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NATURAL pools which contain water for a few months in spring, and are dry for the remainder of each year, are found in many parts of the world. I have examined them in Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Siberia1, Canada2, Australia and Africa. In the past little attention has been paid to ponds of this kind, except by specialists. Since they are potentially useful to man a short account of them may be of interest.
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MOZLEY, A. Temporary Ponds, a Neglected Natural Resource*. Nature 154, 490 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154490a0
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