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Effects of Land-use Change on Sediment Transport and Fish Assemblage Structure in Southern Appalachian Streams
Effects of Land-use Change on Sediment Transport and Fish Assemblage Structure in Southern Appalachian Streams
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Sutherland, Andrew B.
Meyer, Judy L.
Gardiner, Ned
Meyer, Judy L.
Gardiner, Ned
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
We examined the relationship between land use, sediment transport and fish in four Appalachian streams. There was a significant increase in suspended load, and substrate embeddedness with increasing non-forested land use. There was also a strong negative correlation between non-forested land use and relative abundance of fishes requiring clean gravel for spawning. Finally, we established a relationship between NTU and TSS for Blue Ridge streams.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
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1999-03
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