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From: fetrow@entropy.UUCP (David Fetrow)
Newsgroups: net.sci,net.bio
Subject: Re: Acid rain damage query
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Date: Sun, 27-Apr-86 23:51:07 EDT
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Posted: Sun Apr 27 23:51:07 1986
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=====> Begin 202's article <=====
Yet, even though acidic, this area teems (Okee. Swamp)
with life. Are the lakes damaged by acid rain more acidic than this
swamp water? If not, is it just because they are in colder climates that
the (seemingly) acid-tolerating lifeforms that flourish in the acid
swamp cannot live in these more-northerly acidified lakes? Or could such
acid-tolerating biota be introduced into those lakes and create a new
ecosystem that could survive the acidification? (And that this would
happen naturally, given long enough time, but these areas are sterile
now just because the acid-tolerating biota haven't yet been introduced?)
=====> End 202s article <=======

 An interesting observation. I'd expect most of the acid tolerating biota
would have a problem with the temperature (and possibly altitude) of Northern
acid damaged lakes. Northern bog biota might be a better choice.

 In any case, introducing new species into the wild is an EXTREMELY risky
proposition. Often the response is either totally non-successful or 
overwhelming. As a last resort the idea might work but it is not something
to be done lightly.



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