Monitoring and Assessment of Aquatic Life in the Kaskaskia River for evaluating IDNR Private Lands Programs: Annual Report 2013

Hinz, Leon C., Jr.; Metzke, Brian A.

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Title

Monitoring and Assessment of Aquatic Life in the Kaskaskia River for evaluating IDNR Private Lands Programs: Annual Report 2013

Author(s)

• Hinz, Leon C., Jr.
• Metzke, Brian A.

Issue Date

2013-08-28

Keyword(s)

• Kaskaskia River
• CREP
• CRP
• Fish
• Mussels
• Macroinvertebrates
• Water Quality

Geographic Coverage

Kaskaskia River

Abstract

Study objectives were to (1) develop and initiate monitoring program that provides a basin-wide assessment of status and trends for aquatic life in wadeable streams of the Kaskaskia River; (2) track the status of selected populations of sensitive species in focal reaches of the Kaskaskia River associated with enhanced DO regulations, BSS designation, and presence of SGNC; (3) evaluate the influence of conservation easements and associated practices on biological communities within the Kaskaskia River Basin.

Publisher

Illinois Natural History Survey

Series/Report Name or Number

Technical Report INHS 2013 (29)

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Resource Conservation, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

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This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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