Data Package Metadata View Summary

Jones, D. K., B. M. Mattes, W. D. Hintz, M. S. Schuler, A. B. Stoler, L. Lind, R. O. Cooper, and R. A. Relyea. 2017. Investigation of road salts and biotic stressors on freshwater wetland communities. Environmental Pollution 221:159-167.

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

edi.1640.1

Title:

Jones, D. K., B. M. Mattes, W. D. Hintz, M. S. Schuler, A. B. Stoler, L. Lind, R. O. Cooper, and R. A. Relyea. 2017. Investigation of road salts and biotic stressors on freshwater wetland communities. Environmental Pollution 221:159-167.

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

The application of road deicing salts has led to the salinization of freshwater ecosystems in northern regions worldwide. Increased chloride concentrations in lakes, streams, ponds, and wetlands may negatively affect freshwater biota, potentially threatening ecosystem services. In an effort to reduce the effects of road salt, operators have increased the use of salt alternatives, yet we lack an understanding of how these deicers affect aquatic communities. We examined the direct and indirect effects of the most commonly used road salt (NaCl) and a proprietary salt mixture (NaCl, KCl, MgCl2), at three environmentally relevant concentrations (150, 470, and 780 mg Cl−/L) on freshwater wetland communities in combination with one of three biotic stressors (control, predator cues, and competitors). The communities contained periphyton, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and two tadpole species (American toads, Anaxyrus americanus; wood frogs, Lithobates sylvaticus). Overall, we found the two road salts did not interact with the natural stressors. Both salts decreased pH and reduced zooplankton abundance. The strong decrease in zooplankton abundance in the highest NaCl concentration caused a trophic cascade that resulted in increased phytoplankton abundance. The highest NaCl concentration also reduced toad activity. For the biotic stressors, predatory stress decreased whereas competitive stress increased the activity of both tadpole species. Wood frog survival, time to metamorphosis, and mass at metamorphosis all decreased under competitive stress whereas toad time to metamorphosis increased and mass at metamorphosis decreased. Collectively, road salts and biotic stressors both can affect freshwater communities, but their effects are not interactive. The direct and indirect effects of road salts reported are important for management and conservation efforts given the salinization of freshwater systems following winter road maintenance.

Publication Date:

2024-05-21

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Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

2015

End:

2015

People and Organizations
Contact:	Relyea, Rick A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) [ email ]
Creator:	Relyea, Rick A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Professor)
Creator:	Jones, Devin
Creator:	Mattes, Brian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Creator:	Hintz, William
Creator:	Schuler, Matthew (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Creator:	Stoler, Aaron
Creator:	Lind, Lovisa
Creator:	Cooper, Reilly

Data Entities
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Description:	Data from all taxa in the mesocosm experiment
Data Table Name:	Archived activity data
Description:	Behavioral observations

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


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Rotifer2

Copepod2

Cladoceran2

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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Woods Active

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Toads Active

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Salt Treatment

Salt Conc.

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Toads Seen

Toads Active

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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	aquatic, lake, wetland, foodweb, ecotoxicology, amphibian, salinization

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

See methods in the publication:

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@edirepository.org

Web Address:

https://edirepository.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

Rick A. Relyea

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Position:

Professor

Address:

Troy, NY 12180 US

Phone:

5182768342 (voice)

Email Address:

relyer@rpi.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6693-6950

Individual:

Devin Jones

Individual:

Brian Mattes

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180

Email Address:

matteb2@rpi.edu

Individual:

William Hintz

Individual:

Matthew Schuler

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180

Email Address:

matt.s.schuler@gmail.com

Individual:

Aaron Stoler

Email Address:

abstoler@gmail.com

Individual:

Lovisa Lind

Individual:

Reilly Cooper

Contacts:

Individual:

Rick A. Relyea

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180 US

Phone:

5182768342 (voice)

Email Address:

relyer@rpi.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6693-6950

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

2015

End:

2015

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rensselaer County, NY

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-73.700432

Latitude (degree):

42.67657

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Personnel:

Individual:

Rick A. Relyea

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180 US

Phone:

5182768342 (voice)

Email Address:

relyer@rpi.edu

Role:

Individual:

Brian Mattes

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180

Phone:

5182768342 (voice)

Email Address:

matteb2@rpi.edu

Role:

Technician

Individual:	Devin Jones
Role:	Grad student

Individual:	William Hintz
Role:	Postdoc

Individual:

Matthew Schuler

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180

Phone:

5182768342 (voice)

Email Address:

matt.s.schuler@gmail.com

Role:

Postdoc

Individual:

Aaron Stoler

Email Address:

abstoler@gmail.com

Role:

Postdoc

Individual:	Reilly Cooper
Role:	Undergraduate assistant

Individual:	Lovisa Lind
Role:	Postdoc

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Jones, D. K., B. M. Mattes, W. D. Hintz, M. S. Schuler, A. B. Stoler, L. Lind, R. O. Cooper, and R. A. Relyea. 2017. Investigation of road salts and biotic stressors on freshwater wetland communities. Environmental Pollution 221:159-167.

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Jones, D. K., B. M. Mattes, W. D. Hintz, M. S. Schuler, A. B. Stoler, L. Lind, R. O. Cooper, and R. A. Relyea. 2017. Investigation of road salts and biotic stressors on freshwater wetland communities. Environmental Pollution 221:159-167.

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