Ecosystem
Important Organisms
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Environment
Fun Facts!
100

Barton Springs has this many species

What is over 50 species?

100

An endangered animal living in Barton Springs.

What is Barton Springs Salamander?


100

This is the number one concern at Barton Springs

What is water quality?

100
Barton Springs is located in

Where is Austin, Texas?

100

Barton Springs have been used by humans for this long

What is 10,000 years?

200

The largest spring at Barton Springs

What is Parthenia?

200

Another endangered organism in Barton Springs

What is the Austin Blind Salamander?

200

This is the main cause of poor water quality

What is urban runoff?

200

The average temperature of Barton Springs is (in Celsius)

What is 21o C?

200

The Barton Springs swimming hole is this big

What is 3 acres?

300

Provides shelter for many plants and animals of Barton Springs

What is the Edwards Aquifer?

300

One of the most abundant organisms in Barton Springs

What is Amphipods?


300
This is the second largest reason for poor water quality at Barton Springs

What is littering?

300

The average amount of days when it rains per month

What is 4 to 5 days?

300

Barton springs is considered this kind of protected habitat

What is a federally protected habitat?

400

The primary plant matter is made up of mainly this

What is algae and submerged vegetation?

400

These are the two most abundant fish in Barton Springs

What are largemouth bass and catfish?

400

Barton Springs is in this stage of drought

What is stage III

400

The tourist attraction of Barton Springs

What is Barton Springs pool?

400

Barton Springs has the many major surfaces streams

What are 6 surface streams?

500

This animal is the primary consumer of plants at Barton Springs

What is the Barton Springs Salamander?

500

This animal is the most common predator of the endangered Barton Springs Salamander

What is Crayfish?

500

This nutrient causes blooms in algae consequently lowering the number of plants and animals due to low oxygen levels

What is nitrate?

500

Barton Springs has this many related spring outlets

What is four related spring outlets?

500

In 2003, Barton Springs was closed for this many days to test the safety of the water

What are 90 days?

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