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5/21/2019 | 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | STORMWATER PONDS: PROLIFERATING VECTORS OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN URBAN WATERSHEDS | 251 AB

STORMWATER PONDS: PROLIFERATING VECTORS OF INVASIVE SPECIES IN URBAN WATERSHEDS

Over the last few decades, stormwater ponds have become increasingly utilized to manage runoff from urban landscapes, fulfilling similar roles in urban watersheds as those originally played by headwater streams or riparian zones. Additionally, the characteristics of stormwater ponds (i.e. association with human activities, nutrient-rich, often disturbed) are common drivers of species invasion. Despite the likely widespread and increasing usage of stormwater ponds, we currently do not know their quantity or distribution, their degree of invasion, nor what pond characteristics affect invasion. For example, ponds are often landscaped for aesthetic purposes by businesses and homeowner associations, which could affect opportunities for invader establishment. This talk will outline the broad- and fine-scale analyses we conducted to investigate stormwater pond distribution and degree of invasion using the state of Florida as a study system. Our results highlight how urbanization can drive the widespread replacement of natural waterbodies with engineered ecosystems, and the high variability in invasive species these systems can harbor. The next steps of our research will examine pond benthic invertebrate communities, and the traits of the invasive plants we found.

Invasives
Plants
Management

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James Sinclair (), Ohio State University, sinclair.130@osu.edu;