2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
6/08/2017 | 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | STREAM RESTORATION SUCCESS: ARE FUNCTIONAL MEASURES USEFUL? | 302A
STREAM RESTORATION SUCCESS: ARE FUNCTIONAL MEASURES USEFUL?
The primary approach to stream restoration in the Chesapeake Bay has historically been associated with managing the riparian zone by, for example, replanting vegetation or fencing out livestock. More recently the primary approach has been projects that involve significant channel reconfiguration including some novel forms of restoration called “regenerative stormwater conveyance” systems. While success of projects was historically based on stream biodiversity, there has been an increasing focus on use of stream functional assessments. Yet which functions and how they are measured remains an open question. Some have advocated the use of a “functional pyramid” approach but it is not clear that is anything more than a structural assessment. We describe our work to directly measure hydrologic, nutrient, and sediment retention functions and the insights we have gained from this. We close with a discussion of paths forward for monitoring approaches that will provide the type of information truly needed to improve restoration outcomes.
- S26 Biological Success Criteria for Stream Restoration Project Monitoring: Are We Still Searching for Unicorns?
- C16 Restoration Ecology
- S26 Biological Success Criteria for Stream Restoration Project Monitoring: Are We Still Searching for Unicorns?
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Margaret Palmer
(), University of Maryland, mpalmer@umd.edu;
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Rosemary Fanelli
(), USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, rfanelli@usgs.gov;
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Michael Williams
(), University of Maryland, williamsmi@serc.org;
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