Austin Medley, Wai-Foong Hong, Michael Tweed, Debbie Rogers, Daniel Giese, Andre Johnson, Lynnette Sievert, Nathan R. Neufeld, S. A. Kimball, Zachary Schneider, Alexis Powell, Trevor Jones, Rachel Bowes, Chris Steffen, Tim Burnett, Belkasim Khameiss, Scott Ishman, Sophia Hodge, Jack Sytsma, Helen Winters, Adam Smith, Erica Newman, Sonny Lee, A. Jumpponen
The following abstracts of papers and posters were accepted for presentation at the 156th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science
堪萨斯科学院第 156 届年会接受了以下论文摘要和海报
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James R. Miazga, Zachary B. Klein, J. Koch, Ben C. Neely
In Kansas, crappie Pomoxis spp. (White Crappie P. annularis, Black Crappie P. nigromaculatus) fisheries have important social and economic value, making management of these species a high priority. However, management of crappie fisheries is often challenging due to a paucity of information regarding the specific dynamics regulating populations. Even when population dynamics information is available, the relative influence of exogenous factors on crappie populations is poorly understood. To improve the management of crappie fisheries, we sought to: 1) describe White Crappie population dynamic rates throughout Kansas and 2) assess the influence of exogenous factors (i.e. system characteristics and biotic interactions) on the dynamics of White Crappie populations. Annual survey data and associated age data were used to estimate relative abundance, recruitment, individual growth rates, and total annual mortality rates of each White Crappie population. The relationships between system characteristics, fish abundance variables, and White Crappie population dynamics were assessed using principal component analysis and multiple linear regression. In total, 19,874 White Crappie were sampled from 32 impoundments and age was estimated for 3,851 individuals. In general, White Crappie population dynamics were related to a variety of abiotic and biotic characteristics that largely reflected the influence of density-dependent processes. Surface area served as a surrogate for many of the covariates considered and may be useful in guiding management of White Crappie populations. Specifically, large impoundments with high predator abundance will likely support robust crappie fisheries due to density-related improvements in growth. Conversely, impoundments with small surface areas tended to have high densities of crappies and other centrarchid competitors, which resulted in slow growth rates and potentially poor-quality crappie fisheries. Overall, our results highlight the value of dynamics rate functions for understanding the mechanisms underlying White Crappie populations which can be used to improve management of the species.
在堪萨斯州，螃蟹 Pomoxis spp.（白螃蟹 P. annularis、黑螃蟹 P. nigromaculatus）渔业具有重要的社会和经济价值，因此这些鱼种的管理成为重中之重。然而，由于缺乏有关调节种群的具体动态的信息，螃蟹渔业的管理往往具有挑战性。即使有种群动态信息，人们也不太了解外源因素对螃蟹种群的相对影响。为了改善螃蟹渔业管理，我们试图1) 描述整个堪萨斯州的白螃蟹种群动态速率；2) 评估外源因素（即系统特征和生物相互作用）对白螃蟹种群动态的影响。年度调查数据和相关鱼龄数据被用来估算每个白螃蟹种群的相对丰度、补充量、个体增长率和年总死亡率。利用主成分分析和多元线性回归评估了系统特征、鱼类丰度变量和白螃蟹种群动态之间的关系。总共从 32 个蓄水池中采集了 19,874 条白鲷样本，并估算出 3,851 条白鲷的年龄。总体而言，白鲷的种群动态与各种非生物和生物特征有关，这些特征在很大程度上反映了密度依赖过程的影响。表面积是许多被考虑的协变量的替代物，可能有助于指导白螃蟹种群的管理。具体来说，捕食者丰度高的大型蓄水池可能会支持螃蟹渔业的蓬勃发展，这是因为与密度相关的生长改善。相反，表面积小的蓄水池往往有高密度的螃蟹和其他食蟹竞争者，导致生长速度缓慢，螃蟹渔业的质量可能较差。总之，我们的研究结果凸显了动态速率函数在了解白螃蟹种群基本机制方面的价值，可用于改善对该物种的管理。
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{"title":"Book Review The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance","authors":"Erika C Martin","doi":"10.1660/062.127.0109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.127.0109","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":"86 22","pages":"63 - 64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141359930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher F. Frazier, Andrew T. Karlin, James H. Thorp
Large branchiopods are a group of aquatic crustaceans known for possessing hardy resting eggs capable of dispersal between temporary wetland habitats by wind and animal vectors. In this study, we rehydrated dry sediments from bison wallows to assess large branchiopod use of these habitats and potentially the capacity of bison to act as dispersal vectors of cysts. We observed one clam shrimp genus and one tadpole shrimp species in our rehydrated samples, providing strong evidence of large branchiopod establishment in bison-created habitats. We failed to see a relationship between spatial arrangement, bison utilization, and large branchiopod abundance, so future studies are encouraged to assess dispersal capability by bison.
