The Effects of Riparian Health on Stream Health
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Brandt, Eric
Date Issued
April 29, 2014
Abstract
Riparian zones are areas of vegetation located between surrounding terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They reduce the magnitude of runoff and other forms of degradation from agricultural and urban areas from entering the stream to increase stream health. This study looked at a set of three macroinvertebrate families, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Tricoptera, to evaluate the health of second order streams in Northwest Pennsylvania. In order to determine riparian health two assessment check-lists were used: a Riparian, Channel, and Environmental Inventory Analysis, and a Water Quality Network and Habitat Assessment. The results of this study on the French Creek Watershed demonstrated that riparian health plays an important role on the health of a stream
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Choate, Beth
Other Reader(s)
Bradshaw-Wilson, Casey R.
Department
Environmental Science
Type of Publication
Senior Project Paper
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