Grace Gardner, Joe Buchanan, Casey Kristofferson Pond Zooplankton Analysis at OX Ranch.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Resident Fish Stock Status in the Palouse River and upper Crab Creek watersheds, Washington. Jason McLellan Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Advertisements

David McCormick & Simon Harrison

Indicators for ecosystem based management: Methods and applications Verena Trenkel, Anik BrindAmour, Pascal Lorance, Stéphanie Mahevas, Marie-Joëlle Rochet.

Ecological Evaluation Index (EEI) A biotic index for the implementation of WFD in rocky coastal and sedimentary transitional Mediterranean waters by Sotiris.

Great Lakes Offshore Biological Desert and the Nearshore Slime Around the Tub David Rockwell Monitoring Indicators and Reporting Branch US EPA, Great Lakes.

Factors that Affect Productivity in Wintering Lakes: An Analysis of Lake Zones and Snow Depth Kristen Kernan Winter Ecology- Spring 2012.

Bathymetry and Water Chemistry of the Lucas Pond Mikaela Campbell, Jeff McDonald, Joshua Stedman, & Sierra Grove.

1 Ecological and Economic Considerations in Management of the U.S. Pacific sardine Fishery Samuel F. Herrick Jr NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science.

Fire effects on lake ecosystems: Water chemistry and zooplankton community structure Stephen J. Nikolai 1, Trent R. Wickman 2, Randall K. Kolka 2, Mark.

Workshop Objectives A better understanding of the relationships between nutrients and aquatic communities Some context around what makes a “Quality” Florida.

Arkansas Farm Pond Management Calendar Although managing a small pond or lake is a year-round effort, timing is often critical to the success of individual.

Cortlyn Davies Mitchell Parsons Craig Woodruff.  Zooplankton ◦ Regulate algal population and control algal blooms. ◦ Important food source for planktivorous.

Food webs and trophic cascades in lakes. How to represent trophic relationships? (Paine 1980) 1.Connectedness Based on observations 2.Energy flow web.

Relationships between fish predators and prey Bottom up Richer systems have higher productivity at all trophic levels Enrichment usually increases the.

Ian Faurot Elise LaVanaway Scott Paradis Cody Settles.

Heath Korell Jenna Davis Nick Porter Sean Taylor

Jess Hesley, Tyler Jack, Christina Leid University of Idaho Limnology Service Learning Project December 7 th, 2011.

Climate Change and Douglas-fir Dave Spittlehouse, Research Branch, BC Min. Forest and Range, Victoria.

Don Ingle Pond Profile 2007 Limnology 415 Zooplankton & Littoral Macroinvertebrates Brent Beller Heather Gang Karen Johnson Randy Johnson.

Zooplankton Community Mr. Don Ingles’ Pond

Physical and Chemical Analysis of Mr. D. Ingles Pond Presented By: Nick Mcconnell, Daryl Lescanec, Kristin Beck, Jordan Messner, and Matt Jeffress.

Announcements Reading Assignments –BSCI363: Chapters 4 and 5 –CONS670: Chapters 8 and 15.

TERMS: Wildlife: Animals that are adapted to live in a natural environment without the aid of humans. Habitat: The area where a plant or animal normally.

The Ocean’s primary Productivity

Biodiversity & Ecosystem Stability

Status of lake trout in Lake Superior Shawn Sitar, MIDNR; Chuck Bronte, USFWS; Mark Ebener, CORA; Tom Fratt, RCFD; Ken Gebhardt, BMIC; Ted Halpern,

UNIT VOCABULARY & NOTES Stability and Change. Ecological succession (succession) Process in which communities of plant and animal species in a particular.

Ecosystem Relationships & Population Growth How do relationships impact a population growth?

KATLYND REESE AQUATIC ECOLOGY 9 NOVEMBER 2011 Hypoxia or “Dead Zones” in Aquatic Systems.

Using fatty acids as physiological and ecological indicator of zooplankton in the Yellow Sea: with implications in relationships of biochemical indices.

Moose(Alces alces gigas) browse and habitat resources and resource use in response to post-fire succession on Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska ____________________________________________________.

Fishery Biology. Fisheries Management n Provide people with a sustained, high, and ever-increasing benefit from their use of aquatic resources n Problems.

Introduction Oithona similis is the most abundant copepod in the Gulf of Alaska, and is a dominant in many ecosystems from the poles to the sub-tropics.

Aquatic Biodiversity Nonindigenous species Threatened and endangered species.

A Limnological Assessment: The Lucas Pond Christian Brown Dylan Gollen Taylor Lasley John Novak.

Plankton - the cornerstone of the marine ecosystem.

Ecological Impact of Nutrients from Shrimp Farms Mark O’Donohue, Adrian Jones, Simon Costanzo, Michele Burford, Pat Glibert, Judy O’Neil, Cindy Heil &

Stable isotopic evidence for uptake of fish farming induced pollutants by filter-feeding mussels (Perna viridis) in a polyculture system Gao, Qin-Feng.

Use of remote sensing in monitoring algal blooms in inland water bodies Anabel A. Lamaro Fortaleza 1-

Bacterial production and Microsystin in Lake Taihu GUANG GAO Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, CAS

Mechanisms and Impacts on Phytoplankton

St. Johns River Water Management District Special Publication SJ97-SP8 Water Management Alternatives: Effects on Lake Levels and Wetlands in the Orange.

