Techniques for Mitigating Loss of Vernal Pools: An Experimental Approach

摘要

We inoculated 3 sets of 5 artificial vernal pools using materials from natural211u001epools. We obtained inoculum from source pools by three 211u001emethods(scraping/vacuuming, removing blocks of pool bottom, and removing loosened 211u001esoil) and transferred it to created pools. From 1993-96, we sampled plants and 211u001einvertebrates in all pools, which were fenced.