Post by L Roebuck on Oct 15, 2008 7:09:31 GMT -5
Cave critters linked to quality of water
Research into isopods may help protect water resources in the Valley
By CARLOS SANTOS
SLIDESHOW: Madison Cave Isopod
GROTTOES The Madison Cave isopod, a rare, blind, pigment-less cave dweller, must be the weirdest-looking sentinel of water quality in the country.
Found only on 12 sites in certain parts of the Shenandoah Valley and a splinter of West Virginia, the free-swimming crustacean is fully adapted to a light-free life underground and underwater. Scientists are now trying to determine how many there are and where else it may live.
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Research into isopods may help protect water resources in the Valley
By CARLOS SANTOS
SLIDESHOW: Madison Cave Isopod
GROTTOES The Madison Cave isopod, a rare, blind, pigment-less cave dweller, must be the weirdest-looking sentinel of water quality in the country.
Found only on 12 sites in certain parts of the Shenandoah Valley and a splinter of West Virginia, the free-swimming crustacean is fully adapted to a light-free life underground and underwater. Scientists are now trying to determine how many there are and where else it may live.
Full Story