2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/22/2018 | 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | USING EXPERIMENTAL STREAMS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF BIOFILM COLONIZATION AND DISTURBANCE IN ESTIMATING REAERATION USING ARGON GAS AS A DIRECT TRACER AT ND-LEEF | 330 B
USING EXPERIMENTAL STREAMS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF BIOFILM COLONIZATION AND DISTURBANCE IN ESTIMATING REAERATION USING ARGON GAS AS A DIRECT TRACER AT ND-LEEF
Estimating the exchange of gasses between the stream water and the atmosphere poses a methodological challenge for researchers, given the difficulties of making accurate gas measurements in flowing waters. Reaeration is an important driver influencing the estimation of biogeochemical budgets such as whole-stream metabolism. Common tracers have proven problematic either because they are non-conservative (e.g., propane may be consumed via microbial activity) or methodologically problematic (e.g., SF6 is a potent greenhouse gas). The use of argon gas as a conservative tracer has recently been suggested as an alternative, and has been used successfully in the field. We tested the role of potential reaeration drivers (e.g., flow variation, substrate) using short-term direct injections of argon gas in four experimental streams at the ND-LEEF. We repeated additions over a five-month biofilm colonization sequence and under experimental disturbance scenarios to determine the role of abiotic and biotic factors on reaeration in small streams. Preliminary results suggest that substrate type can influence reaeration, with highest rates occurring on sand, while high biofilm coverage homogenizes estimates. Flooding conditions did not impact gas transfer in larger substrate streams, while significantly increasing reaeration in sandy streams.
- Disturbance
- Hydrology
- Flow
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Martha M. Dee
(), University of Notre Dame, mdee@nd.edu;
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Jennifer L. Tank
(), University of Notre Dame, tank.1@nd.edu;
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Arial Shogren
(), Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, shogrena@msu.edu;
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Matt Trentman
(), Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana, matt.trentman@flbs.umt.edu;
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Shannon Speir
(), University of Notre Dame, sspeir@nd.edu;
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