Dragonfly Mercury Project - Sampling Guide for the Collection of Dragonfly Larvae Samples from National Parks for Mercury Analysis
Nelson SJ and Eagles-Smith C. 2018. Dragonfly Mercury Project - Sampling Guide for the Collection of Dragonfly Larvae Samples from National Parks for Mercury Analysis
The Dragonfly Mercury Project (DMP) connects people to parks, advances the NPS educational mission, fosters biodiversity discovery opportunities, and provides baseline data to better understand the spatial distribution of mercury contamination in national parks. The DMP expands the geographic scope of research previously conducted by scientists and citizen scientists, and provides data that can be compared across parks. See project webpage, available at http://go.nps.gov/dragonflymercury. Educational content and lesson plans for use by teachers and NPS staff are also available (e.g., http://go.nps.gov/dragonflyeducation, http://participatoryscience.org/project/mercury-watersheds), ultimately helping to raise awareness about mercury impacts. The DMP enlightens a new generation of citizen scientists about the connection of all living things and the influence humans have upon natural systems, and how environmentally-responsible decisions can protect our parks and the planet. The general structure of the protocol is as follows: 1. Prepare by gathering field gear 2. Collect dragonfly larvae samples, and observations about the site. 3. Ship your samples.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Nelson, Sarah; Eagles-Smith, Collin
- Date of Issue
- 2018-03
- Units
- ACAD , APIS , BICY , CACO , CHIC , CHIS , COLM , CONG , CUVA , DENA , DEWA , EFMO , EVER , GETT , GLAC , GLCA , GRBA , GRPO , GRSA , GRSM , GRTE , GUIS , GUMO , HOME , HOSP , INDU , ISRO , JELA , KEAQ , KNRI , LACL , LAVO , MABI , MAUR , MISS , MOCA , MONO , MORA , NATR , NIOB , NOCA , OLYM , OZAR , PAIS , PINN , PIPE , PIRO , PRWI , ROCR , ROMO , ROVA , SACN , SAGA , SAGU , SAJH , SAMO , SEKI , SHEN , TAPR , TICA , TIMU , TUMA , TUZI , UPDE , VOYA , WEFA , WORI , YELL , YOSE , ZION
- Keywords
- air, aquatic, citizen science, dragonfly, mercury, pollution, protocol, sampling
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Air Contaminants , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates