. Bulletin. Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. S ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY Deforestation. The removal of forests and of the thick beds of mofs and leaves which cover the ground in forests is undoubtedly the cause of the disappearance of bass from many of our lakes. Even in July one sometimes finds ice under a bed of moss in a deep forest. A lake surrounded by such a forest is receiving trickles of ice-cold water all summer. With the forest removed,. MALE BASS GUARDING NEST AND EGGS the ice and snow melts in the spring and the lake water becomes much warmer in summer than


. Bulletin. Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. S ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY Deforestation. The removal of forests and of the thick beds of mofs and leaves which cover the ground in forests is undoubtedly the cause of the disappearance of bass from many of our lakes. Even in July one sometimes finds ice under a bed of moss in a deep forest. A lake surrounded by such a forest is receiving trickles of ice-cold water all summer. With the forest removed,. MALE BASS GUARDING NEST AND EGGS the ice and snow melts in the spring and the lake water becomes much warmer in summer than under original conditions. Sedi- mentj too, is washed into the lake as suggested above, and the clean gravel becomes covered with mud. Such a lake is no longer suitable for small-mouthed Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology; Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology. [Toronto] : Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology


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