Field notebook : Wyoming and Colorado
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7 mi west of Camp Lake near Lake Marie Succession 1. Open water a. Reeds b. Algae - Spirogyra (2. Submerged & floating aquatic) absent 3. Menyanthes - Carex - Rooted - partially emerged Sediments 1. Residual - algal remains etc - 2. Transported - wind & water deposits 4. Wet meadow Carex - Ranunculus - grasses - Juncus 5. Willow - Rives - Juniper - Spruce Willows on floating islands. Algae - 1. Indirectly fish food 2. Fill up reservoir. Beyond about 1 mi Wet meadow Deep aquoclades Bryum Juncus pedicularis Salix Carex Caltha Sedum Phalaris Aloconium