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Main Title Ecological Responses to Flow Alteration: A Literature Review Within the Context of the Maryland Hydroecological Integrity Assessment.
Author M. J. Ashton
CORP Author Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Annapolis. Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment Div.; Maryland Dept. of the Environment, Baltimore. Water Management Div.
Year Published 2012
Report Number RAS-MANTA-AIM-13-01
Stock Number PB2015-100161
Additional Subjects Hydroecological integrity assessment ; Water flow ; Ecology ; Maryland ; Aquatic organisms ; Biological responses ; Conservation ; Hydrologic alteration ; Literature reviews ; Monitoring ; Natural resource management ; Streams ; Water resources
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NTIS  PB2015-100161 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Literature on flow-ecology relationships, particularly as they relate to flow regime alteration from impoundments and water withdrawal, were reviewed within the context of management questions that guide Maryland's Hydroecological Integrity Assessment. Gaining insight into these questions by examining the success and shortcomings of past studies will help; 1) guide the monitoring and assessment of flow-ecology relationships, 2) interpret biological responses often influenced by multiple factors, 3) evaluate the efficacy of current flow-by standards, and 4) improve the tools available to water and natural resource managers used to conserve aquatic habitat and biota. Narrative and illustrative examples of hypothetical and empirical flow-ecology relationships are included to further elucidate probable biological responses to flow alteration.