A survey of vernal pools and the effects of climate change on artificially constructed vernal pool replicates.
dc.contributor.author | Sasamoto, Ben | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Grapvine Trail | en_US |
dc.coverage.spatial | UMBS Station | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-05T14:18:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-01-05T14:18:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/78507 | |
dc.description | Rivers, Lakes, & Wetlands and General Ecology | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Vernal pools are important temporary wetlands that support a wide variety of macroinvertebrates and provide safe breeding grounds for amphibians. These pools are precipitation-filled and thus, their hydrology is dependent on precipitation and evaporation; this makes them particularly sensitive to climate. We surveyed three relatively unstudied vernal pools in order to analyze their importance in maintaining high woodland biodiversity and lay baseline data to aid future research. We sampled the chemical and biotic features of the pools. In addition, we studied effects of climate change on vernal pools; this issue is of particular importance given the sensitivity of vernal pools to climate. In order to do this, climate change was simulated on a series of artificially created pools in a mesocosm experiment that assessed algae biomass. We found that climate change did not significantly affect algae biomass. In addition, we analyzed the validity of our mesocosm by comparing the nutrient levels and algae production in our artificial pools to the natural pools we surveyed. Phosphorous levels were found to be significantly higher in the artificial pools and algae biomass was found to be significantly different between the artificial and natural pools. However, the artificial system accurately replicated the biotic community of the natural pools. Our study revealed that algae is resilient and can withstand the predicted effects of climate change. This is of considerable importance to vernal pool communities. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 289888 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.relation.haspart | Graph | en_US |
dc.relation.haspart | Table of Numbers | en_US |
dc.title | A survey of vernal pools and the effects of climate change on artificially constructed vernal pool replicates. | en_US |
dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Natural Resources and Environment | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Biological Station, University of Michigan (UMBS) | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/78507/1/Sasamoto_Ben_2010.pdf | |
dc.owningcollname | Biological Station, University of Michigan (UMBS) |
Files in this item
Remediation of Harmful Language
The University of Michigan Library aims to describe library materials in a way that respects the people and communities who create, use, and are represented in our collections. Report harmful or offensive language in catalog records, finding aids, or elsewhere in our collections anonymously through our metadata feedback form. More information at Remediation of Harmful Language.
Accessibility
If you are unable to use this file in its current format, please select the Contact Us link and we can modify it to make it more accessible to you.