Author : Stephen Rice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis The Spatial Variation and Routine Sampling of Spawning Gravels in Small Coastal Streams by : Stephen Rice
Download or read book The Spatial Variation and Routine Sampling of Spawning Gravels in Small Coastal Streams written by Stephen Rice and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Size distribution of sediments in the bed of a stream channel is a significant characteristic of fish habitat. This study documents & attempts to explain spatial variations in bed material texture in two creeks on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Representative subsurface samples were collected at 29 fish spawning sites and surface material was characterized at 35 sites. An expedient photographic technique provided limited surface information at 116 sites. Detailed sediment sampling, magnetic tracer stones, and scour chains were used to study the impact of log jams on grain size. Particular attention is given to spawning sites and how texture varies between such sites along the stream. The information is used to develop general sampling criteria for characterizing fish spawning gravel texture in similar channels.