Monitoring Aquatic Life
Dr. JIM CARLTON AND Dr. ANDREW CHANG FROM THE SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER welcomed local students and public in their re-survey of lake invertebrates in 2016. This became the inspiration for ongoing citizen monitoring by iNaturalist and Laney College (Lake Merritt Citizen Monitoring Study). The Lake Merritt Boating Center's Sailing into Science program and Chabot Space and Science Center's Enviroteam participated too. LINKS TO BE ADDED.
EYES ON LAKE MERRITT - Marine Biologist Jim Carlton explains why monitoring Lake Merritt may help us understand effects of Climate Change
OCEANIZATION OF LAKE MERRITT - Dr. Carlton explains trends researchers have seen in the lake community over decades.
PROFESSIONAL TOOLS - High school student interviews Smithsonian scientist
WHY MONITOR? - High school student interviews Smithsonian scientist
Dr. Andrew Chang and Dr. Carlton of the Smithsonian conduct research on exotic species in the lake and share with community.
Dr Carlton and Oakland High students at 2016 "Carlton+50" resurvey of lake invertebrate community.
Lake Merritt Citizen Monitoring Study (iNaturalist) sampling sites.
Chabot Space and Science Center Environteam students discuss invertebrates surveyed for iNaturalist Project.
Collecting and examining invertebrates (later returned to Lake).
Citizen Science on a Saturday - Lake Merritt Citizen Monitoring Study.
Scientific poster about Lake Merritt Oceanization presented at 2017 State of the Estuary Conference
Scientific poster presented by iNaturalist project, local students and scientists at the 2017 State of the Estuary Conference
Carlton+50 Team examines the shoreline.
Dr. Carlton (center left) and Carlton+50 team - October 2016
Students examine a caprellid usually found in higher salinity waters in the Bay.
Measuring a shrimp.
Student intern with tools for Lake Merritt Citizen Monitoring Study (iNaturalist).
Dr. Chang, Carlton and McCann do professional 2016 re-survey.