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Re: Freshwater

To: chris.lavers@nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: Re: Freshwater
From: Jim Kirkland <dis@gj.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 03:24:17 -0600
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Dr. Chris Lavers wrote:

> 3) Rivers receive organic detritus from the land and many food chains are
> partly built on this material (detritus - invertebrate - small fish - big
> fish - turtle/croc). The flow of detritus persisted long after edible
> material firther out on the watershed had been exhausted so the food chain
> persisted also.
> 4) Animals at the top of freshwater food chains were ectotherms with low
> food requirements and the ability to fast for long periods.

That is exactly how I see it.

Jim Kirkland
Dinamation Int'l Soc.

References:
- Freshwater
  - From: "Dr. Chris Lavers" <chris.lavers@nottingham.ac.uk>