Earthwatch 2017 annual field report: Investigating ecological mismatches and ocean acidification in Acadia National Park
Miller-Rushing A, Webber H, Feldman R, Cigliano J, Benz S. 2017. Earthwatch 2017 annual field report: Investigating ecological mismatches and ocean acidification in Acadia National Park. Earthwatch Institute
From the summary: "Species interactions The species interactions project ran successfully this year; with help from Earthwatch we counted fruit and measured arthropod biomass weekly in 10 subplots in each of 10 plots across 2 sites in the Schoodic Peninsula. Our counts started on July 26 and lasted until October 17. For the first time, we also measured dry fruit biomass, which allows us to account for species differences in fruit size. Ocean acidification This year we continued to sample quadrats (n=4) at 13 rocky-intertidal sites along the coast of the Schoodic Peninsula (1300 sample points) to monitor for changes due to ocean acidification and warming (OAW). This was the fourth year that we sampled these quadrats. We also sampled, for the second year, three transects at 10 sites. Island resurvey For the forest research, we revisited 14 forest plots and 4 photopoint transects initially sampled in 1992 and 1993 on two islands off the Schoodic Peninsula. The Earthwatch volunteers navigated to the sites, relocated plots, and identified and measured vegetation from the smallest plants on the forest floor to the largest trees in each plot. We also established and sampled six additional forest plots within the Schoodic District of Acadia National Park that are part of a larger research project examining forest responses to changing conditions. Earthwatch volunteers identified and measured 911 trees across 20 forest plots."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Miller-Rushing, Abe; Webber, Hannah; Feldman, Richard; Cigliano, John; Benz, Seth
- Date of Issue
- 2017
- Publisher
- Earthwatch Institute
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Biomass, Capture, Communities, Ecology, Forest, Forest communities, Forest structure, Fruits, Habitats, Interaction, Interspecies interactions, Intertidal zone, Islands, Marine, Marine communities, Marine invertebrates, Ocean, Ocean acidification, Phenology, Photo points, Photography, Photomonitoring, Plant communities, Vegetation, Vegetation types, Volunteers