The Diatoms of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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Description: Photographic study by David B. Richman of the diatoms living in lakes in this high-gypsum environment.
Further Notes on the Diatoms of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Chaves County, New Mexico Further Notes on the Diatoms of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Chaves County, New Mexico Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies a few kilometers north east of Roswell, New Mexico, along the Pecos River. The unique geological history of the area resulted in soils high in gypsum and also a localized flora of gypsum adapted plants. While almost every plant you examine looks at first like something familiar, this familiarity often drops off when the plant is examined closely. The main body of water is Bitter Lake itself; a playa lake that is not very deep, but usually contains some water. The water becomes more salty as evaporation occurs. This past June the lake was low because of drought (the Refuge had not had much measurable rain since last October) and the halophilic Archaea had colored the mud along the edge of the water a dull pink.
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