{"title":"Bison Act as Habitat Engineers for Large Branchiopod Crustaceans in the Great Plains","authors":"Christopher F. Frazier, Andrew T. Karlin, James H. Thorp","doi":"10.1660/062.127.0105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.127.0105","url":null,"abstract":"Large branchiopods are a group of aquatic crustaceans known for possessing hardy resting eggs capable of dispersal between temporary wetland habitats by wind and animal vectors. In this study, we rehydrated dry sediments from bison wallows to assess large branchiopod use of these habitats and potentially the capacity of bison to act as dispersal vectors of cysts. We observed one clam shrimp genus and one tadpole shrimp species in our rehydrated samples, providing strong evidence of large branchiopod establishment in bison-created habitats. We failed to see a relationship between spatial arrangement, bison utilization, and large branchiopod abundance, so future studies are encouraged to assess dispersal capability by bison.","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":"31 14","pages":"43 - 48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141355486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The 156th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science Emporia State University, Emporia, KS, April 5-6, 2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1660/062.127.0111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.127.0111","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":"72 4","pages":"68 - 70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141359783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abigail Rick, Peter J. Pfaff, K. Gido, Michi Tobler, Hannah Hoffman-Colburn
Morphological plasticity in response to environmental variation facilitates the persistence of species in multiple habitats. Plastic morphological responses have been reported for a variety of stream fishes moving from lotic streams with shallow and regular flow to lentic ponds with still or standing water, presumably allowing them to succeed in vastly different environments. We collected Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) from the Flint Hills of Kansas to test for differences in the morphology and diets between stream and pond habitats. We predicted that differences in food resources and life in lentic or lotic habitats would be reflected in their morphology. Relative gut lengths and gut contents of specimens from streams and ponds were hypothesized to be associated with presumed food availability differences in these habitats. In contrast to our prediction, the ratio of gut length to standard length was not different between streams and ponds; however, we also did not find a difference in diet between the two habitats. Body shapes based on geometric morphometric analysis also were not different between habitats. Further investigation into shifts in resource use and a better understanding of the number of generations in which populations have occupied ponds would provide more insight into why we did not find variation in the morphology of these fish between ponds and streams.
{"title":"Morphological Plasticity of Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus from Pond and Stream Habitats","authors":"Abigail Rick, Peter J. Pfaff, K. Gido, Michi Tobler, Hannah Hoffman-Colburn","doi":"10.1660/062.127.0108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.127.0108","url":null,"abstract":"Morphological plasticity in response to environmental variation facilitates the persistence of species in multiple habitats. Plastic morphological responses have been reported for a variety of stream fishes moving from lotic streams with shallow and regular flow to lentic ponds with still or standing water, presumably allowing them to succeed in vastly different environments. We collected Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) from the Flint Hills of Kansas to test for differences in the morphology and diets between stream and pond habitats. We predicted that differences in food resources and life in lentic or lotic habitats would be reflected in their morphology. Relative gut lengths and gut contents of specimens from streams and ponds were hypothesized to be associated with presumed food availability differences in these habitats. In contrast to our prediction, the ratio of gut length to standard length was not different between streams and ponds; however, we also did not find a difference in diet between the two habitats. Body shapes based on geometric morphometric analysis also were not different between habitats. Further investigation into shifts in resource use and a better understanding of the number of generations in which populations have occupied ponds would provide more insight into why we did not find variation in the morphology of these fish between ponds and streams.","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":"32 3","pages":"55 - 62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141355472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara A. Scholes, Emma M. Buckardt, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Andrew D. George
The Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is listed as a species in need of conservation in Kansas due to its limited range and infrequent occurrence in the state. While Eastern Newts have been documented in five counties in southeast Kansas, they remain uncommon throughout the region. Our objective was to analyze wetland features that could influence the presence of breeding Eastern Newts in a newly discovered population in Crawford County. We used dip nets to sample 10 locations in each of 12 different wetlands from July 21 to August 8, 2022. We found eight larval Eastern Newt individuals in four of the wetlands. While most characteristics were similar between wetlands with and without Eastern Newts, wetlands with newts had less surrounding grassland cover, lower dissolved oxygen, and no fish. We recommend that future studies assess additional habitat variables, such as plant species richness or invertebrate abundance, which could influence Eastern Newt occurrence. Particularly, more surveys are needed along the Marais des Cygnes and Spring River watersheds to identify a possible source population and the extent of the metapopulation. Understanding the habitat associations and distribution of Eastern Newts at the western edge of their geographic range could be a foundation for future conservation efforts in this region.
