A Nebraska farm pond was degraded by excess accumulation of nutrients and sediment and needed renovation. Surrounding fields and a neighboring feedlot caused solids and nutrients to collect in the ...

Deciding to renovate a pond is often a difficult decision for landowners, said Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

We next used a chronosequence to determine whether pond renovation, which often occurs when ponds are about 40 yr old, threatens the development of amphibian habitat. Nine amphibian species bred in ...