Central Alaska Network Flowing Waters Monitoring Program: 2007 Annual Report
Simmons T. 2009. Central Alaska Network Flowing Waters Monitoring Program: 2007 Annual Report. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/CAKN/NRTR—2009/218. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The 2007 field season marked the second year of development of the flowing waters portion of the Central Alaska Network (CAKN) Inventory and Monitoring Program, also known as the Vital Signs Program. Data collection occurred in both Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) and in Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA). The purposes of the study were to 1) continue to refine field protocols and logistics related to the collection of relevant data in DENA and WRST streams and rivers; 2) determine the extent to which data collected from streams in DENA, primarily along the park road, as part of the Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program (LTEM) are compatible with data collected using CAKN field protocols; and 3) implement the long-term flowing water monitoring program. The data collected included biological (benthic macroinvertebrate and diatom samples, fish identity and size, riparian vegetation type), physical (extensive channel geometry, substrate, etc.) and chemical (collected in situ as well as in water samples for later analysis) information. Data were collected from a total of 41 sites across the two park units. Initial analyses indicate that there are substantial differences between the macroinvertebrate data collected by the LTEM program and that collected by the CAKN program; however, further analyses are required before any firm conclusions can be drawn.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Simmons, Trey
- Date of Issue
- 2009-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CAKN , DENA , NRSS , WRST
- Keywords
- Central Alaska Network, Denali, Macroinvertebrate, Monitoring, Stream, Wrangell-St. Elias