Small artificial breeding place

[juraj]

freshly made
september 2006

december 2006

february 2007
ready for colonization

 

[dane]

thats great! how deep is it?

 

[ken]

Juraj, what do you plan on colonizing the pond with? Will it happen naturally, or will you assist? What lives locally? What about plant life? Looks promising already. Good luck!

 

[juraj]

It`s about 4 feet deep. It will be colonized completely naturally by all aquatic organisms. Locally live alpestris,cristatus, vulgaris, Bombina variegata, Hyla arborea and Rana dalmatina. The locality is a small damp meadow with loamy subsoil and some shallow pools which dry out very early in the summer. We do these things to places in which they are desirable. In most cases the real problem is to get the proprietor`s permission. And quite a lot of fun.

 

[mike]

That looks like an interesting and fun project. Please keep us posted as amphibians colonize it!

 

[coen]

Won't the pond dry out this way?

 

[juraj]

Yes it will slightly but not completely.