Climatic and hydrologic processes leading to wetland losses in Yellowstone National Park, USA

Schook, Derek M.; Cooper, David J.

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.12.038

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“…Within Yellowstone National Park, loss of wetlands has been well documented over the last several decades. Despite these losses, deeper groundwater‐ or surface water‐connected wetlands with relatively stable water levels have persisted (Schook and Cooper ). Our multiyear results from Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks show that spotted frog occupancy in deep and intermediate wetlands was 7.5 and 2.5 times higher than shallow wetlands.…”

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“…These changes have already altered the timing and magnitude of wetland‐filling flooding events (e.g., snowmelt and runoff) and contributed to altered hydrological regimes, including the complete drying of shallow wetlands (McMenamin et al. , Schook and Cooper ). Shortened hydroperiods can produce wetlands that are unable to support larval development and metamorphosis and contribute to declines of amphibians and other wetland‐dependent species (Daszak et al.…”

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Influence of climate drivers on colonization and extinction dynamics of wetland‐dependent species

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Abstract.Freshwater wetlands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Specifically, changes in temperature, precipitation, and evapotranspiration (i.e., climate drivers) are likely to alter flooding regimes of wetlands and affect the vital rates, abundance, and distributions of wetland-dependent species. Amphibians may be among the most climate-sensitive wetland-dependent groups, as many species rely on shallow or intermittently flooded wetland habitats for breeding. Here, we integrated multiple years of high-resolution gridded climate and amphibian monitoring data from Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks to explicitly model how variations in climate drivers and habitat conditions affect the occurrence and breeding dynamics (i.e., annual extinction and colonization rates) of amphibians. Our results showed that models incorporating climate drivers outperformed models of amphibian breeding dynamics that were exclusively habitat based. Moreover, climate-driven variation in extinction rates, but not colonization rates, disproportionately influenced amphibian occupancy in monitored wetlands. Long-term monitoring from national parks coupled with high-resolution climate data sets will be crucial to describing population dynamics and characterizing the sensitivity of amphibians and other wetland-dependent species to climate change. Further, long-term monitoring of wetlands in national parks will help reduce uncertainty surrounding wetland resources and strengthen opportunities to make informed, science-based decisions that have far-reaching benefits.

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Influence of climate drivers on colonization and extinction dynamics of wetland‐dependent species

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“…Wetlands are dynamics habitats that respond to seasonal, annual, decadal, and multi‐decadal patterns in climatological drivers (McMenamin et al. , Schook and Cooper , Halabisky et al. ).…”

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“…). Within Yellowstone National Park, deeper groundwater‐ or surface‐water‐connected wetlands with relatively stable water levels have persisted despite widespread drying of wetlands across periods of drought (Schook and Cooper ). The strong relationship between wetland maximum depth, runoff, and spotted frog breeding persistence is consistent with habitat characteristics that contribute to population persistence and growth across the species range (Hossack et al.…”

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“…Wetlands are dynamics habitats that respond to seasonal, annual, decadal, and multi-decadal patterns in climatological drivers (McMenamin et al 2008, Schook and Cooper 2014, Halabisky et al 2016. Quantifying the variability in wetland drying is therefore fundamental to understanding dynamics in the occurrence of wetland dependent species (Zipkin et al 2012) and in developing climate adaptation plans (Ryan et al 2014).…”

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Multistate occupancy modeling improves understanding of amphibian breeding dynamics in the Greater Yellowstone Area

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Bailey

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Discerning the determinants of species occurrence across landscapes is fundamental to their conservation and management. In spatially and climatologically complex landscapes, explaining the dynamics of occurrence can lead to improved understanding of short‐ vs. long‐term trends and offer novel insight on local vs. regional change. We examined the changes in occupancy for two species of anurans with different life histories over a decade using hundreds of wetland sites in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. To account for the joint dynamics of wetland drying and amphibian breeding, we adopted a multistate occupancy model as a means to investigate mechanistic relationships of observed occurrence patterns with climatological drivers of wetland hydrologic variability. This approach allowed us to decompose occupancy dynamics into habitat changes caused by wetland drying and amphibian breeding activity, conditional on available water and previous breeding state. Over our 10‐yr time series, we observed considerable variability in climate drivers and the proportion of dry wetlands. Boreal chorus frogs (Pseudacris maculata) were more responsive to changes in wetland inundation status than Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris), as indicated by higher breeding colonization probabilities under favorable (wet) conditions. Both species had high probabilities of breeding persistence in permanently inundated wetlands with prior breeding. Despite the absence of multi‐year drought in our time series, mechanistic relationships described here offer insights on how future climate variation may result in reduced and/or shifted occurrence patterns for pond‐breeding anurans in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Further, our modeling approach may prove valuable in evaluating determinants of occurrence for other species that are dependent on wetlands or other dynamic habitats.

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Methodologies and Management Framework for Restoration of Wetland Hydrologic Connectivity: A Synthesis

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Liu

Bao

et al. 2020

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Under the dual influences of high‐intensity anthropogenic activity and climate change, wetland hydrologic connectivity (HC) has decreased significantly, resulting in the severe fragmentation of wetlands, a decrease in wetland area, and a degradation of hydrological functions, resulting in a worsening disaster response to floods and droughts. Dynamic changes in wetland HC are affected by a variety of factors. Many degraded wetlands have undergone measures to restore HC. Recovery can improve the HC pattern of degraded wetlands. Based on the knowledge of practitioners and a review of the literature, it was found that recovery measures can be divided into structural recovery and functional recovery according to the specific recovery objectives. However, the current recovery method lacks a holistic analysis of the HC pattern. To this end, we propose a hydrologic network–water balance‐based HC recovery and management framework that overcomes the limitations of single‐drive‐factor repair and local repair effects. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2020;16:438–451. © 2020 SETAC

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Climatic and hydrologic processes leading to wetland losses in Yellowstone National Park, USA

Cited by 17 publications

References 51 publications

Influence of climate drivers on colonization and extinction dynamics of wetland‐dependent species

Influence of climate drivers on colonization and extinction dynamics of wetland‐dependent species

Multistate occupancy modeling improves understanding of amphibian breeding dynamics in the Greater Yellowstone Area

Methodologies and Management Framework for Restoration of Wetland Hydrologic Connectivity: A Synthesis

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