Weather-related effects on woodland vernal pool hydrology and hydroperiod

Brooks, Robert T.

doi:10.1672/0277-5212(2004)024[0104:weowvp]2.0.co;2

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“…Dramatic shifts in hydroperiod were evident in some of our ponds due to major differences in the distribution and amount of precipitation between the 2 years, a phenomenon also observed in nearby Massachusetts (Brooks 2004). The fact that A. maculatum egg masses were found in almost a third of the ponds that had unsuitable hydroperiods in both years suggests that, in some years, these ponds may hold water even longer than in 2001.…”

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Estimating hydroperiod suitability for breeding amphibians in southern Rhode Island seasonal forest ponds

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2005

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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In New England, seasonal forest ponds provide primary breeding habitat for several amphibian species, including Rana sylvatica (LeConte) and Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw). Because each species requires a minimum duration of inundation to complete its breeding cycle, one of the most important factors determining habitat suitability is a pond's hydroperiod. The objective of this research was to develop a method for estimating pond hydroperiod from site characteristics such as pond morphology, geology, chemistry, and vegetation structure, and to use the estimates to assess the suitability of individual ponds for breeding amphibians. We monitored the duration of surface inundation in 65 ponds in the Pawcatuck River Canopy cover, open basin depth, and specific conductance of surface water were among the most useful site characteristics for estimating hydroperiod, while surficial geology and the texture of soil parent material made smaller contributions. The CCR using open basin depth alone was 95.4 and 73.8%, respectively. These findings indicate that it is possible to estimate the hydroperiod of seasonal ponds -and to assess their suitability for individual species of breeding amphibians -without prolonged periods of hydrologic monitoring. Such techniques could have considerable value to wetland regulatory agencies and for planning amphibian habitat management and acquisition at the landscape scale.

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Estimating hydroperiod suitability for breeding amphibians in southern Rhode Island seasonal forest ponds

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2005

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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“…The dynamic nature of these wetlands, along with the rare surface water connections to other waters, led to many wetlands in the PPR being devoid of fish (Peterka 1989). The lack of fish in wetlands leads to increased abundance, biomass, and size of aquatic invertebrates (Scheffer et al 1993, Wellborn 1994, Bouffard and Hanson 1997, Duffy 1998, Zimmer et al 2001, Hanson et al 2005 providing better habitat for amphibians and breeding waterbirds (van der Valk and Pederson 2003, Zedler 2003, Brooks 2004, Machtinger 2007. However, our results indicate that wetlands that receive consolidation drainage no longer dry down as far as they did prior to drainage and rarely dry out completely.…”

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“…Additionally, depressional wetlands that dry out and have fewer surface-water connections often lack fish, leading to higher abundances of invertebrates and more productive habitat for amphibians and breeding waterfowl (Semlitsch and Bodie 1998, van der Valk and Pederson 2003, Zedler 2003. The water levels of depressional wetlands may vary intra-annually, with smaller wetlands filling up in the spring and drying out by mid-summer (Brooks 2004, Machtinger 2007 or inter-annually, with larger wetlands responding to multi-year wet-dry periods (Euliss et al 2004, Johnson et al 2004.…”

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Land use and wetland drainage affect water levels and dynamics of remaining wetlands

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Abstract. Depressional wetlands are productive and unique ecosystems found around the world. Their value is due, in part, to their dynamic nature, in which water levels fluctuate in response to climate, occasionally drying out. However, many wetlands have been altered by consolidation drainage, where multiple, smaller wetlands are drained into fewer, larger, wetlands causing higher water levels. We evaluated whether current (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010) water surface areas were greater than historical water surface areas of 141 randomly selected semipermanent and permanent wetlands across the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota, USA. We also evaluated whether differences between historical and current hydrology of these wetlands were attributable to consolidation drainage. For each of these wetlands, we digitized water surface areas from aerial photography during historical and current eras. Our results indicated that water surface areas are currently 86% greater in sample wetlands than they were historically and that differences can be attributed to consolidation drainage. Water surface areas of consolidated wetlands in extensively drained landscapes were 197% greater than those with no drainage and now require more extreme drought conditions to dry out. Wetlands in extensively drained catchments were larger, dry out less frequently, and have more surface-water connections to other wetlands via ditches. These factors make conditions more favorable for the presence of fish that decrease abundances of aquatic invertebrates and reduce the productivity and quality of these wetlands for many species. Our results support the idea that intact wetlands serve an important role in water storage and groundwater recharge and reduce down-stream runoff.

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“…One of the latter is employing natural retention to store and then recover water. This can involve not only the surface water cycle, but also the near-surface one [5]. Among the natural objects that can be employed to store precipitation and then be used for household and economic purposes are basins without outlets, both of the absorptive and the evapotranspiration type [6,7].…”

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“…The occurrence of closed basins has a substantial impact on the present-day character of the water cycle in a river basin since they create special circulation conditions and offer a natural possibility of rainwater retention [5,8,9]. This is more important as Poland's water resources are modest when compared with other European countries [10], and the amount of water at our disposal largely depends on precipitation [11,12].…”

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Retentivity as an Indicator of the Capacity of Basins without an Outlet to Accumulate Water Surpluses

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Cieśliński²

2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Weather-related effects on woodland vernal pool hydrology and hydroperiod

Cited by 122 publications

References 38 publications

Estimating hydroperiod suitability for breeding amphibians in southern Rhode Island seasonal forest ponds

Estimating hydroperiod suitability for breeding amphibians in southern Rhode Island seasonal forest ponds

Land use and wetland drainage affect water levels and dynamics of remaining wetlands

Retentivity as an Indicator of the Capacity of Basins without an Outlet to Accumulate Water Surpluses

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