Effects of Calcium Magnesium Acetate on Small Lentic Environments in Interior Alaska

Abstract

List of Tables - v List of Figures - vii Introduction - 1 Literature Review - 3 Introduction - 3 Environmental Evaluation - 4 Current Studies - 8 Objectives of Study - 11 Materials and Methods - 13 Study Site - 13 CMA Application - 15 Sampling Schedule - 15 Analysis of CMA - 16 Physical Measurements - 16 Air and Water Temperatures - 16 Light Availability - 18 Chemical Measurements - 18 Alkalinity and pH - 18 Major Cations - 18 Dissolved Oxygen - 81 Nutrients - 19 Biological Measurements - 19 Planktonic Chlorophyll - 19 Plankotnic Bacteria - 20 Acetate Turnover Times - 20 Dominant Phytoplankton - 21 Relative Abundance of Zooplankton - 21 Statistical Analysis - 21 Results - 23 Analysis of CMA - 23 Physical Measurements - 26 Air and Water Temperatures - 27 Light Availability - 28 Chemical Measurements - 28 Alkalinity and pH - 28 Dissolved Oxygen - 28 Major Cations - 35 Nutrients - 37 Biological Measurements - 37 Planktonic Chlorophyll - 44 Planktonic Bacteria - 45 Acetate Turnover Times - 34 Dominant Phytoplankton - 45 Relative Abundance of Zoplankton - 45 Discussion - 53 Conclusions - 57 Recommendations - 59 Implementation - 61 Literature Cited - 6