Additional Participants

Senior Personnel

Sherilyn Fritz

Christopher Osburn

Graduate Student

Courtney Salm

Undergraduate Student

Courtney Wigdahl

Jarvis Erickson

Margaret Henke

Callie Martin

Brian McMullen

Robert Toban

Jessica Czubakowski

Erin Wilcox

Carmen Daggett

Technician, Programmer

Danuta Bennett

Organizational Partners

Bowling Green State University

Project Period

September 2007-August 2008

Level of Access

Open-Access Report

Grant Number

0751273

Submission Date

11-4-2008

Abstract

Grasslands and converted grasslands (i.e. agricultural land) cover extensive areas in semi-arid regions of the world. Lakes situated in grasslands are usually saline and have high concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM). We hypothesize that DOM plays a critical role in regulating algal production in prairie saline lakes by binding nutrients and making them less available to algae. To explore this hypothesis, we will survey a suite of chemical and biological parameters in lakes from three areas in the central and northern Great Plains (ND, SD, NE). A series of experiments will be conducted in Years 2 and 3 to further explore patterns observed in the field surveys. This research will provide training for one graduate and six undergraduate students. A greater understanding of the controls on algal production may improve management practices in prairie saline lakes and ensure the quality of these habitats for migrating waterfowl.

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