Chlorophyll and DO Analysis of a Duck Pond
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Chlorophyll and DO Analysis of Chlorophyll and DO Analysis of a Duck Ponda Duck Pond
Limnologists: Kyle Hewitt and Willie Adamswww.spcnp.org/ images/Male%20Wood%20Duck%201.jpg
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Why is analysis of chlorophyll and DO levels in a Colorado Springs duck pond important?
• Reveals the extent to which the pond has been eutrophied
AND• Indicates the effect that this eutrophication has had on photosynthetic productivity at various locations in the pond
Eutrophication: The influx of nutrients into an aquatic ecosystem characterized by decreasing dissolved oxygen levels.
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Effect of Waterfowl Populations• As previous research has indicated water fowl populations have been known to cause pond eutrophication as a result of their significant contribution to the increase of nutrients (Hermanson 1999).
This has a direct effect on primary productivity
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Hypotheses
•Chlorophyll levels in clear lakes are ~ 2 x 10-2 ug/ml (Krause-Jensen 1998). Levels at the duck pond will be significantly higher.
•Furthermore, chlorophyll levels will be higher at the north end of the pond than the south as a result of increased sunlight and wind.
•Finally Chlorophyll levels will be highest just below the suface (10cm)
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Methods
Field Equipment Used:
•Sea King Row Boat (complete with paddles and life-jackets)• 15 500ml semi-transparent sample jars• Kemmerer• DO Meter• Cooler• Digital Camera
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Sample Locations:
•Three sites in center
•North Side Shore
• South Side Shore
“We’re gonna need a bigger boat!”
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Depth Variation
This is a kemmerer! It is used to take water samples at different depths.
This is Willie! He’s in a boat.
Top Middle Bottom10cm 0.75m 1.5m
18.7 º C 16.1 º C 14.2 º C
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North•Sunny
•Windy
•Water temperature 19.6º C
•Large rocky shore
South•Shady
•Calm
•Water temperature 18.5º C
•Gradual sandy Shore
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Later on, back in the lab
Procedure Day 1
•Filter 250ml of sample
•Place filter in methanol
Lab Equipment Used
• Vacuum Filter
• Glass Fiber Filter Paper
• Filtration Funnel
• 90% Methanol
• Petri dish
• 90% Acetone
•1 cm cuvettes
• 1 M HCl
• Spectrophotometer
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24 hours later. . . Procedure Day 2
•Mix 4 ml methanol solution with 4 ml acetone
•Take spectrophotometer readings at 665 and 750 nanometers.
•Then add HCl and repeat.
Chlorophyll conc. (ug/ml)=26.7*(665b-665a)
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Results
Depth
Bar graph showing values of chlorophyll concentration obtained at each location and depth (Mean +/- SD, n=3)
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P=0.016
P=0.19
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Results cont.
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Bar Graph showing values of dissolved oxygen at various locations and depths (mean +/- SD, N=3)
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R2 = 0.0352P=0.503
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Chloro. Concentration (ug/ml)
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More Results……
Scatter plot illustrating correlation between chlorophyll concentrations and DO for each sample
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Discussion
The little gosling that couldn’t….
Attack of the Koi!
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Concluding Statements
• Pond has not yet entered a eutrophic state - - possibly mesotrophic.
• Possible reasons for higher production on north side:More SunlightMore Nutrient Cycling (wind)Landscape, Vegetation, Disturbance
• Respiration is greater and photosynthesis lower at 1.5 meters
• Further research . . .• “Chlorophyll? More like borophyll!!!”
-Billy Madison
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Literature Used:Arar EJ. (1997) Determination of Chlorophylls a and b and Identification of Other Pigments of Interest in Marine and Freshwater Algae Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Visible Wavelength Detection. From: National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Baron JS. (2003) Sustaining Healthy Freshwater Ecosystems. Issues in Ecology. No. 10. Dineen CF. (1953) An Ecological Study of a Minnesota Pond. American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 50, No. 2. 349-376. Johannessen T, E Dahl (1996) Declines in Oxygen Concentrations Along the Norwegian Skagerrak Coast, 1927-1993: A Signal of Ecosystem Change Due to Eutrophication? Limnology and Oceanography. Vol. 41, No 4, 766-778. Krause-Jensen D et al. (1998) Light Attenuation and Photosynthesis of Aquatic Plant Communities. Limnology and Oceanography. Vol 43, no 3, 396-407. Latif Z et al. (2000) Evaluation of Water-Quality by Chlorophyll and Dissolved Oxygen. http://www.comsats.org.pk/latest/zahid_latif.pdf Steinman AD and GA Lamberti. (1996) Biomass and Pigments of Benthic Algae. Methods in Stream Ecology.
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