Nutrient Cycling in Sandpiper Pond: A Local Estuarine Assessment
Presentation Type
Event
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Angelos Hannides
Major
Marine Science
Presentation Abstract
Sandpiper Pond is a coastal pond at Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina. Originally a tidal inlet surrounded by marshland, it was isolated in 1989 and rechanneled in 2004-2005 under a community-based wetland restoration project. The project was designed to restore the pond to a tidal inlet to improve water quality and biodiversity. Since then, the tidal connection with the ocean has been severed once more and the main influx of seawater occurs from the marsh during spring high tides. In this three-month study, the current state of Sandpiper Pond is evaluated using fundamental biogeochemical indicators that are indicative of the character (marine vs fresh water) and water quality (eutrophic status) of the pond. Biweekly sampling events are used to investigate and compare the conditions in the pond, ocean and marsh, and indicate whether the intentions of the 2004-2005 restoration project are still satisfied to this day.
Course
MSCI*497H
Location
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
Start Date
16-4-2019 12:30 PM
End Date
16-4-2019 2:30 PM
Disciplines
Oceanography
Recommended Citation
Workman, Nicholas, "Nutrient Cycling in Sandpiper Pond: A Local Estuarine Assessment" (2019). Undergraduate Research Competition. 55.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2019/poster/55
Nutrient Cycling in Sandpiper Pond: A Local Estuarine Assessment
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
Sandpiper Pond is a coastal pond at Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina. Originally a tidal inlet surrounded by marshland, it was isolated in 1989 and rechanneled in 2004-2005 under a community-based wetland restoration project. The project was designed to restore the pond to a tidal inlet to improve water quality and biodiversity. Since then, the tidal connection with the ocean has been severed once more and the main influx of seawater occurs from the marsh during spring high tides. In this three-month study, the current state of Sandpiper Pond is evaluated using fundamental biogeochemical indicators that are indicative of the character (marine vs fresh water) and water quality (eutrophic status) of the pond. Biweekly sampling events are used to investigate and compare the conditions in the pond, ocean and marsh, and indicate whether the intentions of the 2004-2005 restoration project are still satisfied to this day.