Community-Level Response of Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to Stream Restoration in a Third-Order Tributary of the Potomac River, USA
Joint Authors
Merovich, George T.
Welsh, Stuart A.
Selego, Stephen M.
Rose, Charneé L.
Anderson, James T.
Source
International Journal of Ecology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
Natural stream channel design principles and riparian restoration practices were applied during spring 2010 to an agriculturally impaired reach of the Cacapon River, a tributary of the Potomac River which flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
Aquatic macroinvertebrates and fishes were sampled from the restoration reach, two degraded control, and two natural reference reaches prior to, concurrently with, and following restoration (2009 through 2010).
Collector filterers and scrapers replaced collector gatherers as the dominant macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in the restoration reach.
Before restoration, based on indices of biotic integrity (IBI), the restoration reach fish and macroinvertebrate communities closely resembled those sampled from the control reaches, and after restoration more closely resembled those from the reference reaches.
Although the macroinvertebrate community responded more favorably than the fish community, both communities recovered quickly from the temporary impairment caused by the disturbance of restoration procedures and suggest rapid improvement in local ecological conditions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Selego, Stephen M.& Rose, Charneé L.& Merovich, George T.& Welsh, Stuart A.& Anderson, James T.. 2011. Community-Level Response of Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to Stream Restoration in a Third-Order Tributary of the Potomac River, USA. International Journal of Ecology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Selego, Stephen M.…[et al.]. Community-Level Response of Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to Stream Restoration in a Third-Order Tributary of the Potomac River, USA. International Journal of Ecology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Selego, Stephen M.& Rose, Charneé L.& Merovich, George T.& Welsh, Stuart A.& Anderson, James T.. Community-Level Response of Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to Stream Restoration in a Third-Order Tributary of the Potomac River, USA. International Journal of Ecology. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496068
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496068