El Carmen Lake: El Potosí
Curator
Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Last updated on:
17-Apr-2013
17-Apr-2013
The main spring at Ojo de Agua del Potosi, El Carmen Lake [Nuevo Leon], some years previous to its complete drought by the unscrupulous extraction of water from the water table, which caused the extinction of two unique species, Cyprinodonn alvarezi and the monotypic Megupsilum aporus. Photo by Andreas Tveteraas.Photo by Andreas Tveteraas. (Jun-1991).
Ecoregion
Llanos El Salado
Llanos El Salado
Country
Nuevo León
Nuevo León
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