Island which is designated provincially as an [[Area of Natural and Scientific Interest]] (ANSI) due to its unique and rare assemblages of plants and animals.<ref name = PC2010 /> Middle Island is home to plants and animals that are characteristic of the Carolinian ecozone of which nine species are at risk.<ref name = PC2010 /> The diversity of vegetation in the marsh is the highest along the edge of the marsh ponds and in the transitional zones between the terrestrial environments and the marsh.<ref name = wetland /> Four different vegetation communities dominate in the marsh.