Monitoring Wilderness Stream Ecosystems
Davis JC, Minshall GW, Robinson CT, Landres P. 2001. Monitoring Wilderness Stream Ecosystems. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service General Technical Report. General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-70. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Ogden, UT
A protocol and methods for monitoring the major physical, chemical, and biological components of stream ecosystems are presented. The monitoring protocol is organized into four stages. At stage 1 information is obtained on a basic set of parameters that describe stream ecosystems. Each following stage builds upon stage 1 by increasing the number of parameters and the detail and frequency of the measurements. Stage 4 supplements analyses of stream biotic structure with measurements of stream function: carbon and nutrient processes. Standard methods are presented that were selected or modified through extensive field application for use in remote settings. (Abstract by Davis et al as printed in General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-70).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Davis, Jeffrey; Minshall, G; Robinson, Christopher; Landres, Peter
- Date of Issue
- 2001-01
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Research Station
- Units
- BICA , GRTE , YELL
- Keywords
- Ecology, Hydrology, Inventory and Monitoring (I&M), Water Management