Streams monitoring standard operating procedures for the Sonoran Desert and Southern Plains Networks: Version 1.00
2018. Streams monitoring standard operating procedures for the Sonoran Desert and Southern Plains Networks: Version 1.00. National Park Service
This document contains the Sonoran Desert (SODN) and Southern Plains Networks (SOPN) Streams monitoring SOPs used during the 2018 field season. The following SOPs are included: SOP#1: Field Safety SOP#2: Staff Training SOP#3: Site Selection SOP#4: Cleaning and Decontamination of Field Equipment SOP#5: Data Management SOP#6: Revising the Protocol Narrative and SOPs SOP#7: Discharge SOP#8: Surveying Cross-sections and Longitudinal Profile SOP#9: “Wolman” Type Pebble Count SOP#10: Mapping Wetted Width SOP#11: Segment Physical Characterization SOP#12: Using the Total Station SOP#13: Before the Riparian Vegetation Field Season SOP#14: Riparian Vegetation Sampling SOP#15: Riparian Vegetation Daily Data Management SOP#16: After the Riparian Vegetation Field Season SOP#17: Quarterly Sampling SOP#18: Continuous Water Quality Data SOP#19: Water Quality Core Parameters SOP#20: Water Quality Bottle Sampling SOP#21: Turbidity SOP#22: Sampling and Analysis of Fecal Indicator Bacteria SOP#23: Daily Data Management SOP#24: Continuous Water Quality Station Mount Installation SOP#25: Macroinvertebrate Collection SOP#26: Habitat Characterization SOP#27: Determining Status of Fish in Perennial Streams Refer to the "See Also" section for a link to the protocol narrative.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Date of Issue
- 2018
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- SODN , SOPN
- Keywords
- benthic macroinvertebrates, channel morphology, fish, riparian vegetation, stream ecosystems, water quality, water quantity
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Toxics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Riparian Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes