Fotos / Sons

Observador

jennifervb

Data

Julho 10, 2022 12:09 PM EDT

Fotos / Sons

Observador

christineyoung

Data

Junho 19, 2019

Descrição

This deformity on highbush blueberry is called Witch's Broom. It's caused by a fungus, Pucciniastrum goeppertianum. The fungus spends part of its life cycle on balsam fir (Abies balsamea). When the fungus releases its spores, if they land on the stems or leaves of blueberry, the bush then becomes infected. The fungus overwinters on the bush and releases spores in the spring, which will infect more balsam fir trees, starting the cycle again.

Habitat: Highbush blueberry in a mixed forest

Fotos / Sons

What

Perca-Sol (Lepomis gibbosus)

Observador

gwrlt

Data

Abril 10, 2015 08:20 PM ADT

Descrição

a fish survey was conducted in Shorey’s Brook at the Savage Preserve in Eliot. This was a follow-up to the 2012 survey conducted after the removal of the breached dam on Shorey’s Brook. This survey was led by Jake Aman from the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (www.wellsreserve.org) and supported by GWRLT Stewardship Coordinator Darrell DeTour and land trust volunteers. The process involved setting up a net at low tide and checking it for captured fish over the next two days before removing the net. The fish were weighed and measured before being released. This was repeated each week for 4 weeks. The first week we worked around ice and snow and very few fish were found in the net. By the last week, over 100 fish per day were in the net. The vast majority of the fish were mummichogs (298 to be exact). The 2nd most numerous fish were the 14 striped killifish. There were smaller numbers of pumpkinseeds, white perch, sticklebacks, golden shiners, and a yellow bullhead. We also caught 8 daggerblade grass shrimp, and 3 American eels.