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Figures
- Figure 1. Initial soils removal in a large bedrock vernal pool (#NP-10), using hand shovel, Contra Costa County, CA, December 2015. Image credit Jeff Alvarez.
- Figure 2. Continued hand removal of soils for a large vernal bedrock vernal pool (#NP-10), Contra Costa County, CA, December 2015. Image credit Jeff Alvarez.
- Figure 3. Six weeks following complete removal of all soils, this (#NP-10) and all other restored vernal pools were inundated by rainfall, and fairy shrimp were noted swimming within the pool, Contra Costa County, CA, January 2016. Image credit Jeff Alvarez.
Tables
- Table 1.
Physical characteristics and species observed in 41 pools (original and restored) at the Kellogg Creek Vernal Pool Complex, Contra Costa County, CA, 1998–2015. ORP = Original Rock Pool, RP = Restored Pool. Each physical characteristic is measured in cm and includes a standard deviation (SD). Syntopic species observed is a cumulative list from 1998 to 2016. Fairy shrimp species observed: BL= Brachinecta lynchi (vernal pool fairy shrimp), LO = Linderiella occidentalis (California fairy shrimp). Other taxa: CH = Chironomidae, CL = Cladocera, CO = Coleoptera, CP = Copepoda, CU = Culicidae, HE = Hemiptera, OS = Ostracoda, PR = Pseudachris regilla (Pacific chorus frog), TR = Tricladida.
Pool Number Average Maximum Length (cm) Average Maximum Width (cm) Average Maximum Depth (cm) Syntopic Species Observed ORP-1 139 (1.3) 181 (1.6) 8.2 (0.8) BL, CO, OS, PR ORP-2 46 (1.4) 40 (1.6) 3.5 (0.1) BL, CO, OS, PR ORP-3 88 (1.3) 255 (1.1) 3.4 (0.8) BL ORP-4 30 (1.8) 61 (2.4) 3.1 (0.8) CP, OS ORP-5 187 (9.8) 58 (9.7) 3.2 (0.1) CH, CP ORP-6 105 (1.0) 95 (6.6) < 3.0 (0.9) OS ORP-7 89 (4.2) 41 (5.2) 7.9 (0.9) BL, CL, CP, HE, OS ORP-8 210 (4.0) 116 (3.9) 7.6 (2.2) BL, CP ORP-9 495 (23.2) 218 (13.5) 23.9 (4.3) BL, CL, CO, OS, PR, TR ORP-10 133 (9.6) 79 (4.7) 15.0 (2.5) BL, CL, CO, LO, OS ORP-11 99 (9.8) 68 (5.3) 15.1 (6.8) BL ORP-12 1809 (120.1) 840 (94.4) 4.9 (0.1) BL, CL, CO, CP, HE, OS, TR ORP-13 701 (71.8) 182 (12.9) 24.8 (4.4) BL, CO, HE, OS, TR ORP-14 166 (6.7) 222 (4.1) 9.9 (1.2) BL, CL, OS, OS ORP-15 114 (2.1) 36 (1.4) < 3.0 (0.4) OS ORP-16 341 (10.7) 398 (12.7) 17.1 (0.7) BL, CL, CO, HE, OS, PR, TR ORP-17 192 (1.8) 268 (3.0) 9.6 (1.4) BL, LO ORP-18 155 (2.2) 94 (1.9) 8.1 (1.6) BL, CL, HE ORP-19 140 (5.3) 81 (5.8) 7.9 (0.9) BL ORP-20 143 (1.4) 82 (0.7) 9.4 (2.0) BL ORP-21 217 (10.1) 197 (8.5) 4.2 (0.4) CL, CO OS, TR ORP-22 101 (1.9) 193 (2.0) < 3.0 (4.8) CO, OS ORP-23 47 (1.3) 202 (1.6) < 3.0 (3.8) CO, OS ORP-24 110 (1.8) 309 (18.8) 11.1 (5.0) BL, CL, LO, OS ORP-25 147 (2.5) 59 (2.1) 7.1 (5.8) BL, OS ORP-26 149 (8.1) 81 (7.6) 7.5 (4.4) BL, CH, OS ORP-27 328 (25.6) 108 (8.8) 7.0 (5.1) BL, CO, HE. LO ORP-28 281 (18.6) 59 (3.2) 8.8 (4.7) BL, CO, HE ORP-29 96 (1.7) 158 (2.1) < 3.0 (4.2) CP, OS RP-1 202 (9.0) 81 (2.9) 5.9 (1.7) BL, CH, CL, HE RP-2 202 (39.1) 214 (37.8) < 3.0 (0.8) CP, OS RP-3 333 (9.6) 65 (1.9) 6.6 (2.2) BL, CH RP-4 351 (7.3) 47 (4.2) 6.1 (2.1) BL RP-5 185 (6.7) 223 (4.9) < 3.0 (4.4) BL, CH RP-6 225 (9.2) 284 (7.2) < 3.0 (1.0) CP, OS RP-7 148 (1.4) 218 (8.0) 15.8 (3.8) BL RP-8 341 (1.8) 150 (1.7) 29.7 (7.8) BL, CL, OS TR RP-9 77 (2.9) 244 (5.2) 8.6 (3.2) BL, CL, CU, HE, LO, OS, TR RP-10 99 (1.6) 92 (1.7) 34.7 (9.0) BL, CL, CO, TR, OS RP-11 105 (1.1) 210 (6.6) 11.0 (6.0) BL, CO, OS RP-12 27 (2.7) 47 (5.6) 9.9 (1.9) BL, CO, TR
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