NDLI: Assessing stream integrity based on interpretations of map-based riparian and subbasin properties

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Author	Goforth, Reuben R. Bain, Mark B.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Ecosystems have become a primary focus for conservation efforts seeking to maintain native freshwater biodiversity. Inherent in lotic ecosystem studies is consideration of the influences that multiscale environmental properties have on the state of biological communities and ecological processes, herein referred to more generally as stream integrity. The Watershed Habitat Evaluation and Biotic Integrity Protocol (WHEBIP) was developed to provide rapid assessment of stream integrity for stream segments throughout watersheds based on riparian and subbasin features interpreted principally from aerial imagery and topographic maps. Protocol calibration was based on relationships between WHEBIP scores and aquatic community and aquatic habitat field data collected in the French Creek watershed, Chautauqua County, NY, USA. A test of the protocol in the Cussewago Creek watershed, Crawford and Erie Counties, PA, USA, indicated that the WHEBIP can be used as a generalized-stream integrity rapid-assessment tool, especially related to fish communities. However, the protocol’s ability to predict stream macroinvertebrate biological integrity measures was limited, emphasizing that it should be used primarily as a stratification tool to guide the classification of stream integrity within watersheds.
Starting Page	33
Ending Page	43
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18601871
Journal	Landscape and Ecological Engineering
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1860188X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Japan
Publisher Date	2010-12-03
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Stream assessment Watershed assessment Civil Engineering Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Environmental Management Nature Conservation Plant Ecology Landscape Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Nature and Landscape Conservation

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