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Portrait of a River's Biodiversity
Title: The Nature of the Rideau River. Aquatic beetle of the Elmidae family.Microscopic algae, Pediastrum boryanum.Green frog, Lithobates clamitans.Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on a native mussel.
Title: The Nature of the Rideau River.
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Title: The Nature of the Rideau River.Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata.
The scientists of the Canadian Museum of Nature and their partners have completed the Rideau River Biodiversity Project.
the animals and plants
the water quality
the health
the history and geography
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Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata.
... of the Rideau River
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Narrow-leaved cattail, Typha angustifolia.
     
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The Rideau River, near Andrewsville.The Rideau River, near Andrewsville.
The Rideau River, near Andrewsville.The Rideau River, near Andrewsville.
Last Update: 2009-08-05
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