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Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
Freshwater Water Quality
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Sitka National Historical Park
NPS photo/D. Schirokauer
Justification
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(Adapted with permission from R. Edwards, USFS; data from Neal, Hood, & Smikrud 2010)
Metric tons of nutrients
Carbon Nitrogen Phosphorous
Salmon inputs 7,900 1,931 281
Terrestrial outputs 790,000 46,078 6,200
% salmon 1% 4% 5%
Justification
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Ocean acidification
Str
eam
flow
tim
ing a
nd m
agnit
ude
Small increase
Large increase
Similar to current
hydrograph
Shifted from current
hydrographSEAN core water quality parameters:
Water temperature
ConductivityDissolved oxygen
pHTurbidity
Objectives
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Tem
perature (°C)
2
4
6
8
10
12
20112010
Salmon Indian Taiya
pH6.6
7.0
7.4
7.8
Status and trends / Timing and magnitude
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Salmon R. (GLBA)
Indian R. (SITK)
Taiya R. (KLGO)
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Logistics and Budget
• Sampling season: May 1 thru October 31
• Park and Project Leads commit approximately 7 and 17 days, respectively
• Protocol development $50K (UAS assistance)
• Annual equipment and supply costs less than $7K (maintenance, calibration standards, spare sensors, etc.)
• Backup equipment housed at SEAN office and ready for express air delivery
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Source: http://pll.seti.org
What we’re learning
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J. Armstrong
Jul Aug Sep Oct 6.4
6.6
6.8
7.0
7.2
7.4
7.6
7.8
8.0
8.2
Indian RiverpH
Rainfall
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 0
50
100
150
200
Taiya RiverTurbidity
What we’re learning
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(Adapted from Olden and Naiman 2010)
How to translate the thermal regime:
What we’re learning
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May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
2
4
6
8
10
12 Indian
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Salmon
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Taiya
GlacialGroundSurface
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Program Delivery
Lessons learned from this program integrated into Sergeant, Moynahan, & Johnson 2012
Interest shown by researchers at USFS Pacific Northwest Lab and UAS
Future manuscript: characterizing the thermal regimes of SE Alaska streams
Interesting interpretive stories?
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program May 6, 2009
[email protected] 364.1591 [email protected] 364.1591
NPS photo/C. Sergeant