Contribution to Book
Preliminary Analysis of Biotic Indices and Land Cover within Streams of the Georgia Piedmont
Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference
(2003)
Abstract
This work evaluates relationships between fish IBI’s, land cover metrics, and watershed size. This analysis will provide a baseline from which to analyze how sediment loads and local geomorphology affect IBI scores. The Georgia WRD Stream Survey Team has used indices of biotic integrity (IBI) based on fish communities to assess stream health across the Piedmont of Georgia. They have surveyed fish communities in approximately 175 streams reaches across the Piedmont. The associated watersheds feature a wide mix of land cover characteristics.
Disciplines
- Life Sciences and
- Biology
Publication Date
April, 2003
Editor
Kathyrn J. Hatcher
Publisher
Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia
ISBN
0935835083
Publisher Statement
Copyright belongs to Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation Information
Denise Carroll and C. Rhett Jackson. "Preliminary Analysis of Biotic Indices and Land Cover within Streams of the Georgia Piedmont" Athens, GAProceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference (2003) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gwendolyn-carroll/35/