Winter Ecology Schedules and
Readings
Gold Lake [Winter
Ecology 2006]
WINTER LIMNOLOGY
FIELD DAY
WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | WEEK 4 | WEEK 5 |WEEK 6 | RETURN TO SYLLABUS
(Schedules etc. subject
to modification)
2012 RESULTS - rev. 2/2/12
Aquatic Systems in
Winter
| Readings |
LC Chapter 5 |
Lesson points
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- What key abiotic factors control biotic processes in
lakes? What is the state of these in winter -
see next questions.
- What is the typical seasonal cycle in the vertical
structure of these factors for seasonally-cold, mid-
and high latitude lakes?
- What are the mechanics behind these seasonal
changes? --
- For example, how does the density of liquid water
vary with temperature? And how does this play
a role in the changing vertical structure of lakes
from Fall to Winter to Spring?
- Are winter frozen-over lakes in the Colorado Rockies
biologically active?
- If so, what processes are occurring under the
ice? And with what vertical structure?
- What is the general composition of wintertime biotic
communities in such a lake and its sediments?
- Is there evidence of biotic seasonal succession in
wintertime observations?
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| Resources |
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8:30a – Weather briefing - Current Weather
& Forecasts: (MRS) and Gold
Lake Forecast
- Daily Weather Discussion
handouts: Archive
8.40a-3.30p – Field: Winter
Limnology of Gold Lake – Guest field instructor:
Dr. Sarah
Spaulding, US Geological Survey, Denver and INSTAAR, CU
FIELD -
| Bring |
- Field
Journal
- pack
lunch
- If you
have:
- Sorels (or
equivalent insulated boots)
- Hand
lens
- "Yak
Trax" (for boots' grip on ice)
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| Handouts |
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| Links: Lake
sampling equipment |
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| Other
Resources |
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| Related
pages |
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3:30a-5:00p – Lab:
Winter Limnology - Analysis & Discussion
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