Changes in Terrestrial Invertabrate Subsidies and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) Diets in the Two Hearted River, MI, Following a Wildfire
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Changes in Terrestrial Invertabrate Subsidies and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) Diets in the Two Hearted River, MI, Following a Wildfire
Description
"In the western US, wildfires have been shown to alter terrestrial-aquatic linkages by reducing terrestrial inputs (e.g., terrestrial subsidies) that fuel stream food webs. Recently, a wildfire in
northern Michigan burned forest landscapes across the Two Hearted River watershed. The objective of this study was to determine: 1) the effects of the fire on riparian vegetation, 2) the effects of wildfire on terrestrial invertebrate subsidies to the river, and 3) if the diets of Rainbow Trout change in response to the changes in terrestrial subsidies present. Burned and unburned riparian vegetation (i.e. canopy cover and % living), terrestrial invertebrate subsidies, and
rainbow trout diets were compared over two years after the wildfire. Significantly higher amounts of canopy cover, terrestrial invertebrate subsides, and proportion of terrestrial invertebrates present in Rainbow Trout diets were observed in the unburned reach of the Two
Hearted River when compared to the burned reach. This suggests that wildfires influence aquatic-terrestrial linkages in the Great Lakes region in a similar manner as has been observed in the western US."
northern Michigan burned forest landscapes across the Two Hearted River watershed. The objective of this study was to determine: 1) the effects of the fire on riparian vegetation, 2) the effects of wildfire on terrestrial invertebrate subsidies to the river, and 3) if the diets of Rainbow Trout change in response to the changes in terrestrial subsidies present. Burned and unburned riparian vegetation (i.e. canopy cover and % living), terrestrial invertebrate subsidies, and
rainbow trout diets were compared over two years after the wildfire. Significantly higher amounts of canopy cover, terrestrial invertebrate subsides, and proportion of terrestrial invertebrates present in Rainbow Trout diets were observed in the unburned reach of the Two
Hearted River when compared to the burned reach. This suggests that wildfires influence aquatic-terrestrial linkages in the Great Lakes region in a similar manner as has been observed in the western US."
Creator
Duton, Addie
Source
Biology
Publisher
Lake Superior State University
Date
2015
Contributor
Dr. Ashey Moerke
Rights
Copyright Addie Dutton: All rights reserved. LSSU use only.
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
text.monograph
Identifier
S20220516006
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Duton, Addie, “Changes in Terrestrial Invertabrate Subsidies and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) Diets in the Two Hearted River, MI, Following a Wildfire,” LSSU Student Research Projects, accessed May 17, 2024, https://seniorprojects.omeka.net/items/show/680.