Mountain Ponds and Lakes Monitoring 2016 Results from Lassen Volcanic National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and Redwood National Park
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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Mountain Ponds and Lakes Monitoring 2016 Results from Lassen Volcanic National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and Redwood National Park Natural Resource Data Series NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2019/1208 ON THIS PAGE Unknown Darner Dragonfly perched on ground near Widow Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park. Photograph by Patrick Graves, KLMN Lakes Crew Lead. ON THE COVER Summit Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park Photograph by Elliot Hendry, KLMN Lakes Crew Technician. Mountain Ponds and Lakes Monitoring 2016 Results from Lassen Volcanic National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and Redwood National Park Natural Resource Data Series NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2019/1208 Eric C. Dinger National Park Service 1250 Siskiyou Blvd Ashland, Oregon 97520 March 2019 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Fort Collins, Colorado The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado, publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics. These reports are of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Data Series is intended for the timely release of basic data sets and data summaries. Care has been taken to assure accuracy of raw data values, but a thorough analysis and interpretation of the data has not been completed. Consequently, the initial analyses of data in this report are provisional and subject to change. 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If you have difficulty accessing information in this publication, particularly if using assistive technology, please email [email protected]. Please cite this publication as: Dinger, E. C. 2019. Mountain ponds and lakes monitoring: 2016 results from Lassen Volcanic National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and Redwood National Park. Natural Resource Data Series NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2019/1208. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. NPS 111/150720, 106/150720, 167/150720, March 2019 ii Contents Page Figures.................................................................................................................................................... v Tables .................................................................................................................................................... vi Appendices ..........................................................................................................................................viii Abstract ................................................................................................................................................. ix Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................................. x 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Methods............................................................................................................................................ 2 2.1 Implementation Schedule ......................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Site Selection and Lake Identifiers ........................................................................................... 2 2.2.1 Judgment Sites .................................................................................................................. 2 2.2.2 Non-Judgment Sites.......................................................................................................... 2 2.3 Site Set-up and Sampling Scheme ............................................................................................ 3 2.4 Water Chemistry and Water Quality Profile ............................................................................ 5 2.5 Aquatic Communities ............................................................................................................... 6 2.5.1 Zooplankton ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.5.2 Littoral Macroinvertebrates .............................................................................................. 6 2.5.3 Fish ................................................................................................................................... 7 2.5.4 Zooplankton and Macroinvertebrate reporting ................................................................. 8 2.6 Physical Habitat and Lake Morphometrics .............................................................................. 8 3.0 Results .............................................................................................................................................. 9 3.1 Lassen Volcanic National Park ................................................................................................ 9 3.1.1 Physical substrate ........................................................................................................... 17 3.1.2 Water Chemistry ............................................................................................................. 17 3.1.3 Water Quality ................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.4 Zooplankton .................................................................................................................... 26 3.1.5 Littoral Zone Macroinvertebrates ................................................................................... 26 iii Contents (continued) Page 3.1.6 Vertebrates ...................................................................................................................... 26 3.2 Crater Lake National Park ...................................................................................................... 34 3.2.1 Physical Substrate ........................................................................................................... 37 3.2.2 Water Chemistry ............................................................................................................. 37 3.2.3 Water Quality ................................................................................................................. 37 3.3.4 Zooplankton .................................................................................................................... 37 3.3.5 Littoral Zone Macroinvertebrates ................................................................................... 42 3.3.6 Vertebrates ...................................................................................................................... 42 3.3 Redwood National Park .......................................................................................................... 44 3.3.1 Physical Substrate ........................................................................................................... 44 3.3.2 Water Chemistry ............................................................................................................. 44 3.3.3 Water Quality ................................................................................................................. 48 3.3.4 Zooplankton and Littoral Zone Macroinvertebrates ....................................................... 48 3.3.5 Vertebrates ...................................................................................................................... 51 4.0 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 53 5.0 Literature Cited .............................................................................................................................. 54 iv Figures Page Figure 1. Layout schematic of a pond-lake showing the location and type of sampling completed during each site visit. ............................................................................................................ 4 Figure 2. 2013 Field Crew Lead Kirsten Underwood finishing horizontal zooplankton tow sampling at Lily Pond, Lake 10430 (from 2013 field season). ....................................................... 6 Figure 3. 2013 Crew Leader Kirsten Underwood sampling littoral zone macroinvertebrates in Summit Lake (10793) (left) and Lily Pond (10430) (right) (from 2013 field season). ................................................................................................................................