Characteristics of nonpoint source urban runoff and its effects on stream ecosystems /

Mode of access: Internet.

A resource directory to local involvement in river & stream stewardship : a citizen's guide.

"August 1992."

Integrating multiple taxa in a biological stream rating system.

"This report is based largely on work done by Leslie Bol and Leon Hinz of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and Ann Marie Holtrop of the IDNR. Their work was funded by IDNR through the Illinois State Wildlife Grant Program (T-20-P-001)." -- acknowledgments.

Relative effects of chlorine and ammonia from wastewater treatment facilities on stream biota /

Project no.: 83/2002.

Relative effects on stream biota of chlorine and ammonia occurring in secondary sewage /

"Project no. 20./32."

Stream monitoring manual /

Introduction: Illinois RiverWatch is a volunteer stream monitoring program coordinated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Through RiverWatch Illinois citizens are trained as Citizen Scientists to conduct biological monitoring of the state's rivers and streams in order to identify long-term trends in stream health. RiverWatch provides citizen volunteers a hands-on opportunity to learn about stream ecology and the condition of Illinois streams, while helping scientists monitor stream conditions across the state.

Long-term fish community response to a reach-scale stream restoration

At a global scale, aquatic ecosystems are being altered by human activities at a greater rate than at any other time in history. In recent years, grassroots efforts have generated interest in the restoration of degraded or destroyed aquatic habitats, especially small wetlands and streams where such projects are feasible with local resources. We present ecological management lessons learned from 17 years of monitoring the fish community response to the channel relocation and reach-level restoration of Juday Creek, a 3rd-order tributary of the St. Joseph River in Indiana, USA. The project was designed to increase habitat complexity, reverse the effects of accumulated fine sediment (< 2 mm diameter), and mitigate for the impacts of a new golf course development. The 1997 restoration consisted of new channel construction within two reaches of a 1.2-km section of Juday Creek that also contained two control reaches. A primary social goal of the golf course development and stream restoration was to avoid harm to the non-native brown trout fishery, as symbolic of community concerns for the watershed. Our long-term monitoring effort revealed that, although fine sediment increased over time in the restored reaches, habitat conditions have promoted the resurgence of native fish species. Since restoration, the fish assemblage has shifted from non-native Salmonidae (brown trout, rainbow trout) to native Centrarchidae (rock bass, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass). In addition, native, nongame species have remained stable or have increased in population abundance (e.g., Johnny darter, mottled sculpin). The results of this study demonstrate the value of learning from a restoration project to adjust management decisions that enhance environmental quality.

Armor coats, inverse grading, and streambed scour in selected streams of Southern Ontario and Western New York /

Surface size analyses of Twenty and Sixteen Mile Creeks, the Grand and Genesee Rivers and Cazenovia Creek show three distinct types of bed-surface sediment: 1) a "continuous" armor coat which has a mean size of -6.5 phi and coarser, 2) a "discontinuous" armor coat which has a mean size of approximately -6.0 phi and 3) a bed with no armor coat which has a mean surface size of -5.0 phi and finer. The continuous armor coat completely covers and protects the subsurface from the flow. The discontinuous armor coat is composed of intermittently-spaced surface clasts, which provide the subsurface with only limited protection from the flow. The bed with no armor coat allows complete exposure of the subsurface to the flow. The subsurface beneath the continuous armor coats of Twenty and Sixteen Mile Creeks is possibly modified by a "vertical winnowing" process when the armor coat is p«natrat«d. This process results in a welld «v«loped inversely graded sediment sequence.vertical winnowing is reduced beneath the discontinuous armor coats of the Grand and Genesee Rivers. The reduction of vertical winnowing results in a more poorly-developed inverse grading than that found in Twenty and sixteen Mile Creeks. The streambed of Cazenovia Creek normally is not armored resulting in a homogeneous subsurface which shows no modification by vertical winnowing. This streambed forms during waning or moderate flows, suggesting it does not represent the maximum competence of the stream. Each population of grains in the subsurface layers of Twenty and sixteen Mile Creeks has been modified by vertical winnowing and does not represent a mode of transport. Each population in the subsurface layers beneath a discontinuous armor coat may partially reflect a transport mode. These layers are still inversely graded suggesting that each population is affected to some degree by vertical winnowing. The populations for sediment beneath a surface which is not armored are probably indicative of transport modes because such sediment has not been modified by vertical winnowing. Bed photographs taken in each of the five streams before and after the 1982-83 snow-melt show that the probability of movement for the surface clasts is a function of grain size. The greatest probability of of clast movement and scour depth of this study were recorded on Cazenovia Creek in areas where no armor coat is present. The scour depth in the armored beds of Twenty and Sixteen Mile Creeks is related to the probability of movement for a given mean surface size.

