vernal pool

vernal pool
   A natural, seasonal pond in a small closed depression (micro-low) which supports a semi-aquatic or aquatic ecosystem adapted to annual cycles of standing water in the springtime followed by drying in the summer / autumn; commonly recognized in CA.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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