The number of California vernal pools and vernal lakes are diminishing. Through the present study, this investigator hopes to increase the understanding of vernal pool biota, as well as the awareness that these unique habitats need protection. Other studies of California vernal pools have emphasized their flora, their plankton and their physicochemical aspects. The purpose of this investigation is to survey the insects and other macrofauna found in two vernal lakes of eastern Stanislaus County, to examine the phenology of the insects within one of these lakes, and to compare the insect taxa found in these vernal lakes to those reported from studies of similar vernal pools.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:pacific.edu/oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-3193 |
| Date | 01 January 1990 |
| Creators | Curtis, Teri Jacobsen |
| Publisher | Scholarly Commons |
| Source Sets | University of the Pacific |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations |
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