Re: NANFA-- Macon (GA) collecting report (long)

Gastropodmania_at_aol.com
Wed, 7 Apr 2004 20:23:17 EDT

In a message dated 4/7/2004 9:06:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
sellis2000_at_earthlink.net writes:

> Bluegill
> Redbreast sunfish
> Spotted sunfish
> Largemouth bass
> Turquoise darter (females only)
> Grayfin redhorse
> Bluehead chub
> Yellowfin shiner
> Ocmulgee shiner
>
> Water temperature 57F
> TDS 29
> pH below 6
> Nitrates 0
> Phosphates 0
>
> Vegetation was restricted to the upper banks of the stream and above. Very
> shady system.
>
> HERBS:
> (low density at this site)
> Sedges (Carex sp.)
> Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
> Various mosses
> Dwarf St. Johns wort (Hypericum mutilum)
>
> SHRUBS:
> Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
> Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
> Canadian serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
>
> TREES:
> Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
> Box elder (Acer negundo)
>
> VINES:
> Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
>
> What about aquatic invertebrates? My vote goes for mystery snails as the
> most abundant macrosnail considering the water temperature.
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