Welcome to the Wonderful World of Science

Team Upstream: Mapping: Nathan, Brook, Marisa.Marsh Vegetation: Kate, EmilyKate, Allison, Jay,Christina.Vegetation Structure: Kurt,Ryan (Drew).Water Chemistry: Tobias, Adam

Mapping• GPS was used to

map the upstream site and provide ground work for other research groups to overlay their data.

• The three sub-sites within the upstream site were Marsh, Dolomite Ridge Forest, and Riparian Forest

Wetland Site Map

• We compared the dominant vegetation zones in the wetland to the bathymetry as shown in the map.

• We found that shallow areas contain only Reed Canary Grass.

Vegetation Structure

• We counted the number of species in each plant growth form type (tree, shrub, fern etc.) in each sub-site.

• We also estimated the percent of ground coverage of each plant growth form.

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# of species

Types of Vegetation

Trees Shrubs Hip-High Forbs Groundcover Forbs Grasses Ferns

Vegetation Comparison

Site 1 (Marsh)

Site 2 (Dolomite Ridge Forest)

Site 3A (Riparian Forest)

This graph shows the number of vegetation species in each sub-site

Water Chemistry

• The water chemistry group tested for pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, temperature and phosphates in the marsh, stream, and the Winooski River.

In Conclusion...

• ALWAYS WEAR PANTS!!!!

Ryan (Drew’s) legs