Peer reviewed and published!

January was a successful month for Scott and myself with the publication of our first peer reviewed article into Inland Waters within the framework of the International Society of Limnology. The article describes the levels of organic carbon contained within the sediments of ponds along Druridge Bay, focusing upon the differences between a range of pond types: large vegetated ponds down to small arable field ponds.

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Work began on the paper back in November 2012 and it took over 12 months of hard work to get it published but finally seeing it in print makes it all worth while. A big thanks to all who contributed and guided us through the process!

Why did the duck cross the pond?...

Trialing the experimental design at Freeman's boating pond.

... to find out how much CO₂ and CH₄ is being released from his pond.  At least that is why I assume the brace of ducks and several swans gathered around me one cold January morning as I stand frozen at the local boating pond, not because they associate the rustling of carrier bags with being fed bread.

Graph showing the increase of CO₂ and CH₄ in a floating chamber on the boating pond shown above.
(starting levels are normal atmospheric levels)  

Santas got a brand new probe.



Mike D, Dave and Scott trying out the Chlorophyll a attachment

Christmas came early for Scott this week with the arrival of an extremely fancy new dissolved oxygen probe.