Abstract
Kanuga fen, located outside of Hendersonville, NC, is rare type of wetland found in the Appalachian Mountains. It is inhabited by two federally protected species, Clemmys muhlenbergii and Sarracenia rubra subsp. jonesii. This study examined the water chemistry of samples collected from various sites of the fen during the summer and fall seasons. Major ions were quantified using ion chromatography and alkalinity titrations then plotted on Piper and Stiff diagrams for data comparison. Samples from the summer and fall seasons were similar as they were slightly acidic (pH of 5.7-6.7), had low ionic strength, and consisted of the sodium-bicarbonate type. However, the influence of the water chemistry on these species’ preferences has yet to be determined.
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Nguyen, M., (2015) “Hydrogeochemistry of Kanuga Fen”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 28(1).
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