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Geomorphology of piedmont vernal pool basins, California

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  • 1992
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  • The California Geographer 32: 19-38
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  • This purpose of this study is to examine the nature and origin of the depressions that piedmont vernal pools occupy. This study is important for two reasons. The first is that this research adds to the general body of knowledge about vernal pools. California's vernal pools have received considerable scientific attention because of their ecological uniqueness and concern over their increasing destruction, mostly due to urbanization. However, the majority of research that has been done on vernal pools has been biologically oriented. Very little research has been done on vernal pools as landforms. The second reason the results of this study are important concerns the geomorphology of lake basins in general (e.g., Harding 1942, Hinds 1943, Selby 1985). Piedmont vernal pools are a type of small, shallow lake basin. They can be geomorphically compared to other areas of small lakes such as playas in deserts and savannas (Goudie 1991). This study of piedmont vernal pools adds to the existing body of literature on the geomorphology of lake basins. This paper is divided into four parts. The first part covers the physical geography of piedmont vernal pools of the study area. The second describes the overall morphometry of the pool basins. The third part covers the morphology of the pools. The last part of this study examines the various theories for the origin of piedmont vernal pools.
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