{"title":"Getting to the Root of the Newt: Larval Occurrence Patterns of a Newly Discovered Eastern Newt Population in Southeast Kansas","authors":"Sara A. Scholes, Emma M. Buckardt, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Andrew D. George","doi":"10.1660/062.127.0103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.127.0103","url":null,"abstract":"The Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is listed as a species in need of conservation in Kansas due to its limited range and infrequent occurrence in the state. While Eastern Newts have been documented in five counties in southeast Kansas, they remain uncommon throughout the region. Our objective was to analyze wetland features that could influence the presence of breeding Eastern Newts in a newly discovered population in Crawford County. We used dip nets to sample 10 locations in each of 12 different wetlands from July 21 to August 8, 2022. We found eight larval Eastern Newt individuals in four of the wetlands. While most characteristics were similar between wetlands with and without Eastern Newts, wetlands with newts had less surrounding grassland cover, lower dissolved oxygen, and no fish. We recommend that future studies assess additional habitat variables, such as plant species richness or invertebrate abundance, which could influence Eastern Newt occurrence. Particularly, more surveys are needed along the Marais des Cygnes and Spring River watersheds to identify a possible source population and the extent of the metapopulation. Understanding the habitat associations and distribution of Eastern Newts at the western edge of their geographic range could be a foundation for future conservation efforts in this region.","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":"56 1","pages":"25 - 30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141358126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Everyday Science","authors":"S. M. Umer","doi":"10.1660/062.127.0110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.127.0110","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":"35 3","pages":"65 - 67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141358978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luke Ungerer, Ted Harris, Javier Omar Morales, Atefeh Hosseini
Zooplankton abundance, community composition, and size can drive clear-water phases (CWPs) in temperate lakes. CWP events temporarily improve water transparency by decreasing algae, and thus better understanding the mechanisms of CWP events could lead to improvements in water quality. Here, we evaluate how zooplankton abundance, community composition (copepods, cladocerans), and size (only Daphnia) relate to CWPs in three Kansas reservoirs with different trophic states (i.e. mesotrophic, eutrophic, or hypereutrophic). Water transparency was measured using a Secchi disk, whereas zooplankton samples were collected with vertical net hauls throughout the water column, preserved with ethanol, and subsequently analyzed using a stereoscope. Results indicated that CWPs occurred in late Spring/early Summer in all reservoirs. Total zooplankton abundance increased with trophic state, with copepods typically dominating zooplankton communities (>70% of total abundance) in all reservoirs. Copepod abundance had relatively similar temporal trends and decreased with Secchi depth in all reservoirs. In contrast, cladoceran abundance and Daphnia length relations with Secchi depth were dependent on reservoir trophic state. Although cladocerans are widely reported drivers of water transparency, we only found links between abundance and CWPs in the mesotrophic reservoir, indicating that trophic state may alter zooplankton-CWP relationships. Therefore, water quality improvements via zooplankton driven CWPs may be different in relatively low and high trophic state reservoirs.
{"title":"Trophic Status Alters Zooplankton-Driven Clear-Water Phases in Kansas Reservoirs","authors":"Luke Ungerer, Ted Harris, Javier Omar Morales, Atefeh Hosseini","doi":"10.1660/062.127.0104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.127.0104","url":null,"abstract":"Zooplankton abundance, community composition, and size can drive clear-water phases (CWPs) in temperate lakes. CWP events temporarily improve water transparency by decreasing algae, and thus better understanding the mechanisms of CWP events could lead to improvements in water quality. Here, we evaluate how zooplankton abundance, community composition (copepods, cladocerans), and size (only Daphnia) relate to CWPs in three Kansas reservoirs with different trophic states (i.e. mesotrophic, eutrophic, or hypereutrophic). Water transparency was measured using a Secchi disk, whereas zooplankton samples were collected with vertical net hauls throughout the water column, preserved with ethanol, and subsequently analyzed using a stereoscope. Results indicated that CWPs occurred in late Spring/early Summer in all reservoirs. Total zooplankton abundance increased with trophic state, with copepods typically dominating zooplankton communities (>70% of total abundance) in all reservoirs. Copepod abundance had relatively similar temporal trends and decreased with Secchi depth in all reservoirs. In contrast, cladoceran abundance and Daphnia length relations with Secchi depth were dependent on reservoir trophic state. Although cladocerans are widely reported drivers of water transparency, we only found links between abundance and CWPs in the mesotrophic reservoir, indicating that trophic state may alter zooplankton-CWP relationships. Therefore, water quality improvements via zooplankton driven CWPs may be different in relatively low and high trophic state reservoirs.","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":"82 5","pages":"31 - 42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141359595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel J. Benson, Jenell de la Peña, Andrew D. George, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky
The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is a mesocarnivore with a broad geographic range in North America, yet its distribution and habitat associations in Kansas have been poorly documented. Using data from a statewide camera trap survey, we opportunistically observed gray foxes in five counties in southeast Kansas, including two new county records. Gray fox detection localities were characterized by deciduous forest stands with dense canopies, limited understory vegetation, and areas with leaf litter and bare soil. The landscape matrix surrounding these patches of forested vegetation was dominated by pasture, grassland, and cropland. While these features are similar to previous gray fox habitat assessments in neighboring states, additional research is needed on the gray fox in Kansas due to the paucity of contemporary data on the species.
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