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Ozark Sal Habitat III

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nate

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This is a spring in Webster County, Missouri. Water is flowing up from under the rocks seen and continues on as a small creek. This is where I collect my Eurycea spelaeus (formerly Typhlotriton).

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Lifting these rocks reveal the E. spelaeus
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Beyond the spring, a shallow pool perhaps 30 yards long is choked with lush growth of watercress. I've never found the Eurycea beyond these rocks.
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But the watercress is full of Anuran eggs and adults, like this Blanchard's cricket frog, Acris crepitans blanchardi
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Further on, the pool ends and becomes a typical Ozark stream.
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Though this stream is full of fish, amazingly A. maculatum are here as well.
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And a view of the adjacent woodland habitat. The undergrowth is very lush.
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jesper

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It kind of looks like Sweden in spring apart from the "acid" trees - poppies right?
Triturus should love that habitat.... *hint* *hint*
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Cool pics, difficult to find more perfect sal habitat.

(Message edited by jesper on April 18, 2004)
 
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