Water quality and nuisance species management in the Fort Pulaski National Monument moat
Nimmo K and DiDonato EM. 2009. Water quality and nuisance species management in the Fort Pulaski National Monument moat. Natural Resource Report. NPS/SECN/NRR—2009/134. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2008, the staff at Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU) staff requested assistance from the Southeast Coast Network (SECN) to assist in water quality sampling in their moat. After experiencing a fish kill and an increase in nuisance weeds in the moat SECN worked with the park to develop a plan to manage these issues. The decision was made to attempt three partial water changes in the moat surrounding Fort Pulaski. During this time water quality was regularly monitored for pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity, turbidity, total dissolved nitrogen, total dissolved phosphorus and chlorophyll a. Ultimately, both the duckweed and widgeon grass were successfully eliminated from the moat. An additional benefit of the partial water changes was an increase in dissolved oxygen.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Nimmo, K.; DiDonato, E.
- Date of Issue
- 2009-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FOPU , NRSS , SECN
- Keywords
- Fort Pulaski National Monument, nuisance species, Water Quality