NCCN Monitoring Large Lowland Lakes
Fradkin S. NCCN Monitoring Large Lowland Lakes. 2012. National Park Service
Tracking long-term ecological changes associated with anthropogenic influences in large lakes. This protocol was designed for primary implementation in Lake Crescent at Olympic National Park, with further implementation planned at other lakes within Olympic National Park and North Cascades National Park Service Complex as funding becomes favorable. Purpose: Track long-term seasonal and annual trends in key physical, chemical, and biological water quality parameters in major lake basins. Objectives: Sample water column profiles monthly at permanent sampling stations. Sampled parameters include: • Temperature, specific conductance, water clarity, lake level • Alkalinity, pH, ion concentration, dissolved oxygen concentration, dissolved organic carbon • Nutrients, including nitrogen and phosphorus • Zooplankton biodiversity and chlorophyll-α concentration
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Fradkin, Steven
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Alkalinity, Anthropogenic, Biology, Carbon, chemisty, Chlorophyll, clarity, conductance, Development, Dissolved Oxygen, Exposure, Fish, Freshwater, Hydrology, ion concentration, LAKE, Lake Crescent, lowland, Monitoring, NCCN, Nitrogen, North Coast and Cascades Network, OLYM, Olympic National Park, pH, Phosphorus, Pollution, profile, Recreation, Shoreline, Temperature, Water, Zooplankton
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Nutrient Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Toxics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Microorganisms , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Visitor and Recreation Use | Visitor Use