2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
5/24/2018 | 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | EFFECTS OF FORESTED BUFFERS ON BIOTIC INDICATORS OF WATER QUALITY IN THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES | 330 B
EFFECTS OF FORESTED BUFFERS ON BIOTIC INDICATORS OF WATER QUALITY IN THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES
Forested riparian buffers have become a management solution to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into bodies of water, and have been shown to be effective in streams and rivers. However, little has been done to show the efficacy of these buffers when implemented on the shorelines of lakes. My research explored whether relationships exist between individual watershed land use and water quality and whether having a near-shore forest buffer improves water quality, as determined by biotic indices using benthic macroinvertebrates in the western Finger Lakes. Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice and Honeoye lakes are among the smallest Finger Lakes, but they are important for drinking water and recreation. Hemlock and Canadice are within a state forest, which provides a shoreline buffer, and are considered to be pristine, while Conesus and Honeoye are unregulated and are considered to be degraded. While significant differences were found in the benthic community compositions between the lakes, biotic indices indicated no significant differences in water quality between the lakes and no correlation between land use in watersheds and water quality. This suggests that partial-watershed management in Hemlock and Canadice Lakes has no effect on water quality.
- Watershed
- Invertebrate
- Anthropogenic
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Mitchell Owens
(), Indiana University - Bloomington , owensm42@gmail.com;
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Clayton Williams
(), University of Vermont, clayton.j.williams@uvm.edu;
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James Haynes
(), The College at Brockport, State University of New York, jhaynes@brockport.edu;
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