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Assessing stream ecosystem condition in the United States
Citation:
FAUSTINI, J., P. R. KAUFMANN, A. T. HERLIHY, AND S. G. PAULSEN. Assessing stream ecosystem condition in the United States. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 90(36):309-310, (2009).
Impact/Purpose:
This article describes EPA-led efforts to monitor wadeable perennial streams, which comprise an estimated 90% of the total length of all perennial flowing waters in the US, and summarizes selected results from the first national survey of these streams, the national Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA), to illustrate how such surveys can provide critical information to guide management of this important resource.
Description:
This article describes EPA-led efforts to monitor wadeable perennial streams, which comprise an estimated 90% of the total length of all perennial flowing waters in the US, and summarizes selected results from the first national survey of these streams, the national Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA), to illustrate how such surveys can provide critical information to guide management of this important resource. Examples of recent published research applications using WSA and related EMAP wadeable streams data are provided to demonstrate the potential of these rich datasets to address broad scale questions of ecological and geomorphological significance, and researchers are invited to explore opportunities to use the data to address their own research questions.
