Identifier

ROMO FR 44

1950 Study of Plankton Populations of Lakes & Streams in Rocky Mountain National Park

Contributor

University of Northern Colorado; National Archives at Denver

Coverage

Rocky Mountain National Park

Creator

Floyd J. Brinley, University of Toledo

Date

1950 September 5

Description

A 1950 zoological study on plankton populations in Rocky Mountain National Park, finding that Diatoms were the most abundant group of plankton in both streams and lakes, followed by Desmids and then Green Flagellate and Protozoans. Included also are statistics and figures of the plankton composition of each lake and stream studied. A letter thanking Dr. Floyd J. Brinley for furnishing the studies to the park is also included.

Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service; Rocky Mountain National Park, General Correspondence 1918-1954; Box 8, Folder: "845 Research"

Language

English

Publisher

Ohio Journal of Science

Cross-Department Submission

History Student Work

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Brinley, Floyd J., "1950 Study of Plankton Populations of Lakes & Streams in Rocky Mountain National Park" (2024). Rocky Mountain National Park. 23.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/romo/23