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From page 259...
... Air quality, effects of changes in lake level on, 5, 12, 166-170, 179, 182, 197-198 Algae ammonium and, 57, 58, 186 effects of changes in lake level and salinity on, 4, 14, 77-79, 187-190, 188 (table) free water requirements of, 206 limited by nitrogen and phosphorus, 57-58, 72 in Mono Lake food chain, 5, 14, 57-58, 69-72, 91 as primary producers and decomposers, 69-72 seasonal dynamics of, 72 259 tufa formations and, 61 Cc also specific types of algae Alkali flats, as nesting area for snowy plovers, 13, 121, 182, 198 Alkaline Herbs (vegetation type)
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From page 260...
... , 206-207; Cc ale o Birds and specific types of bird Aquatic pelagic organisms ecological aspects of, 69-77 physiological aspects and salinity tolerances of, 77-92 arc also specific types of orgy Aquatic plants, effects of changes in lake level and salinity on, 187-190, 188 (table) ; sec also apcafic typo of play Aqueducts, 135 Aquents (soil subgroup)
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From page 261...
... , 191, 207 effects of pHi on diapause cysts of, 82, 85, 86 effects of temperature on diapause cysts of, 86-87 fluidity and circulation of, 87-89 as food for California gulls, 5, 69, 92-93, 106, 109, 110, 190, 207 as food for eared grebes, 5, 69, 70, 92-100, 110, 190, 207 as food for phalaropes, 5, 70, 92-93, 101-104, 110, 207 free water requirements of, 79, 80-84, 88, 89, 188, 206 reproductive characteristics of, 73-75, 84-86 response to meromixis of, 186 as primary consumers, 1, 14, 69, 70, 73-76 seasonal abundance of, 73-75, 74 (figure) sodium pump in, 88-89, 91-92 spatial distribution of, 75-76 vertical mixing and, 58 water activity (aw)
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From page 262...
... , 122, 125, 126 Ephydra hiana, ecc Brine dies Epilobium adenocaulon, 143 EpRobium sp., 151 Eriogonunm sp., 160 Erosion, 127, 129, 131, 169, 156, 170-173 Evaporation, 1, 3, 9, 14, 25, 28, 38, 40-41, 43, 44, 45, 57, 183; sec ago Terrestrial evapotraD spiration Evapotranspiration, JCC Terrestrial evapotranspiration F Filamentous green algae, 61, 72 Fire, 11, 129-132, 157, 165 Fish, 2, 7, 9, 14, 18, 69, 133, 139, 161-163, 205; JCC also specific type of fish Flash floods, 25, 129 Fluoride, 58, 64, 79
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From page 263...
... movement of, 30-37 nearshore circulation of, 22, 31-32, 121, 194-196 in water balance models, 39-43 ace also Fresh water; Stream~lows Gulf of California, 25, 97 Gulf of Mexico, 23, 25 E Haplaquents (soil subgroup) , 126 Hard substrate (tufa and mudstone)
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From page 264...
... 264 Mydro~gk~1 modeb, ~. Riveter balance modeb Hydrology ofh4Ono B "ln'10, 12-13~22-48 Mydrometeoro~gy ofhiono B "in' ^^-^, I Iustre ~ Fog Increments age thod o logy OFIhi]
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From page 265...
... water balance models for predicting, 6-7, 22, 43, 39-48, 204 Lake Russell, 15, 133 Lake Tahoe, 56 Land-air interface, 121,166-170 Land use, history of, 134-139 Land-water interface, 121, 170-173 Lams califorrucw, ace California gulls Las Vegas, Nevada, 25, 26, 27 Lee Vining, California, 11, 169 Lee Vining Creek, 6, 7, 10,11, 29, 37, 45, 134, 135, 142, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 157, 162, 163, 173, 200, 203 Lee Vining Tufa Area, 196 Lcprodactylon pungent, 160 Lightning, 25, 130, 132 Lithium, 58, 64 Littoral organisms, ecological aspects of, 69-77 physiological aspects and salinity tolerances of, 77-92 Lodgepole pine (Pings cordorta) , 129, 150, 151, 158 Logging, 134, 138 Long-legged alien (Hydropheru~ plumicu~)
