{"id":1297,"date":"2016-05-19T12:20:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T11:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2016-05-19T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T11:20:46","slug":"pond-dipping-at-reed-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/2016\/05\/19\/pond-dipping-at-reed-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Pond dipping at Reed Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were very excited to hear the results of the pond dipping, arranged by Dr Clive Betts &#8211; Learning and Development Manager and\u00a0expert entomologist! \u00a0He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Highlights include two huge cased caddises (and a number of smaller ones), some mature mayfly nymphs of three or more species, loads of copepods and daphnia, some large damselfly nymphs, a nymph of the red-darter dragonfly, a huge ramshorn snail, some lovely leeches (but not too many!), and Norman the Palmate Newt! The other headline is the massive decline in the previously dominant detritivore amphipods and isopods, a positive sign that the excessive allochthonous input prior to the pond works is under control&#8230; goes to show that a bit of well-judged management goes a long way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1298\" style=\"width: 5312px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Newt-from-Reed-Pond-dip-May-2016-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1298\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Newt-from-Reed-Pond-dip-May-2016-2.jpg\" alt=\"Norman the Newt\" width=\"5312\" height=\"2988\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Norman the Newt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1299\" style=\"width: 1632px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Pond-dippers-Reed-pond-May-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1299\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Pond-dippers-Reed-pond-May-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Intrepid pond dippers\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Pond-dippers-Reed-pond-May-2016.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Pond-dippers-Reed-pond-May-2016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Pond-dippers-Reed-pond-May-2016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Pond-dippers-Reed-pond-May-2016-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2016\/05\/Pond-dippers-Reed-pond-May-2016-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Intrepid pond dippers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were very excited to hear the results of the pond dipping, arranged by Dr Clive Betts &#8211; Learning and Development Manager and\u00a0expert entomologist! 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