Many visitors view Montezuma Well from the overlook each year, but they cannot see all the activity beneath the water surface. Montezuma Well has plants and animals not found anywhere else in the world These animals must adjust their eating habits, body features, and behavior to survive the high levels of dissolved carbon dioxide gas which is over 100 times higher than other ponds and lakes, and the intense daily threats of hungry insects and nightly feeding by swimming leeches that replace fish as top predators THERE ARE NO FISH IN MONTEZUMA WELL This book discusses the chronological history of Montezuma Well including its origin, occupation, and ownership through time. It also discusses the water chemistry, major plants and animals and their interactions, the food chain, the high numbers and productivity of plants and animals, and a variety of strategies used by animals to avoid being eaten in the Well This book will supplement environmental studies for all ages and assist teachers in the classroom to inspire curious minds to further examine life in lakes and ponds, AND perhaps even visit MONTEZUMA WELL