Before proceeding further with my blog it is important to better define what it is I am writing about. I wrote the following with my good friend Dave Jenkins so I’ll go with this definition: Temporary aquatic systems are those in which the entire habitat for aquatic organisms shifts from being available to being [...]
Archive for September 1st, 2008
What’s In A Name?
Posted in Ecology, tagged pools, vernal ponds, wetlands on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Size Matters
Posted in Ecology, tagged Daphnia, fish, microcrustacea, predators, vernal pools on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People are usually surprised to learn of the diversity of life in vernal pools. Many people are familiar with salamanders and frogs. These are important inhabitants of the pond but in terms of diversity and numbers, crustaceans are far ahead. That is, there are far more different species and the populations of each far outnumber [...]
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