National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Fish, National Capital Parks - East
Nortrup M. 2014. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: Fish, National Capital Parks - East. National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
This brief describes results of fish monitoring by the National Capital Region Network Inventory & Monitoring (NCRN I&M) program in National Capital Parks - East from 2004 to 2013. It includes species lists and Fish Index of Biotic Integrity (FIBI) scores for Accokeek Creek (Piscataway Park), Henson Creek (Suitland Parkway), Oxon Run (Oxon Cove Farm Park), and Still Creek (Greenbelt Park). Of note are the MD-threatened pearl dace (Margariscus margarita) found in Henson Creek in 2013. Presence of invasive crayfish are also noted.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Nortrup, Megan
- Date of Issue
- 2014-05
- Publisher
- National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
- Units
- GREE , NACE , NCR , NCRN , OXHI , PISC , SUIT
- Keywords
- Accokeek Creek, Aquatic Resources, Crayfish, FIBI, Fish, Fish Brief, fish index of biotic integrity, Greenbelt Park, Henson Creek, margariscus margarita, Maryland Biological Stream Survey, MBSS, Oxon Cove Farm Park, Oxon Run, pearl dace, Piscataway Park, Still Creek, Stream Brief, Suitland Parkway