Consistent but Delayed Timing of Precipitation Affects Community Composition of Prairie Pothole Birds and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, but not Wetland Plants
Jody Daniel,
Rebecca C Rooney
Abstract:The hydroperiod (i.e., the length of time ponded water is present) of prairie potholes largely depend on cumulative precipitation amounts, which are sensitive to climate change. Snowmelt runoff is the largest contributor to ponded water amounts. Thus, a change in precipitation timing -where a decline in winter/spring amounts is matched with an equivalent increase in summer amounts -can affect wetland hydroperiod. Between 2014 and 2015, cumulative precipitation amounts were near equivalent; however, precipitati… Show more
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