Report – "Final Report on the New Melones Cave Harvestman (Banksula Melones spider) Transplant", 1978
Status:
Live River
By:
William R. Elliott
Date:
November 20, 1978
Description:
This report, prepared under contract to the Army Corps of Engineers, describes the results of an experimental transplant of the Banksula Melones spider from McLean’s Cave on the South Fork Stanislaus River. The experiment was deemed a failure, proving that the reservoir flooding would irreversibly damage the ecology of the river. Elliott, the author, was a noted expert based at Texas Tech School of Medicine. Report is from Contract #DACW05-78-C-0007, U .S . Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District.
Format:
Document
Collection:
Admin's Collection
Date uploaded: Aug 31, 2019
Date last modified: Nov 26, 2024