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From page 266...
... total dissolved solids in, 4, 32, 55 (figure) , 57, 78, 89, 90-91, 195 tufa formations in, ecc Tufa formations upland environment of, Cc Upland environment vegetation in, ecc Riparian vegetation; Vegetation; and ~peci~c typce of vegetation volcanic activity and ashfall in, 14, 15, 37, 62-65, 121, 124 (figure)
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From page 267...
... , 162 Owens Valley, 15,24,135,167-168 p Pacific Ocean, 1, 14,23,24,25,97, 167 Pacific willow (Saliz la~andra) , 151, 153 Paleozoic era, 14 Panamint chipmunks, 166 Panamint kangaroo rats, 166 Panum Crater, 37,133 Paoha Island, 10, 11, 14,15,54,60, 61, 107, 108, 122, 126, 133, 149,173 Parker Creek, 11, 29, 45,135 Pelagic organisms ecological aspects of, 70-77 physiological aspects and salinity tolerances of, 77-92 Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinate)
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From page 268...
... natural events and, 127-129 riparian vegetation and, 154-155 upland vegetation and, 160 in water balance models, 40, 41, 43 Index weather stations for, 25-26, 27 (figure) Pronghorns, 165 Protozoa, 69, 70, 73 Pn~nw ander~onii, 146, 147, 148, 159, 160 Pr?
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From page 269...
... of soils, 125-127, 139, 146, 148, 149, 198-199 Volume of, 1, 17-18 water activity ~ aw) and, 80-84 water balance models for predicting, 6-7, 22, 43, 39-48, 204 sec also Salt lakes Saliz Aqua, ecc Sandbar Salix laculgata, 150 Sal" lasiandia, ace Pacific willow Saliz rigida, 131, 150, 151 Saliz sp., ecc Willow Salsola pceNfcra, 146 Salt Lake City, Utah, 25, 26, 27 Salt lakes compared, 16-19 geographic, morphometric, and chemical characteristics of, 16-19, 19 (table)
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From page 270...
... vegetation and, 127, 143-146, 149, 198 Solar radiation, 50, 51 Solidago sp., 150, 151 South Tufa Area, 170, 196 Southern Sierra Power Company, 134 Spartina gracilu, 130 Springs chemical constituents of, 59-60, 62-63 effects on lake level, 9, 194-196 hot, 62-65 locations of, 32, 33 (figure) tufa formations and, 14, 32, 60-61 vegetation and, 6, 139, 148-149 Stipa sp., 160 Storms, 6, 13, 23, 25, 28, 166-170 Streamfiows effects on lake level, 9, 14, 183, 194-196, 2~00-205, 202 (table)
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From page 271...
... , 125,126 Typic Xerorthents (soil subgroup) , 125,126 U Upland environment biotic components of, 139, 158-161 effects of changes in lake level on, 2, ~7,9, 121,183,200-205, 206 physical components of, 121-139 vegetation of, 121,139, 158-161, 200-205 U.S.
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From page 272...
... , 204 for predicting lake level and salinity, 6-7, 22, 43, 39-48, 204 Index Weather stations in Great Basin, 25-26, 27 (figure) Weather systems in Great Basin, 23-25, 167; Cc also Precipitation Well water, chemical constituents of, 59-60, 62-63 Wells, in groundwater data assessment, 37 Wet Marsh (vegetation type)
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Key Terms

  • soil subgroup
  • mono basin
  • brine shrimp
  • water balance
  • balance models

  • mono lake
  • riparian vegetation
  • specific types
  • salt lakes
  • vegetation type

  • migratory patterns
  • tufa formations
  • brine flies
  • ecological characteristics
  • california gulls

  • eared grebes
  • free water
  • weather stations
  • specific tack
  • physiological aspects

  • primary consumers
  • salinity tolerances
  • shoreline environment
  • brine dies
  • water requirements

  • basin national
  • ace brine
  • lee vining
  • aquatic biology
  • biotic components


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