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The insects of two vernal lakes in eastern Stanislaus County, California

Author

Teri Jacobsen Curtis, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

1990

Document Type

Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

Department

Graduate School

First Advisor

Alice S. Hunter

First Committee Member

Lee Christianson

Second Committee Member

Steve C. Anderson

Third Committee Member

Anne Funkhouser

Fourth Committee Member

Dale McNeal

Abstract

The number of California vernal pools and vernal lakes are diminishing. Through the present study, this investigator hopes to increase the understanding of vernal pool biota, as well as the awareness that these unique habitats need protection. Other studies of California vernal pools have emphasized their flora, their plankton and their physicochemical aspects. The purpose of this investigation is to survey the insects and other macrofauna found in two vernal lakes of eastern Stanislaus County, to examine the phenology of the insects within one of these lakes, and to compare the insect taxa found in these vernal lakes to those reported from studies of similar vernal pools.

Pages

78

Recommended Citation

Curtis, Teri Jacobsen. (1990). The insects of two vernal lakes in eastern Stanislaus County, California. University of the Pacific, Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2194