The distribution of phosphorus in the nature preserve at the Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Nevada

The main objective of this thesis was to investigate the distribution of phosphorus among three different compartments of the Upper Pond at the Nature Preserve at the Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, NV: influent and effluent water, sediments, and plants. Samples were collected from September 2002 to January of 2003 and analyzed for phosphorus content. Results showed that the Upper Pond removed 55% of the ortho phosphate (OP) and 39% of the total phosphorus (TP) loadings during the study period. Sediment results showed that the East Outflow concentrated the most P (644.85 +/- 120.26 mg P Kg-1), followed by the East Edge of the Island (576.00 +/- 151.38 mg P Kg-1) and the Inflow (468.55 +/- 298.99 mg P Kg-1). Results also showed that the sediment is accumulating mostly in the middle of the pond followed by the east edge of the island and the east outflow area. Typha and Scirpus plant species were analyzed for P content and results showed that Typha accumulated more P than Scirpus during this study. Only Scirpus showed significant difference in P content between above and belowground tissues. Belowground tissues had more P content.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Environmental Science

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Brazao, Rosangela Gomes

Contributors dc:contributor

• Krystyna Stave
• Jacimaria Batista

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1529

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2528