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Evaluating Nutrient Limitation in Woodland and Golf Course Ponds: A Bioassay Study

This research investigates nutrient limitations in two distinct ponds: Woodland Pond, likely limited by phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N), and Golf Course Pond, which is expected to be influenced by artificially introduced nutrients. We conducted a bioassay using filtered samples and nutrient additions to measure chlorophyll levels and understand the ecological dynamics. Analysis showed variations in nutrient response and species interactions, contributing to our knowledge of eutrophication and human impacts on pond ecosystems. Further research is suggested to explore seasonal variations and species dynamics.

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Evaluating Nutrient Limitation in Woodland and Golf Course Ponds: A Bioassay Study

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  1. Bioassay of Two Ponds Katie Kraska Stephen Hesterberg  Matt Brown 

  2. Motivations for Research • Dramatic shifts in free nutrient levels  • Eutrophication • Effects specific to our area • Research often done on the Quarry Pond

  3. Goals and Hypotheses 1. The Woodland Pond would be P limited, N limited, or both 2. The Golf Course Pond on would not be limited by either P or N because of artificially introduced chemicals and nutrients Determine limiting nutrients in two different systems Environment Landscape positioning Different levels of human disturbance

  4. Methods: Study Sites Woodland Pond Pond at Old Hickory Golf Course  Average depth: 2.1 m,  pH 7.5, N:P ratio 45:1  Leech et al. SRF Summer Research

  5. Methods: Experimental Design • Filtered 500 mL through an 11- micron mesh  • 3 replicates per treatment • 500 µL of nutrients added • 5 days

  6. Methods Continued… • 50 mL sampled and filtered • GF/F filters placed in 10 mL acetone for 12 hrs • Fluorometer used to measure chlorophyll in ug/L • Kruskal-Wallis

  7. p = 0.08, no significance 

  8. p = 0.10, no significance

  9. Discussion • Woodland Pond: • Variation? • Nitrogen • Zooplankton • Clumping of algae • Light

  10. Golf Course Pond: Decrease? • Protists • Zooplankton • Clumping of algae • Light • Too many nutrients?

  11. Further Research • Maximum production rate • Seasonal Variation • Controlled experimentation on mixotrophic protists • Specific species present in each

  12. References • On the Strategy of "Eating Your Competitor": A Mathematical Analysis of Algal MixotrophyT. Frede Thingstad, Harry Havskum, Kristine Garde and Bo RiemannEcology , Vol. 77, No. 7 (Oct., 1996), pp. 2108-2118 • Rossignol, Karen L., Hans W. Paerl, John M. Fear, and Jeremy S. Braddy. "Nutrients in Precipitation and the Phytoplankton Responses to Enrichment in Surface Waters of the Albemarle Peninsula, NC, USA after the Establishment of a Large-scale Chicken Egg Farm." Hydrobiologia (2010): 181-91. Print. • Hitchman, Richard B., and Harriet L. Jones. "The Role of Mixotrophic Protists in the Population Dynamics of the Microbial Food Web in a Small Artificial Pond." Freshwater Biology 43.2 (2000): 231-41. Print. • Koh, Kyungjoon, Greg E. Bell, and Justin Moss. "Nutrient Runoff during Natural Rainfall Event from Golf Course Fairways." Horticulture and Landscape Architecture: Oklahoma State University (2007). Print.

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