NCRN Biological Stream Survey Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Data 2019
NPS - National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Program. 2019. NCRN Biological Stream Survey Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Data 2019. UMCES. National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Program, Washington, DC
Macroinvertebrate and water chemistry data collected as part of the NCRN Biological Stream Monitoring Proocol. All data were collected during the Spring sampling season. In 2005, the National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Network (NCRN) initiated a long-term water quality and quantity monitoring program, funded in part by the National Park Service Water Resources Division. The Biological monitoring portion of the program is carried out every 6 years at 37 sites within 10 of the NCRN parks. The data collected using this protocol will provide much needed baseline information on the stream biological resources in the NCRN, particularly in terms of community structure and composition. The information will also be used to determine long term trends in community composition, as well as trends in the abundance and distribution of individual species. Macroinvertebrate and water chemistry data collected as part of the NCRN Biological Stream Monitoring Proocol. This data set incldues macroinvertebrate taxa lists from all streams sampled as well as water quatlity data collected at those streams. In addition, macroinvertebrate data were used to calculate an benthic index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) that can be used to assess the health of the stream based on the macroinvertebrate populations. All data were collected during the Spring sampling season.
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Authors
- NPS - National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Program
- Date of Issue
- 2019-12-31
- Publisher
- UMCES
- Units
- CATO , MANA , MONO , NCRN , ROCR
- Keywords
- Ammonia, ANC, Application Inventory Registry, BIBI, Biological Stream Survey, biotic integrity, Broad Branch, DC, Dissolved Oxygen, Fenwick Branch, FIBI, Fish, Hazen Creek, IBI, Inlandwaters, Invertebrates, Luzon Branch, Macroinvertebrates, Maryland, Monitoring, National Capital Region, NCRN BSS Data, Nitrate, nitrite, Organic Phosphorus, pH, PHI, Phosphorus, Physical Habitat Index, Pinehurst Branch, Rock Creek Park, ROCR, Soapstone Valley Stream, Streams, Sulfate, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Water, Water Chemsitry, Water Quality
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae