Anders, E. et al. May 2001. An Ecological Survey of the New Wetlands, Clermont College – Batavia Ohio.
This study was embarked on to explore and provide evidence to
the health of the area called “New wetlands” at Clermont College.
Prior to beginning the study, the area was mapped. Faunistic surveys
of insects, arthropods, and other animals were accomplished and produce
184 total animals in 14 species. Shrub and herbaceous surveys carried
out resulted in 95 shrub plants from 22 species and 370 herbaceous plants
in 27 species. Environmental factors showed the light intensity for
the bare soil around the ponds to be 8820 milliphot for high, 7203 milliphot
for medium, and 699.4 milliphot for low. The light intensity for
the grassy area of the ponds was 2797.60 milliphot for high, 591.8 milliphot
for medium, and 430.4 milliphot for low. The air temperature was
found to be 28°C for dry bulb and 21°C for wet bulb for the bare
soil and dry bulb was 25°C and the wet bulb was 19°C in the grassy
area around the ponds. The soil temperature was 24°C for the
bare soil and 23°C for the grassy area. The relative humidity
was 53.48% in the bare soil area and 56.8% for the grassy area. The
wind velocity was 6 mph for head and 3 mph for ground in the bare soil
area and 5.5 mph head and 3.5 mph ground for the grassy area. Analysis
of aquatic habitats was performed resulting in 6063 total plants and animals
for the macroscopic observation and 104 organisms in the microscopic observations.
Water analysis executed illustrated that there was 118.75 ppm for harness
of the north pond and 199.25 ppm for the south pond, chlorosity was average
of 0.048 gm Cl/L H2O in the north pond and 0.073 gm Cl/L H2O
in the south pond, and the dissolved oxygen of the north pond was 5.32
mg O2/L H2O and the south pond was 7.32 mg O2/L
H2O.