The Aquatic Systems Continuum - ACWI · The River Continuum Concept Vannote, Minshall, Cummins,...
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The Aquatic Systems
Continuum
Linking ground water, surface water,and atmospheric water
Thomas C. WinterU.S. Geological Survey
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Missouri Coteau
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Tiger Salamander Captures in Cottonwood Lake Study Area
Wetlands
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Blue-winged Teal
American Coot
Marsh Wren
Breeding Bird Surveys
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Hydrological, chemical, and biological characteristics of a prairie
pothole wetland complex under highly variable climate conditions:
The Cottonwood Lake area,east-central North Dakota
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 16752003
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THE WETLAND CONTINUUM:
A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Biological Studies in
the Prairie Pothole Region of North America
N.H. Euliss, Jr., J.W. LaBaugh, L.H. Fredrickson,D.M. Mushet, G.A. Swanson, T.C. Winter,
D.O. Rosenberry, and R.D. Nelson
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RECHARGE DISCHARGE
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Passive dispersers withresistant eggs or cysts
Active dispersers (detritivoresand predators)
r and K-selected traitsAmphibians with short
larval stage
Passive dispersers withresistant eggs or cysts andshort generation time
Active dispersers (detritivores)r-selected traitsAmphibians with very
short larval stage
Passive dispersers lackingdrought resistant stages
Active dispersers (detritivoresand predators)
K-selected traitsAmphibians with short larval
stage
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active dispersersAmphibians with long larval
stage (some predators) andoverwintering adults
Planktonic algal cell feedersOverwintering adults of
active dispersersAmphibians with long larval
stage (some predators) andoverwintering adults
Passive dispersers withresistant eggs or cysts
Active dispersers (detritivoresand predators)r and K-selected traitsAmphibians with short
larval stage
Passive dispersers withresistant eggs or cystsand short generation time
Active dispersersr-selected traitsAmphibians with very
short larval stage
Active dispersersPredatorsAdults overwinter in
permanent waterr and K-selected traitsAmphibians with short
larval stage
Passive dispersers lackingdrought resistant stages
Overwintering adults ofactive dispersers
K-selected traitsAmphibians with long larval
stage (some predators)
Planktonic algal cell feedersOverwintering adults of
active dispersersAmphibians with long larval
stage (some predators) andoverwintering adults
Passive dispersers withresting eggs or cysts,capable of survivingin highly saline water
r-selected traits
Active dispersers and predators capable ofsurviving in saline water
Adults overwinter inpermanent water
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Passive dispersers with resistanteggs or cysts and shortgeneration time
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r-selected traits
Passive dispersers withresistant eggs or cysts andshort generation time(detritivores)
r-selected traits
Terrestrial InvertebratesTerrestrial Invertebrates
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RECHARGE DISCHARGE
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Dabbling ducks (pairsand broods)
Diving ducks (pairs)
Dabbling ducks (pairs and broods)Diving ducks (pairs and broods)Foraging shorebirds
(spring and fall)Foraging bitterns and waders
Foraging and nestinggrebes
Filter feeding ducks
Dabbling ducks (pairsand broods)
Diving ducks (pairs andbroods)
Foraging rails andshorebirds (spring)
Foraging bitterns andwaders (spring)
Dabbling ducks (earlynesting pairs and broods)
Foraging and breedingrails
Dabbling ducks (pairsand broods)
Diving ducks (pairsand broods)
Foraging and breedingbitterns and waders
Foraging and breedingshorebirds
Foraging and breedingrails and shorebirds
Foraging grebes
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Diving ducks(foraging and pairs)
Foraging shorebirds(spring and fall)
Dabbling ducks (pairsand broods)
Diving ducks (pairsand broods)
Foraging and nestinggrebes
Foraging and nestingshorebirds
Foraging swans
Dabbling ducks(foraging and pairs)
Diving ducks (pairs)Foraging shorebirds
(spring)
Dabbling ducks (earlynesting pairs)
Foraging rails and shorebirds (spring)
Foraging railsGrassland birds
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The presence of seed banks and egg banks are important to the functioning of these types of
ecosystems, and to the wetland continuum concept
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The wetland continuum:A conceptual framework for
interpreting biological studies
Euliss, LaBaugh, Fredrickson, Mushet, Laubhan, Swanson, Winter, Rosenberry,
NelsonWetlands, in press
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The River ContinuumConcept
Vannote, Minshall, Cummins, Sedell, Cushing, 1980,Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science
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Slide 1
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The Conceptof
Hydrologic Landscapes
Winter, 2001, Jour. Amer. Water Resour. Assn.
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Hydrologic landscapes:
A combination of natural factors (hydroclimate, aquifer, soils, and topography) expected to affect hydrologic transport processes
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Precip – Potential evapotranspiration Percent sand
Aquifer permeability Topography
Factors used to define hydrologic landscape regions
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Hydrologic landscape regions
•A statistical clustering (20) of the factors that define hydrologic landscapes
•Among-region variability in the factors is maximized and within-region variability is minimized
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Delineation and evaluation of hydrologic-landscape regions in
the United States using GIS tools and multivariate
statistical analyses
Wolock, Winter, McMahonEnvironmental Management, in press
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Landscape 1 – variably wet plains, having highly permeable surface deposits and highly permeable bedrock
The flat and highly permeable land surface in this landscape results in ground water being the dominant component of the hydrologic system. Recharge to local and regional ground-water flow systems is high and surface runoff is minimal. A major water issue in this landscape is likely to be contamination of both local and regional ground water. The extensive ground-water systems should help buffer aquatic systems against climate variability. This landscape is likely to have extensive irrigation.
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Landscape 6 – Wet plains having poorly permeable surface and poorly permeable bedrock
The poorly permeable surface deposits in this landscape results in surface water being the dominant component of the hydrologic system. Recharge to ground water is limited. Major water issues in this landscape are likely to be surface water contamination and flooding because of the flat land surface. The minimal influence of ground water buffering is likely to make aquatic systems greatly affected by climate variability. This landscape is likely to have extensive tile drains.
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Hydrologic landscape regions
•A statistical clustering (20) of the factors that define hydrologic landscapes
•Among-region variability in the factors is maximized and within-region variability is minimized
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This information suggests that we characterize aquatic ecosystems; ie., their structure and function, in the context of their position within water and geochemical flow paths in the various hydrologic landscapes. In addition, to capture their response to climate variability, we must monitor the ecosystems over time.
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With respect to streams, they occur in all landscapes and many cross hydrologic landscapes. Streams interact with ground water differently in different hydrologic landscapes. These interactions need to be factored into the river continuum concept in order for it to be useful for describing aquatic system continuums for streams.
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The Aquatic Systems
Continuum
A conceptual framework for setting research priorities, long-term monitoring, environmental management, and assessing
and predicting the effect of climate variability and human activities on aquatic
ecosystems