Use of watershed characteristics to select control streams for estimating effects of metal mining wastes on extensively disturbed streams
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5811874
Impacts of sediments and heavy metals on the biota of streams in the copper-mining district of southwestern Montana were examined by comparing aquatic communities of impacted streams with those of control streams. Control streams were chosen through the use of a technique that identifies similar streams based on similarities in their watershed characteristics. Significant differences between impacted and control sites existed for surface substrate, riparian vegetation, and the number of macro-invertebrate taxa.
- Research Organization:
- Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Dept. of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution
- OSTI ID:
- 5811874
- Report Number(s):
- PB-86-166063/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
COPPER ORES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FEDERAL REGION VIII
FISHES
METALS
MONTANA
NORTH AMERICA
ORES
POLLUTION
SAMPLING
SEDIMENTS
TROUT
USA
VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION
WATERSHEDS
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
COPPER ORES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FEDERAL REGION VIII
FISHES
METALS
MONTANA
NORTH AMERICA
ORES
POLLUTION
SAMPLING
SEDIMENTS
TROUT
USA
VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION
WATERSHEDS