The Diane Rehm show on WAMU this morning featured an hour about the
effects of the mild winter and early spring:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-03-22/effects-mild-winter
Audio recorded at:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/audio-player?nid=15792
One question that came up was about the potential consequences of
early spawning by largemouth bass and other fish. My guess was that
there weren't likely to be potential consequences such as were
experienced by plants, insects, and other animals in 2007, when an
early warm spell in March like this year's was followed by a hard
freeze in April. But I'd be interested to hear from aquatic/fish
biologists who are more knowledgeable.
David Inouye
Dr. David W. Inouye, Professor
Associate Chair, Director of Graduate Studies
Dept. of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
Rocky Mtn. Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224
[email protected]
301-405-6946
