Title: Changes in biotic and habitat indices in response to dam removals in Ohio
Abstract: Dams on rivers modify habitat and water chemistry, resulting in degradation of fish and macroinvertebrate community integrity within and, in some cases, downstream of the dam pools. Thus, removal of a dam is usually accompanied by the expectation of improved habitat quality and biotic integrity. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency applies a Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index, an Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI, fishes), and an Invertebrate Community Index (ICI) to assess stream habitat quality and the habitat-dependent structural and functional integrity of the fish and invertebrate communities. Our objective was to demonstrate that these three indices reliably detect differences...
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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