Development, application, and refinement of a systems model for prairie wetlands
NPWRC is developing, applying, and refining an integrated, process-based, systems model for prairie-pothole wetlands to facilitate forecasts of how climate and land-use change will affect wetland processes and biota. The Pothole Hydrology Linked System Simulator model (PHyLiSS) simulates changes in hydrology, water chemistry, plant communities, invertebrates, and other biota as a result of altered temperature and precipitation inputs. We use extensive biotic and abiotic datasets from the Missouri Coteau Wetland Ecosystem Observatory to parameterize, calibrate, and validate the model. Once completed, PHyLiSS will allow us to explore important scientific questions related to (1) how changes in climate will affect water levels and hydroperiods of prairie-pothole wetlands; (2) how these hydrological changes will affect chemical characteristics of various wetland types; (3) how plant communities, aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, waterfowl, and other biota will likely be affected; (4) how alternate land uses will interact with climate to alter wetland processes; and (5) how potential effects of climate change on prairie-wetland ecosystems might be mitigated.
Below are publications associated with this project.
The Pothole Hydrology-Linked Systems Simulator (PHyLiSS)—Development and application of a systems model for prairie-pothole wetlands
Aquatic-macroinvertebrate communities of Prairie-Pothole wetlands and lakes under a changed climate
From "Duck Factory" to "Fish Factory": Climate induced changes in vertebrate communities of prairie pothole wetlands and small lakes
Cannibalistic-morph Tiger Salamanders in unexpected ecological contexts
Chemical and biotic characteristics of prairie lakes and large wetlands in south-central North Dakota—Effects of a changing climate
Placing prairie pothole wetlands along spatial and temporal continua to improve integration of wetland function in ecological investigations
Hydrogeochemistry of prairie pothole region wetlands: Role of long-term critical zone processes
Potential for parasite-induced biases in aquatic invertebrate population studies
The Cottonwood Lake study area, a long-term wetland ecosystem monitoring site
A multi-year comparison of IPCI scores for prairie pothole wetlands: implications of temporal and spatial variation
The wetland continuum: A conceptual framework for interpreting biological studies
NPWRC is developing, applying, and refining an integrated, process-based, systems model for prairie-pothole wetlands to facilitate forecasts of how climate and land-use change will affect wetland processes and biota. The Pothole Hydrology Linked System Simulator model (PHyLiSS) simulates changes in hydrology, water chemistry, plant communities, invertebrates, and other biota as a result of altered temperature and precipitation inputs. We use extensive biotic and abiotic datasets from the Missouri Coteau Wetland Ecosystem Observatory to parameterize, calibrate, and validate the model. Once completed, PHyLiSS will allow us to explore important scientific questions related to (1) how changes in climate will affect water levels and hydroperiods of prairie-pothole wetlands; (2) how these hydrological changes will affect chemical characteristics of various wetland types; (3) how plant communities, aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, waterfowl, and other biota will likely be affected; (4) how alternate land uses will interact with climate to alter wetland processes; and (5) how potential effects of climate change on prairie-wetland ecosystems might be mitigated.
Below are publications associated with this project.