Problems

• How diverse is our pond fish population?

• How has the biodiversity changed over the

last few years?

• What can the hidden pond's biodiversity

tell us about the pond's health?
 What is Biodiversity?
• diversity among and within plant and
animal species in an environment.
Why is biodiversity important in an
ecosystem?
• biodiversity provides the conditions
and drives the processes that sustain
the global economy – and our very
survival as a species.
 References
• http://www.undp.org/biodiversity/biodiversitycd

• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/biodive
Fishing procedures
 What we used
• We used fishing rods to hold our line,
something else we used, which held our hook,
another thing we used, which held our bait,
once again something we used, which lured
the fish. The 2 types of rods, open and closed
reel. We also used bait because we had a
hunch that the fish would not go willingly on the
hook. Some of the better bait we used was
some hotdogs, some worms, and corn, kernels
and kernels of corn.
 Where we fished!
We fished at the hidden pond, and pond at
the back of EHMIS. The are three areas of
the hidden pond. There is the front, the
part of the pond where I fished, pine tree
loop, the part of the pond where the most
fish are caught, and lentic loop, the part of
the pond where the least fish were caught.
 Weather
Air Temp 37, F
Water Temp, 42 F
Cloud cover, clear
Wind speed, light
Wind direction, North
west
• Use bait (duh), fish won’t
bite without a choice cut
(just kidding, you can use
any food for bait)
• Use a fishing rod you
know how to work.
• Good bait examples
• Mealworms -
Lures
• Worms -Hot dog
• Corn -
Fruit Gushers
• Fish -
Almost anything else!
• Bread
• Do NOT cast near trees
(believe me, I’d know).
• Do NOT fish near other
fishermen/women
• Do NOT focus on saving
the hook, save the fish
first (or people will think
you are mean).
 Pie Charts for types of fish caught for each year
Number of fish (2007)

largemouth pumpkinseed ,
bass, 14, 19% 8, 11%
pumpkinseed
crappie , 2, 3% bluegill
crappie
largemouth bass
bluegill, 48, 67%

Number of fish(2009)

largemouth
bass, 1, 2%
pumpkinseed,
crappie , 0, 0%
12, 29% pumpkinseed
bluegill
crappie
largem outh bass
bluegill, 28, 69%
 Bar Graph
Comparing Pumpkinseed SDI

2009

pumpkinseed

2007

0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08

 Formula
Formula: D=(n/N)²
D= Diversity
n= Number of organisms in a certain species
N= Number of organisms of all species

Fish Diversities
2007 2009
(N=162) (N=51)
Bluegill Sunfish……………….D=0.52………...D=0.47
Pumpkinseed…………………D=0.01………...D=0.06
Crappie Bass…………………D=0.0004……...D=N/A
Largemouth Bass……………D=0.19…………D=0.0004