Sponsor
Funding sources for the survey data used in this paper included the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program-Western Pilot, the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, and the Grande Ronde Section 319 National Monitoring Program Project.
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Ecological Indicators
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2016
Subjects
River sediments -- Oregon, Water -- Pollution -- Oregon, Freshwater invertebrates -- Effect of sediments on, Aquatic ecology
Abstract
Fine sediments in excess of natural background conditions are one of most globally common causes of stream degradation, with well documented impacts on aquatic communities. The lack of agreement on methods for monitoring fine sediments makes it difficult to share data, limiting assessments of stream conditions across jurisdictions. We present a model that circumvents these limitations by inferring fine sediments in Oregon streams through sampling of macroinvertebrates. Tolerances to fine sediments (
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DOI
10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.009
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17726
Citation Details
Hubler, S., Huff, D. D., Edwards, P., & Pan, Y. (2016). The Biological Sediment Tolerance Index: Assessing fine sediments conditions in Oregon streams using macroinvertebrates. Ecological Indicators, 67, 132–145. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.009