VERNAL POOLS
DEL SOL VERNAL POOL RESERVE
A ONE-YEAR LIFE CYCLE
(JANUARY-DECEMBER 2006)
ISLA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
KATHRYN MILLER
(JANUARY-DECEMBER 2006)
ISLA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
KATHRYN MILLER
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VERNAL POOLS ARE NATURAL GEOLOGIC DEPRESSIONS IN THE LANDSCAPE WITH AN UNDERLYING IMPERMEABLE SOIL/CLAY LAYER THAT HOLDS WATER DURING THE RAINY SEASON.
THIS IS AN UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM FORMED BY A DISTINCT CLIMATE, TOPOGRAPHY AND SOIL WITH SPECIFIC ORGANISMS (MICRO-ORGANISMS, PLANTS, ANIMALS AND BIRDS) THAT ARE ADAPTED TO THE RADICAL WET AND DRY CYCLES.