Summary of Small Mammal: Data Fall 2002 · We set 26 traps (18 Sherman and 8 drop) six days. · We trapped 25 animals success rate was 16%. · We caught no animals in drop traps. · 11 animals on West site. · 12 animals on the East site. · 2 animals on the North site. · 14 White Footed Mice. · 10 Short-tailed shrews. · 1 House Mouse. · No Voles or Masked Shrews were caught. · Average weight of the White-Footed Mice = 17.4 gram · Average weight of the Short-tailed Shrews = 21.6 grams · Average body length of White Footed Mice = 62.6 mm · Average body length of Short-Tailed Shrews = 71.0 mm · Average tail length of White Footed Mice = 64.8 mm (0.97 Body/Tail) (2000 - 0.92) · Average tail length of Short-tailed Shrews = 24.4 mm (2.94 Body/Tail) (2000 - 3.19)

Summary of Water Quality Data: Fall 2002

Notice that over the last three years the lake temperature has been warmer in September, but colder by the beginning of November .

Here we show that during the fall the water in the lake becomes clearer as the algae die off

The relationship between dissolved oxygen and water temperature is very complex. Even though colder water holds more oxygen, this graph shows that at Patrick Marsh there is more oxygen in the water at warmer temperature. This is because of dense algae bloom (see secci distance) in September produce supralevels of oxygen on warm sunny days. Later in the fall, as the lake cools, there is less algae to add oxygen to the lake.