2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
5/27/2021 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Experimental Mesocosms Elucidate Function of Wetland Ponds across Environmental Gradients | Virtual Platform
Experimental Mesocosms Elucidate Function of Wetland Ponds across Environmental Gradients
Multimetric indices (MMIs) are a tool currently used by GSL wetland managers and scientists to make integrative assessments of ecological integrity. They take into account biological, chemical, and physical properties of an ecosystem, allowing wetland sites to be ranked according to condition (i.e. poor, fair, good). Characteristics measured include water chemistry, condition of submerged aquatic vegetation, surface algal mats, and the biomass/composition of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic invertebrates. We will discover which wetland characteristics measured in the MMI are most related to wetland assimilation of N and P. We will use the method developed in Chapter 1 to estimate nutrient uptake of N and P at each wetland and compare those to wetland characteristics measured using a Random Forest Model. Our bioassessment will allow managers to understand which indicators of quality within a wetland are most important for predicting how well it will retain/uptake nutrients.
- Nutrient cycling
- Biogeochemistry
- Conservation
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Rachel Buck
(), Utah State University, rachel.buck11@gmail.com;
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Michelle Baker
(), Utah State University, michelle.baker@usu.edu;
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