Girona, ciutat fluvial

En aquest treball es descriuen les estretes relacions que la ciutat de Girona ha mantingut amb els seus rius al llarg de la seva història. Unes relacions que es poden estudiar des de diferents enfocaments (hidrològic, urbanístic, etc), però que en aquest cas se centraran específicament a resseguir la relació entre els rius gironins i el desenvolupament urbà de la ciutat de Girona a partir de l'amenaça que les inundacions han representat al llarg de la seva història. Bàsicament, es tracta de caracteritzar quan, com i per què la ciutat ha anat ocupant els espais situats a prop dels rius, i quines han estat les estratègies de defensa desenvolupades per la societat gironina per afrontar l'amenaça constant de les inundacions. En altres paraules, un exercici d'anàlisi i comprensió historicogeogràfica de la vulnerabilitat i l'adaptació de la societat gironina al risc d inundació

Contaminants emergents i prioritaris: aportacions de la recerca científica plans de gestió fluvial = Contaminantes emergentes y prioritarios: aportaciones de la investigación científica a los planes de gestión de Cuenca = Emerging and priority pollutants: bringing science into river management plans

Recull de resums de les ponències, programa, i llista de participants de les Jornades "Contaminants emergents i prioritaris: aportacions de la recerca científica als plans de gestió fluvial" celebrades a Girona el 25 i 26 de març de 2010

Restauració fluvial del riu Onyar

Diagnosi de l’estat actual del riu Onyar per tal de proposar unes directrius orientatives que permetin aconseguir el bon estat ecològic del medi fluvial. Aquestes propostes es presenten en format de fitxes segons els trams principals on cal actuar i les actuacions més concretes per a cada un d’ells

Feeding and condition factor of characidiin fish in Ribeirão Grande system, Southeastern Brazil

Feeding, seasonal changes in visceral fat and condition factor were compared in two species of characidiin fishes, Characidium lauroi and C. alipioi from Ribeirão Grande system, southeastern Brazil. Five streams of Ribeirão Grande system were sampled (22° 47' 08 S, 45° 28' 17W). The samples were taken four times per site, from July, 2001 to April, 2002: winter (July 2001), spring (October 2001), summer (February 2002) and autumn (April 2002). Quantitative collections were made with an electro-fishing device powered by a generator with maximum capacity of 1,500 V and 8.7 A of 60 Hz alternating current. Ephemeroptera nymphs, Diptera larvae (Chironomidae, Simuliidae), Plecoptera nymphs, Trichoptera larvae (Hydroptilidae, Psychoyiidae), terrestrial insects (Coleoptera, Isoptera, Hemiptera [Heteroptera, Homoptera]), Megaloptera larvae (Corydalidae), Arachnida, Ostracoda and vegetal debris were found in both species' diets. Visceral fat declined in February, coinciding with the decline of the condition factor in both species. The increased feeding from summer to fall provides fat accumulation. During subsequent seasons, fish may utilize visceral fat reserves for maintenance and reproduction.

Diversidade das comunidades de peixes de riachos em função da estrutura da paisagem em microbacias da bacia do rio Corumbataí, SP

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)