Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

River of Milky Jade

gowanusSigns of life in the Superfund Gowanus, which has a weird milky jade color (and, oy, the stink!) this time of year.

mthew

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5 responses to “River of Milky Jade”

  1. Jmrudder

    Fundulus heteroclitus.

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    1. mthew

      Thanks! Looking them up I see they’re known for having high tolerance for variable salinity, low oxygen, and polluted waters.

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  2. Jmrudder

    Yes, a real workhorse of the aqueous Anthropocene.

    I also saw some recently in the DEP outflows which empty into the William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge, along with pumpkinseed sunfish.

    Very abundant in Jamaica Bay and the Fresh Kills complex. Whether they are more or less abundant than they were pre-Anthropocene is I believe being investigated.

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    1. mthew

      So they’re be the only fish to survive us, eh?

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  3. Jmrudder

    I’m confident in the the northern snakehead’s chances vis-a-vis an acid ocean and and an oiled coastline and…

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