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Comparison of methods for bioassessment of urban streams to assess water quality changes associated with green infrastructure and restoration projects.
Citation:
Yeardley, R., S. Jacobs, L. Wetzel, C. Hintz, AND H. Wright. Comparison of methods for bioassessment of urban streams to assess water quality changes associated with green infrastructure and restoration projects. Ohio Valley Chapter of SETAC, Louisville, Kentucky, April 04 - 05, 2019.
Impact/Purpose:
This study will help inform how to assess water quality effects of restoration and green infrastructure projects through sampling and analysis of the macroinvertebrate community.
Description:
To maximize the ability to detect differences in communities before and after projects or in different reaches, a macroinvertebrate sampling method is desired which can deal with flashy flow patterns, is relatively quantitative, and retrieves a high proportion of the taxa present. In conjunction with potential and ongoing GI and restoration projects on Mill Creek and Congress Run, we are comparing 3 macroinvertebrate sampling methods for their usefulness for bioassessment of these urban streams.