Zooplankton Analysis of Blue Lake October 23 rd, 2010 Ben Majsterek, Mary Coyle, Jackie Hancock, and Mary Ruskovich.

 Comparing Vegetation in a Riparian Zone to an Upland Area in a Colorado Montane Forest By: Abby Branson Vegetation Ecology, Summer 2013 Mountain Research.

A Survey of Diel-Vertical Migration of Freshwater Zooplankton at Pinchot Lake Eric Holtzapple Department of Biological Sciences, York College of Pennsylvania.

CURRENT TOPICS Ms. Burakiewicz Conservation. Vocabulary Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Coral Reef Ecosystem Extinction Endangered Forest Genetic variation.

Ecosystem Functioning. Richness Abundance Body mass Ecosystem Functioning.

Carlson Pond: Sedimentation Analysis Jessie Balbiani, Shell Howard, Bret Lytle, Chris Pike Charlie Haley-Withers.

PIANC USA and ASCE-COPRI DREDGING 2012

Marine Aquaculture in U.S.A. David O’Brien. 2 Today’s Talk U.S. Aquaculture NOAA’s Role Research Initiatives.

MALLARD LAKE FISH HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT “FISH STICKS” A project to increase the amount of quality fish habitat in the littoral zone of Mallard Lake.

Which species benefits from its interactions?

Planning Habitat Restoration for Dredging Projects WEDA Midwest Chapter Conference Green Bay, Wisconsin April 27, 2012 Jack Brunner.

Chapter 4 Biotics 1) What general pattern did Brooks and Dodson observe in Connecticut lakes? 2) What is the SEH? Which parts are correct? 3) What.

Relationships between fish predators and prey Bottom up

Ecology – Key concepts. Ecology Ecology is the field of science that studies the relationship between organisms and the environment. Organism refers to.

Prepared by: Bryce Oldemeyer, Adrienne Roumasset, BenVaage and Ryan Johnson.

Sierra Cantrell, Ron Irvin, Elizabeth Ng, John Tjaden University of Idaho Limnology Fall 2013 Biological Assessment of Lucas Pond.

Sisodiya Pond Zooplankton

Ecology Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Issue: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation.

Ecology --- primary definition The scientific study of how organisms interact with the natural world.

Aquatic Ecosystems as Sentinels of Change Field Station & Marine Lab Emerging Initiatives Workshop November 17, 2011 Colorado Springs, CO Craig Williamson.

Finally, biology Ways of classifying lake organisms: phylogenetic

Impacts of Lake Organisms on Terrestrial Systems

Water Quality Measuring and comparing the turbidity of different water sources.

2.3 Measuring Biotic Components of the system

Biotic and Abiotic Influences on Ecosystems

Biological Assessment of Carlson Pond

(that means in the water)

awarded to Honeoye Lake Watershed Taskforce

Presentation transcript:

Grace Gardner, Joe Buchanan, Casey Kristofferson Pond Zooplankton Analysis at OX Ranch

Outline Background Methods Data Results Management Summary

Background Purpose of ponds Macrophytes Location- middle pond Zooplankton Assessment October 7 th and 8th

Methods Onshore vs. Offshore Equipment Sampling Lab Analysis Reasoning

X X X X X X Black X: Offshore sites Gray X: Onshore sites Volume of offshore= m^3 Volume of onshore =1300 m^3 Onshore vs. Offshore

vesr.ucnrs.org wildco.com Sampling

Reasoning: Daphnia Pond Community Role of Daphnia

Data and Results Comparisons of Offshore and Onshore zones – Abundances of all Zooplankton genera present – Average length of zooplankton – Average length of Daphnia specifically – Average biomass of Daphnia – If time permits: abundances between night and day within the offshore zone

Large-bodied Daphnia benefits Burns et al. 1968, found a correlation between length of zooplankton and diameter of particle able to filter This means that the larger-bodied zooplankton within onshore zone are providing top-down control upon algal blooms Management implications with removal of these zooplankton (Burns 1968)

ParametersPond Total Daphnia Biomass (mg/L) Daphnia Abundance (#/L) Daphnia Average Length (mm) Zooplankton Length (mm) Daphnia length range: mm

Management Ox Ranch Plan Suggestions Role of management plan

Pond Status Pond is in great condition for Daphnia. High densities of Macrophytes Good for daphnia Bad for fish

Management Suggestion Macrophyte removal Dredging Fish habitat Fish stocking Shading Role

Macrophyte Removal Remove 30-40% of macrophytes Mostly near/around dock Significance

Dredging 3 meters deep In front of dock Depth for fish habitat

Fish habitat Brush piles in open water In dredging area Christmas trees, brush, anything. (Bassett et al. 1994)

Stocking Conservative Fish population boom at beginning Ecosystem reaction

Shading Plant willows Shading of pond Bank stabilization

Role of Management plan Economically effective Maintain balance Supply fishing opportunities

Summary Background Methods Data Results Management Questions?

Citations Bassett, C. E Use and evaluation of fish habitat structures in lakes of the eastern United States by the USDA Forest Service. Bulletin of Marine Science, 55: Burks, R.L., Jeppersen, E., and Lodge, D.M Littoral zone structure as Daphnia refugia against fish predators. Limnology and Oceanography 46: Burns, C.W The relationship between body size of filter-feeding cladocera and the maximum size of particle ingested. Limnology and Oceanography 13: Wetzel, R.G Limnology. 3 rd Ed. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.