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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Research on Water, Air & Soil
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| Brenda Moraska Lafrancois 2006 | | Taking a core sample |
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Biomonitoring Prospects for Diatoms and Paleolimnology
An environmental monitoring program is being developed that will integrate the use of paleolimnological techniques and diatom, a unicellular algae, analysis. Results will provide a management foundation by determining the natural variability or reference condition of national park lakes and by reconstructing a detailed history of lake response to ecological changes that have occurred in and around the lakes during the last 150 years. Download a complete research proposal (156 kb pdf file).
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| Kerry Kelly 2006 | | Bass Lake |
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Lake Water Quality Assessment Monitoring Program for Michigan’s Inland Lakes
The goals of the program are to assess the current status and condition of Michigan’s inland lakes that have public access and are greater than 25 acres and to determine whether water quality standards are being met. This will help managers detect new and emerging water quality problems. Download a complete research proposal (407 kb pdf file).
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| Kerry Kelly 2005 | | Nuisance Algae on South Manitou Island |
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Nuisance Algae in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: Causes, Consequences and Management Options
The purpose of this study is to conduct a survey to determine the magnitude of the Cladophora problem, a nuisance alga, on North and South Manitou Islands and to make initial measurements of nearshore water quality (clarity, nutrient concentrations). Download a complete research proposal (161 kb pdf file).
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| Minnerick 2006 | | Testing streamflow in the Crystal River |
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Streamflow Monitoring of the Crystal River
A streamflow monitoring station, consisting of 3 gauges, will be installed on the Crystal River. All water quality and stream flow data will be available real-time through USGS web page. The hydrologic data collected at this site will be available to the public and resource managers for many hydrologic studies, to track changes in the watershed and to determine baseline hydrologic condition. Download additional information (13 kb pdf file).
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Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
This is a joint project between Canada and the United States to:
- Monitor the toxic organic pollutants in atmospheric samples collected from the Great Lakes area.
- Study the geographical and the temporal trend of concentrations of these compounds.
- Calculate the atmospheric deposition and loading of these compounds to the Great Lakes.
- Calculate the half lives of these compounds and the possible elimination dates of the banned compounds.
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| Mason 2006 | | Taking a soil sample |
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Study the Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants on Invasibility of Panne Vegetation by Invasive Plants
The proposed work will determine the spatial distribution of atmospherically derived heavy metals and nitrogen in the soils of unique, nutrient limited, upland/wetland complexes known as pannes. Download a complete research proposal (197 kb pdf file).
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Spatial Aspects of Pedogenesis and Soil Organic Carbon in the Great Lakes Region
This research focuses on the geography of soils and environmental issues in the Great Lakes region. The proposed research activities explore the mechanisms by which soils develop and degrade and the spatial distribution of these mechanisms in the upper Great Lakes region. Download a complete research proposal (27 kb pdf file).
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Natural Resources Water Air Soil (12 Photos)
Photos from Natural Resources Research projects related to Water, Air, and Soil
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Did You Know?
In the US, invasive species are the second biggest threat to native ecosystems after habitat loss. They reduce diversity, alter disturbance regimes, and have cascading effects on food webs, costing upwards of $140 Billion per year.
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Last Updated: November 09, 2006 at 11:36 EST |
