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6/08/2017 | 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM | A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR FILLING IN THE GAPS FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION IN MEGHALAYA, INDIA | 301A
A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR FILLING IN THE GAPS FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION IN MEGHALAYA, INDIA
This study describes a stream biomonitoring program that builds capacity in undergraduate college students in the field of freshwater ecology and conservation and presents data collected entirely by members of Biomonitoring Network as a part of Citizen Science program in Indian Northeast. The program involves sampling of aquatic macroinvertebrates and hydrological parameters in streams. Several colleges initiated short-term, one-year and long-term biomonitoring of streams in East Khasi Hills and Ri-Bhoi districts of Meghalaya, India. Nine stream locations sampled over October-December in 2014 provided a snapshot of physical and biotic conditions, enabling the examination of spatial trends in water quality parameters and aquatic biota. A year-long sampling study from 2014-2015 provided seasonal view of stream parameters at Lwai (clean) and Umkaliar (moderately polluted) streams. Results from both sampling sets suggest that turbidity negatively affected the richness of pollution sensitive taxa. Dissolved Oxygen was lower in polluted streams and were non-significantly lower in summer than in winter. Data obtained on macroinvertebrates adds to the sparse information available on stream ecosystems in the biodiversity-rich northeast Indian region. We hope to provide a template for monitoring of vital ecosystems in Meghalaya and similar regions.
- S11 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Freshwater Science
- C21 Communicating Science
- S25 Do mesocosm experiments play a meaningful role in freshwater research x S28 Shared pathways: contributions of citizen science to our freshwater future
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Sonali Saha
(), Miami Dade College, bamboohydraulics@gmail.com;
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