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Thank-you Paul - I suspected as much - another reason not to be decimating =
our forests. clearcuts don't produce much pollen do they?
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Date: Tue=2C 7 Jun 2011 10:48:09 -0700
From: paulrita2001@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Question about pollen and nice pic of sapsucker for=
nature ns facebook page
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Yes indeed Mary - a very important part of the nitrogen to protein cycle.
Its been awhile since I reviewed this stuff and since so there are many muc=
h more learned folks
on the site than I=2C it occured to me that someone would have given you a =
detailed analysis sooner.
However I wouldn't try the chemical formulas - too far in the past!
However lighting fixes nitrogen - hence the Ozone that you smell in a T&L =
storm.
The nitrogen gets washed to the ground by the rain and the trees and plants=
use the nitrogen
as building blocks. Especially for flowers where it is concentrated in the =
pollen.
The pollen get washed into rivers=2C lakes and so on where it feeds small t=
hing. These small
things get eaten by bigger things like insects and so on.
The cycle continues right up the ladder.
Leaves falling into streams are also very important to stream life right up=
the line.
As always you ask good questions.
Enjoy the spring
Paul
From: Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
To: Nature Nova Scotia <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Tuesday=2C June 7=2C 2011 12:32:42 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Question about pollen and nice pic of sapsucker for nat=
ure ns facebook page
Every year at about this time our lake has a frothy yellowy scum on it whic=
h seems to be from tree pollen (conifers?). There must be a lot of organic=
nutrients in this to cause the frothing. Just wondering if anyone knows w=
hether this is important for the aquatic food chain?
Also took a nice pic of a sapsucker on a tree in front of my cottage at Ang=
evince. Cedar waxwings arrived at Angevine over the weekend (as well as on=
the Elm tree in front of my house in Halifax). They must be on the move.
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Thank-you Paul - I suspected as much - another reason =3Bnot to be deci=
mating our forests. =3B clearcuts don't produce much pollen do they?<BR=
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Date: Tue=2C 7 Jun 2011 10:48:09 -0700<BR>From: paulrita2001@yahoo.com<BR>S=
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<DIV><SPAN>Yes indeed Mary - a very important part of the nitrogen to prote=
in cycle.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Its been awhile since I reviewed this stuff and since so there a=
re many much more learned folks</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>on the site than I=2C it occured to me that someone would have g=
iven you a detailed analysis sooner.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>However I wouldn't try the chemical formulas - too far in the pa=
st!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>However  =3Blighting fixes nitrogen - hence the Ozone that y=
ou smell in a T&=3BL storm.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>The nitrogen gets washed to the ground by the rain and the trees=
and plants use the nitrogen</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>as building blocks. Especially for flowers where it is concentra=
ted in the pollen.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>The pollen get washed into rivers=2C lakes and so on where it fe=
eds small thing. These small</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>things get eaten by bigger things like insects and so on.</SPAN>=
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<DIV><SPAN>The cycle continues right up the ladder.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Leaves falling into streams are also very important to stream li=
fe right up the line.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>As always you ask good questions.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Enjoy the spring</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></DIV>
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SPAN></B> Nature Nova Scotia <=3Bnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=3B<BR><B><SPA=
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Every year at about this time our lake has a frothy yellowy scum on it whic=
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organic nutrients in this to cause the frothing. =3B Just wondering if =
anyone knows whether this is important for the aquatic food chain?<BR>Also =
took a nice pic of a sapsucker on a tree in front of my cottage at Angevinc=
e. =3B Cedar waxwings arrived at Angevine over the weekend (as well as =
on the Elm tree in front of my house in Halifax). =3B They must be on t=
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