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Biomonitoring Prospects for Diatoms and Paleolimnology in the Western Great Lakes National Parks
| GLNF CESU Project #: |
SMM-NPS-01 |
| Partners: |
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Croix Watershed Research Station and the National Park Service |
| Project Contact: |
Mark Edlund (mbedlund@smm.org) and Daniel Engstrom (dre@smm.org) |
| Agency Contact: |
Joan Elias (joan_elias@nps.gov) |
| Project Funding: |
(fy04: $133,538; fy05: $72,409; fy06$71,882; fy06: fy07: $74,039) |
| Project Dates: |
09/01/2004 - 12/31/2009 |
| Project Abstract: |
This project will outline a strategy to integrate the use of paleolimnological techniques and diatom analysis in an inventory and monitoring framework. 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. Because lake-sediment records integrate across both spatial and temporal scales, research results can be further used as a biomonitoring strategy by revisiting lakes on regular intervals (3-5years) to quantify modern environmental conditions relative to historical conditions, to detect early ecological change and recent trends, and to evaluate success of management actions. |
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