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CRITICAL CAPE COD HABITATS
Kettle Hole Ponds
Most
ponds and lakes on Cape Cod are the result of kettle hole
depressions left by glacial ice chunks from the last glacial
maximum. Their water levels are determined by precipitation
and groundwater fluctuations. Human consumption of this water
threatens these ponds.
An example of a kettle hole pond is found in
the No Bottom Pond Sanctuary.
No
Bottom Pond Sanctuary: A classic Cape Cod kettle
hole system, consists of 28 acres located in Brewster and
protected in 1996.
Plants that are protected within these habitats
are:
- Water celery
- Pond weeds
- Water lilies
- Military rush
Animals that live within kettle hole ponds
:
- Freshwater mussels
- Pickerel frogs
- Painted turtles
- Green herons
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