Remote Biosensing Employing Fish as Real Time Monitors of Water Quality Events
Morgan EL and Eagleson KW. 1983. Remote Biosensing Employing Fish as Real Time Monitors of Water Quality Events. Pages 235-243. In Hydrological Applications of Remote Sensing and Remote Data Transmission (Proceedings of the Hamburg Symposium). IAHS Publ. no. 145
ABSTRACT: Recent advances in real time detection of fish physiological responses to water quality fluctuations now complement developments in remote automated physical monitoring. Not only do site-specific measurements allow verification of existing stream conditions, but they also provide sound data bases crucial to protecting and effectively managing the water resource. Employing fish breathing rate biosensing units interfaced to remote central data collection platforms equipped with physical water quality monitors, data gathered from both cold and warm water stations are transmitted at discreet time intervals via earth satellites to a land-based processing center. Viewing fish response data in light of simultaneously monitored water quality information is complementary to management needs.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Morgan, Eric; Eagleson, Kenneth
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Abrams Creek, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, fish, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, remote sensing, SER, Southeast Region, water quality