Vernal Pool Chronicles: What Is A Vernal Pool?

In this our first episode, we look at the differences between vernal pools and other types of wetlands that you might see in the Northeast, and get a first look at the creatures that might live there.

[GMT]

So no mention of the aquifers underground that create these ponds?

[ryanwakebradtelle]

What would you call a frog pond that came back most years until my grandfather build a mini Aqueduct from the hillside pouring water into the pond making it stay year round every year even during droughts?

[derpfrog]

It's a shame that where I live vernal pools are considered a hazard due to mosquito larvae, when I was a kid there was so much life in these ponds with frogs/newts/myriads of insects  but a lot of them are drained now so they can never "top up"

[jepomer]

Good content. Terrible choice in background music.

[ryanwakebradtelle]

What about killifish they're found all over the world and have a similar adaptation to the fairy shrimp

[altruism]

Dude I've been watching for five minutes and I haven't heard anything about the vernal pools. But I know everything I need to know about swamps wetlands lakes ponds and box miss leading title