QUANTITY 



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We note that on the whole the carbonates, CO 2 , and bacteria are 

 greater in quantity according to age. Oxygen is on the whole less. 



TABLE VIII 



SHOWING RATIO OF NUMBER OR QUANTITY OF DIFFERENT ORGANISMS WHEN THE 



MAXIMUM Is 100 



Pond Numbers Ecological Age-Series 



The Entomostraca are rated on the basis of actual count of six col- 

 lections. The other figures are estimates (6). 



Here we note that the number of Entomostraca was greater in the 

 older ponds though some irregularities occur, dependent upon the 

 amount of rainfall. In rainy seasons the increase with age appears 

 almost throughout. 



As we pass from younger to older ponds we note an increase in the 

 number of animals, excepting fish. These appear to decrease, probably 



