The distribution of ichthyoplankton in thermal and non-thermal creeks and swamps on the Savannah River Plant, February-July 1985
The report deals with the distribution of ichthyoplankton in the Savannah River tributary streams and associated swamps located on the SRP during the 1985 spawning season (February-July). The 1985 sampling program was a continuation of the 1984 program and, except for the addition of seven sampling stations and minor methodological changes, incorporated the same sampling sites and procedures. The streams under study were Upper Three Runs Creek, Beaver Dam Creek, Four Mile Creek, Pen Branch, Steel Creek, Meyer's Branch and Lower Three Runs Creek. The objectives were to determine: (1) the density, distribution and species composition of ichthyoplankton at sample sites in the creeks and swamps of the SRP; (2) how ichthyoplankton in SRP creeks and swamps is distributed in relation to habitat and temperature; (3) the effects of elevated temperatures on ichthyoplankton distribution and abundance and on the time of spawning; and (4) the magnitude of yearly variations in ichthyoplankton abundance in the creeks and swamps of the SRP and the reasons for these variations.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental and Chemical Sciences, Inc., Aiken, SC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 6076504
- Report Number(s):
- DPST-86-796; ECS-SR-25; ON: DE87013050
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ABUNDANCE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
DATA
DISTRIBUTION
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
ICHTHYOPLANKTON
INFORMATION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
PLANKTON
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPECIES DIVERSITY
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
SWAMPS
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
THERMAL EFFLUENTS
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