EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
5/27/2021 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | INSECT EMERGENCE PATTERNS ON RESTORED WETLANDS ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY | Virtual Platform
INSECT EMERGENCE PATTERNS ON RESTORED WETLANDS ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY
Emergent aquatic insect communities play an important role in wetlands as a food source for riparian consumers. This study will assess the diversity and biomass of insects within these communities and allow us to understand how they are responding to the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). We are deploying insect emergence traps on nine WRP easement sites across Western Kentucky in addition to agricultural control sites and reference wetlands. Insects are collected from traps using an aspirator, preserved in 80% ethanol, measured, and identified. We are currently underway collecting data. We expect numbers and diversity of insects collected to rise and peak around April and May when temperatures increase and conditions become more conducive to insect emergence. Insect diversity and numbers are also expected to be higher in reference wetlands and older restored wetlands where there is more aquatic vegetation. This study will provide a greater understanding of insect emergence patterns that can be applied to future studies and help to continue the restoration of our wetlands through a better understanding of the communities they support.
- Biodiversity
- Resource subsidies
- Restoration
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Nathan Waltmon
(), Murray State University , nwaltmon@murraystate.edu;
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Karen Baumann
(), Murray State University, kbaumann1@murraystate.edu;
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Kelley Fritz
(), Southeastern Missouri State University, k.a.fritz24@gmail.com;
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Michael Flinn
(), Murray State University, mflinn@murraystate.edu;
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