Condition Assessment of 5 Tributary Watershed Ecosystems At Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and New River Gorge National River
Laubscher SE, Rocco G, Bishop JA, Easterling MM, Armstrong BK, Brooks RP. 2007. Condition Assessment of 5 Tributary Watershed Ecosystems At Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and New River Gorge National River. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR—2007/086. United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This report presents the results of a pilot study conducted from June 2004 to August 2004, which used a Watershed Monitoring Matrix (WMM) to characterize the aquatic ecosystem condition of two national parks within the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (ALPO) and New River Gorge National River (NERI). Study results, combined with the local knowledge and professional expertise of park managers, should produce a powerful tool for evaluating the ecological condition of a watershed and developing appropriate protection, conservation, or restoration strategies.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Laubscher, Susan; Rocco, Gian; Bishop, Joseph; Easterling, Mary; Armstrong, Brian; Brooks, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 2007-04
- Publisher
- United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region
- Units
- ALPO , ERMN , NERI
- Keywords
- Aquatic, Assessment, Distribution (Biodiversity), Ecosystem, Presence (Biodiversity), Tributary, Watershed
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Communities