. The ecology of Tijuana Estuary, California : a national estuarine research reserve . * â *>; mm w The animals that utilize these foods include Ephydrid flies, whose larvae occur on decaying plant matter; California horn snails (Cerithidea californica); amphipods; and snails (Assiminea and Melampus, Figure ). High concentrations of insects, especially water boatmen (Trichocorixia spp.), occur in the pools. They feed on the algae and in turn provide food for the California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis), which spawn and develop in these pools (Fritz 1975). A variety of birds forage in
. The ecology of Tijuana Estuary, California : a national estuarine research reserve . * â *>; mm w The animals that utilize these foods include Ephydrid flies, whose larvae occur on decaying plant matter; California horn snails (Cerithidea californica); amphipods; and snails (Assiminea and Melampus, Figure ). High concentrations of insects, especially water boatmen (Trichocorixia spp.), occur in the pools. They feed on the algae and in turn provide food for the California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis), which spawn and develop in these pools (Fritz 1975). A variety of birds forage in the midmarsh habitat. Common are the willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa), long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), common egret (Casmerodius albus), and Belding's Savannah sparrow. Figure Belding's Savannah sparrow with ground nest in shore grass. Mclntire collection, © 1986 by Zedler. The lower marsh of Tijuana Estuary is the most well-studied habitat of the entire system. The dominant plant, Pacific cordgrass 33
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