Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program: Groundwater, surface water, and vegetation

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Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring ProgramGroundwater,
surface water, and vegetation

• Kim Eichhorst

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BEMP Sites
Bobcat
Badger
Diversion
Minnow
Alameda
Calabacillas
Montano
RGNC
Savannah
Reynolds-forest
Valencia-cleared
Reynolds-clear
Rt. 66
Harrison
NHCC
Valencia-forest
Belen
Albuquerque
Sevilleta
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Groundwater
Surface water
Precipitation
Vegetation Transects
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San Juan
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Minnow Below Albuquerques Drinking Water
Diversion Dam (west side)
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Diversion Below Albuquerques Drinking Water
Diversion Dam (east side)
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National Hispanic Cultural Center
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Valencia Clear and Valencia Forest
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Groundwater
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Vegetation Transect Data
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2003 Plant Species Diversity
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Vegetation Type
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2003 Native vs. Exotic Vegetation
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Water and Vegetation

• No significant correlations between depth to
  groundwater, hydrologic connectivity, or
  precipitation and total vegetation cover, native
  cover, exotic cover, tree cover, shrub cover,
  sedge rush cover, or cottonwood cover)
• Significant correlation between precipitation and
  annuals within a site, between years
• Weak correlation between depth to groundwater and
  species diversity and forbs

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Establishment of Native vs. Exotic vegetation

• Clearing event (flood, fire, mechanical clearing)
  
• followed by flooding (spring/early summer)
• ? Brings in native vegetation

• Clearing event (flood, fire, mechanical clearing)
  
• not followed by flooding, (or by late summer/fall
  flooding)
• ? Brings in exotic vegetation

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Flood
Belen
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Flood
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Fire, Flood
San Juan
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Fire, Flood
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Mechanical Clearing (Mowing), No Flood
Savannah
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Mechanical Clearing, No Flood
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Difference between years mowing at Savannah
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Mechanical Clearing, No Flood
Valencia Clear
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Mechanical Clearing, No Flood(First year)
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Valencia Clear 1st and 2nd years after clearing
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Acknowledgements

• National Science Foundation
• Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research
  Schoolyard Program
• Bosque School (Andrew Wooden, Ray Graham III,
  Black family)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service MRG Bosque
  Initiative
• Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
• The Rio Grande Nature Center
• City of Albuquerque Open Space
• State of New Mexico
• Pueblos of Santa Ana and San Juan
• U.S. Bureau of Land Management
• National Hispanic Cultural Center
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Soil and Water Conservation District
• All schools, site representatives, and students
  involved with BEMP

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