The identification and placement of ponds throughout the quarry.

These fauna will then retreat to the main bodies of water during the dry season. The ponds higher in the landscape represent microclimates that will probably be colonized by frogs as well as other mobile aquatic and semi-aquatic fauna during the rainy season. These wetlands represent corridors that connect some of the larger bodies of water in the quarry during the rainy season and allow for the movement of certain fauna.Gently sloping edges of some of the larger ponds that may experience large fluctuations in their water levels.Ponds in the higher landscape that will only hold water seasonally.Be conscious of only taking the appropriate amount from each local wetlands area.Sourcing species from nearby wetlands is a great strategy since, along with the plant, you will also generally get micro-flora and fauna in the transfer of material.Plants that can tolerate flooded conditions as well as those times of the year when the surroundings dry up.These areas are the swales and ditches that connect smaller ponds that are located high in the landscape, and would be moist or flooded during the rainy season, but will most likely dry out during the dry season.Finding diverse species for this ecosystem (which is one of the most degraded in Barbados).Creating drainage for extreme rain events.Link ponds to overall catchment and drainage system.Important extirpated species from more diverse Caribbean islands.

Creation of basins high in the landscape to hold water during the wet season.Crenelation and shallow grading of all pond edges.Creation of moving edges and micro-climates to support plant life that can tolerate flooded and dry conditions.This type of habitat is essential for many amphibians and bird species, and also greatly extends the edge-effect. Ephemeral wetlands are seasonal wetlands and wetland edges that fluctuate creating an underwater habitat and moist to dry habitat conditions that changes with the wet to dry season.