(Draft 1) Western Pond (A)

This topic submitted by Emily Savage, Christian Ratterman & Neal Rosenthal ( rattercd@muohio.edu, ) on 1/24/02 .


Question

While taking into
account the reasons for the western ponds creation and reasons for maintenance
including drainage, aeration and species addition, is the western pond a balanced
ecosystem that manages the life that resides in it at an ideal level.




Interdisciplinary Approach


Cultural Ideas
covered:


  1. Why was the pond built

  2. Why is money spent to maintain it

  3. Reasons People Restock it

  4. Why we force birds to stay at the pond

  5. Rules to the Pond (can we add animals or remove them)


Social Ideas
covered:


  1. Funding

  2. Rules (laws covering its construction and maintenance)

  3. Current Purpose

  4. Reasons for Restock




Science Ideas covered:


  1. Is Restocking fish Healthy for the pond


  2. Is forcing Birds to stay Healthy for the pond


  3. Current health of the pond. (PH, Sediment loads, Dissolved O2, Nitrogen,
    Phosphorus, Fecal Coliform )




Specific Predictions:


We believe that
even though Miami has taken steps to balance the system it will still be at
a significantly lower health level then a natural pond.


We predict that
the health of the pond has been at a disequilibrium over the last few years




Preliminary Research Design:




  1. We will test the pond for current health


  2. Speak with Physical Phisilitys about western pond history and cost of maintenance.


  3. We will share research with the other western group.



Sources:


Library


Agriculture handbook (United States. Dept. of Agriculture) ; no. 590


Black, Kenneth
D. "Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture." Sheffield, UK: Sheffield
Academic Press; Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001.


Burton, Robert,
(1941). Ponds : their wildlife and upkeep / Robert Burton Imprint Newton Abbot
[Eng.] ; North Pomfret, Vt. : David & Charles, c1977 LOCATION Science Lib
3rd Flr




Chakroff, Marilyn. "Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management."
Washington, D.C.: The Corps, 1984.




Doppelt, Bob. "Entering the Watershed: A New Approach to Save America's
River Ecosystems." Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1993.


Horvath, Lázló,
Gizella Tamás, and Chris Seagrave. "Carp and Pondfish Culture."
New York:Halsted Press, 1992.


Michael, George
R. "Managed Aquatic Ecosystems." New York: Elsevier, 1987.


Mills, George E.
Operation, maintenance and inspection manual for dams, dikes and levees / prepared
by George E. Mills Imprint [Columbus] : Ohio Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Water, Dam Inspection Section, 1983


Ponds--planning,
design, construction Imprint [Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1997 edition Rev. Sept. 1997


Rountree, Bobby
& Dykes, Norman Making a Drainage Pond into a Park Appears In Parks &
Recreation. v23n1 Jan 1988. p.38-40 KING PERIODICAL (shelved by title)


U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service. "Ponds-Planning,
Design, Construction." 1997.


U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service. "Protecting Our
Watersheds Through Research and Management: Challenge and Opportunities."
2001.


 


PDF Documents


Modification
of an index of biotic integrity for assessing vernal ponds and small palustrine
wetlands using fish, crayfish, and amphibian assemblages along southern Lake
Michigan


Keep
it Hardy- A guide for Pond Care


Pond
Management - Pros and Cons of weed controle with grass carp


Creating
a Friendlier Pond


Three
Challenges to River Conservation


 


Online Sources


Freshwater
Fish Restocking Project Extended

http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/news/NewsReleases/7563.html

Queensland Government - Department of Primary Industries

31 October 2001


Fish
Pond Management

http://www.ai.org/dnr/fishwild/fsmgt/whatfsh.htm

Indiana DNR - Division of Fish and Wildlife


Managing
Sport Fish Populations in Farm Ponds

http://www.bagelhole.org/article.php/Water/108/

begelhole.org


WingClipping
and the African Grey

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww25ev.htm

Winged Wisdome Pet Bird Magazine


Watershed
and Aquatic Ecosystems

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/white/3_WM_fpr_Web/forest_plan/revision/working_papers/WatershedAquaticEcosystems.htm

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