Nestled at the edge of the arid Great Basin and the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains in California, Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake that covers over 70 square miles and supports a unique and productive ecosystem. The lake has no fish; instead it is home to trillions of brine shrimp and alkali flies. Freshwater streams feed Mono Lake, supporting lush riparian forests of cottonwood and willow along their banks. Along the lakeshore, scenic limestone formations known as tufa towers rise from the water's surface. Millions of migratory birds visit the lake each year.
From 1941 until 1990, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) diverted excessive amounts of water from Mono Basin streams. Mono Lake dropped 45 vertical feet, lost half its volume, and doubled in salinity.
The Mono Lake Committee, founded in 1978, led the fight to save the lake with cooperative solutions. We continue our protection, restoration, and education efforts today with the support of 16,000 members --and we host this Website.
In 1994, after over a decade of litigation, the California State Water Resources Control Board ordered DWP to allow Mono Lake to rise to a healthy level of 6,392 feet above sea level--twenty feet above its historic low. It is rising toward that goal -- click here for the current lake level, or visit one of the other links on this page for more of the Mono Lake story.
Over a long period of time
The choice that isn’t an adaption is choice D because although having a moisture-rich diet is essential for birds, it isn’t required for them to obtain this adaptation when living in the chaparral biome. I hope this helps.
They begin to form about 3.8 billion years ago
The two samples must be independent and each must be drawn at random from any population. The two samples must be independent and each must be drawn at random from a healthy population.
At the very least, nominal scale data are required. There must be normal populations. There must be knowledge of the two population standard deviations. The samples depend on one another.
<u>What is nominal scale?</u>
A nominal scale is a measurement scale that is used to categorize events or things into distinct groups. This type of scale only needs one-of-a-kind identifiers to mark each separate category instead of requiring the usage of numerical values or categories ranked by class.
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