Sentences with phrase «stream habitat»

Researchers believe the reasons for these dramatic changes are likely to be down to a range of factors that affect stream habitats when trees are lost.

The research maps the loss of stream habitat for many small fish in the Great Plains region and attributes it to declining groundwater sources.

A newly published research study that combines effects of warming temperatures from climate change with stream acidity projects average losses of around 10 percent of stream habitat for coldwater aquatic species for seven national forests in the southern Appalachians — and up to a 20 percent loss of habitat in the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests in western North Carolina.

Mass Audubon is inviting the public to experience the remarkable restoration of a former Plymouth cranberry bog to its original freshwater wetland and free - flowing stream habitat, in a series of free guided walks taking place at Tidmarsh Farms Thursday evening, May 18, 6 - 8 pm; and two Saturday mornings, June 3 and June 17, both from 9 - 11 am.

Another $ 20 million will go toward projects to restore or improve vital stream habitat and reduce pollution from stormwater runoff through the implementation of green infrastructure, smart growth principles, sewer mapping and outreach materials.

Armstrong argues that logging companies already operate under tight guidelines to preserve stream habitats.

However, most of the land surrounding coho streams in California and Oregon is timber country, and if the coho is to recover there will have to be changes in logging practices to protect stream habitats, she says.

Similarly, said Fremier, salmon can be creating new stream habitats that encourage the rise of new salmon species.

Even several species such as the red shiner and sand shiner, which were thought to be plentiful, are declining as a result of reduced stream habitat, according to Perkin, who was the lead researcher for the study and is now an assistant professor at Texas A&M University.

The project, which extends over nearly 60 acres of land owned by the NPS and The Nature Conservancy, includes about four acres near the shore and nearly one mile of stream habitat in the valley.

Current mitigation strategies are meant to compensate for lost stream habitat and functions but do not; water - quality degradation caused by mining activities is neither prevented nor corrected during reclamation or mitigation.

The more water that flows out of the mountains earlier, the more likely that reservoir capacity may not meet competing demands for hydropower and stream flow to support salmon.11 Lower water levels and warmer water temperatures in summer degrade stream habitat for salmon in the Northwest.

I have worked on various projects for environmental impact assessments; Coastal Conservation Planning and Watershed Assessment; inventory of stream habitats; conduct amphibian and fish surveys, and performed CEQA project monitoring and review of Stream Bed Alteration Agreements with post-project site visits.

Restoring forests and improving water quality for human consumption or stream habitat for aquatic animals after a fire is costly, said Sankey, but it may be something water municipalities in the west need to prepare for.

More than half of the coho's stream habitats — and a massive 90 per cent in central California — are on private property.

«Riparian and stream degradation is a major threat to water quality, in - stream habitat, terrestrial wildlife, aquatic species and overall stream health,» said Dr. Fouad Jaber, AgriLife Extension program specialist art the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas.

In freshwater applications, they are best employed in rheophilic habitats where the fish need a constant unidirectional flow of water to simulate their natural ecosystems — for example, the Congo (Zaire) River and the up - stream habitats of the Asian hillstream regions.