Changing Ecosystems of the Ichetucknee: The Headspring Reach Through Time
Jim Stevenson Dina Liebowitz Jill Heinerth
Jim Stevenson, Dina Liebowitz, Jill Heinerth
Ichetucknee River. "Blue water" photo is the most pristine spring photo that I have.
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student Charlie Dutoit in 1978 between the headspring and the tube launch on the upper river. This was an exclusion area that was set up in 1977 to measure recovery after people were excluded from this part of the spring run. Note the diversity of SAV and the clear blue water. ‐ Jim Stevenson
Headspring reach, between Headspring and North tube launch. Note sprigs of distant SAV, but dominant Lyngbya cover. October, 2010. – Dina Liebowitz
Headspring reach, between Headspring and North tube launch, taken in 2007. Note abundant SAV growth, but apparent lesser diversity. ‐ Jill Heinerth
February 6, 2011