Maryland biological stream survey: Ecological assessment of non-tidal streams sampled in 1996
The report summarizes results from the second of three years of sampling for the first round of the statewide Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS or the Survey) and provides an update on the program`s progress in assessing the condition of Maryland`s non-tidal streams. Supported and led by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), the MBSS is a comprehensive program to assess the status of biological resources in Maryland`s non-tidal streams; quantify the extent to which acidic deposition has affected or may be affecting critical biological resources in the state; examine which other water chemistry, physical habitat, and land use factors are important in explaining the current status of biological resources in streams; establish a benchmark for long-term monitoring of trends in these resources; and target future local-scale assessments and mitigation measures needed to restore degraded biological resources.
- Research Organization:
- Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States); Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc., Bowie, MD (United States); Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Programs, Annapolis, MD (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 321400
- Report Number(s):
- PB-99-122913/XAB; CNN: Contract CBWP-PR-96055001; TRN: 90631910
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Oct 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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