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Our approach will include sampling a wide range of habitats and environmental conditions throughout the middle and lower Pecos River basin, across an 18 month time-span to account for seasonal and phenological events. We will utilize a suite of univariate and multivariate statistical techniques to relate occurrence and density of golden alga to environmental factors and other co-occurring organisms. The proposed research will benefit managers of the Pecos River, of its associated reservoirs and unique habitats (sinkholes on the Bottomless Lakes State Park and Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge), and of its resident aquatic biota by identifying specific water quality attributes that promote golden alga bloom development...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2011,
CONTAMINANTS,
CONTAMINANTS,
Data Acquisition and Development,
Datasets/Database, All tags...
Decision Support,
Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
Federal resource managers,
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABs),
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABs),
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
NM-02,
New Mexico,
Pecos River,
Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection,
Presentation,
Project,
Publication,
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE,
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE,
TX-23,
Texas,
United States,
WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY,
WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY,
algae,
biota,
completed,
water, Fewer tags
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REPORT PROJECT BACKGROUND: Golden alga (Prymnesium parvum) is a harmful algal species that is primarily found in marine ecosystems but is also present and invasive in brackish inland waters. The first documented bloom of golden alga in the United States occurred in the Pecos River in 1985. This species has since invaded other water bodies in the Pecos River basin (e.g. sinkhole habitats, reservoirs) and has been reported in at least 23 U.S. states. Toxins produced by golden alga can be lethal to fishes, bivalves, crayfish, and gilled amphibians. The ecological and economical impacts of golden alga blooms have been severe. Recent research suggests that the frequency and severity of golden alga blooms will increase...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2011,
CONTAMINANTS,
CONTAMINANTS,
Data Acquisition and Development,
Data.gov Desert LCC, All tags...
Datasets/Database,
Decision Support,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
Federal resource managers,
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABs),
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HABs),
LCC Network Science Catalog,
NM-02,
New Mexico,
Pecos River,
Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection,
Presentation,
Publication,
Report,
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE,
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE,
TX-23,
Texas,
United States,
WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY,
WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY,
algae,
biota,
completed,
product,
water, Fewer tags
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