Kabakwa Lake’s 2023 Benthic Assessment Macroinvertebrate Water Quality
Title
Kabakwa Lake’s 2023 Benthic Assessment Macroinvertebrate Water Quality
Author
Jennifer Fedak & Daniel Vandeloo
Host Organization
Halls and Hawks Lake Property Owner's Association
Supervising Faculty
Dr. Kaitlyn Fleming
Date
December 1st, 2023
Location of Document
Online
Area
Haliburton
Subject
Benthic macroinvertebrate assessment of Kabakwa lake
Abstract
Kabakwa Lake’s 2023 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Water Quality Assessment was completed as part of an aquatic biomonitoring program by U-Links in conjunction with Kabakwa Lake owners, such as Bill Forbes. The 2023 visitation was the third year of sampling, which contributed to the long-term dataset required to determine water quality trends. Benthic macroinvertebrates (hereafter, benthos) are invertebrates that spend most or all of their lives in water which can make them susceptible to organic pollution (Jones et al., 2006; Borisko et al, 2007). Benthos in conjunction with water chemistry data can be used to access the health of a lake (Carbone et al, 1998).
This summary seeks to provide stakeholders with a preliminary indication of the health of Kabakwa Lake (hereafter, Kabakwa). This is done though explaining what the benthos community assemblage infers about the current water quality of Kabakwa. The objectives for 2023 include (1) collecting benthos through a modified OBBN sampling protocol; (2) identifying collected benthos in lab and sorting them into OBBN groupings; (3) quantifying each group using metrics to determine abundance, richness, and diversity; (4) interpreting the results to provide an assessment of Kabakwa’s water quality.
This summary seeks to provide stakeholders with a preliminary indication of the health of Kabakwa Lake (hereafter, Kabakwa). This is done though explaining what the benthos community assemblage infers about the current water quality of Kabakwa. The objectives for 2023 include (1) collecting benthos through a modified OBBN sampling protocol; (2) identifying collected benthos in lab and sorting them into OBBN groupings; (3) quantifying each group using metrics to determine abundance, richness, and diversity; (4) interpreting the results to provide an assessment of Kabakwa’s water quality.
Publisher
Trent University
Date Available
2024
Date Created
2023
Date Accepted
2023
Date Submitted
2023
Files
Reference
Jennifer Fedak & Daniel Vandeloo, Kabakwa Lake’s 2023 Benthic Assessment Macroinvertebrate Water Quality, Trent University, December 1st, 2023