California Ecosystems - Owens Pupfish (original) marine mammals Scientifically accurate and beautifully rendered

Scientifically accurate and beautifully rendered

But as climate change warms temperatures in California

are the primary source of food for the birds

A healthy dune ecosystem may also include plants such as Yellow Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia)

It is rendered in colored pencil and gouache on Duralene with a colored paper backing

California Ecosystems - Owens Pupfish (original) marine mammals Scientifically accurate and beautifully renderedThe Owens Valley is home to the critically endangered Owens Pupfish (Cyprinodon radiosus). Threatened by the introduction of sportfishing species into the Owens River, the entire population of Owens Pupfish were removed from the river and relocated to carefully protected springs nearby. Sharing the freshwater ecosystems at this western edge of the Great Basin is the Coyote Willow (Salix exigua), which is also a host plant for the Mourning Cloak