UCI - San Joaquin Marsh Reserve

22 Jul, 02 AM - 22 Jul, 05 AM

Plastic wading pools will be set out on parallel transects at set distances downwind from natural Marsh Reserve aquatic habitats. Each pool will be given a starting habitat of sterile sand substrate and sterile water. Natural colonization of pools by phytoplankton and aquatic invertebrates will result in establishment of simple food webs in the pools. Additional sterile water will be added as needed (via a temporary irrigation system) to compensate for water loss by evaporation. Pools will be sampled for colonizing organisms over time. When food webs are established, common mosquito fish will be added as top trophic predators/herbivores. Mosquito fish will be captured from Marsh Reserve onds and transplanted to experimental mesocosm pools, then returned to Marsh pools at conclusion of experiment. Abundances of phytoplankton and invertebrates from pools will be measured; some will be collected and taken to laboratory for identification.

Visit #29940 @UCI - San Joaquin Marsh Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 23549 | Research

Temporal Dynamics of Community Size Structure

other - University of California, Irvine

Reservation Members(s)

Ashkaan Fahimipour Jul 22, 2011 (1 days)
Peter Bowler Jul 22, 2011 (1 days)
William Bretz Jul 22, 2011 (1 days)

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Day Use Only 3 Jul 22 (3 hours)