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Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative. Instream Flow Resources Project Flow-Ecology Hypotheses Committee. Meeting #8 July 11, 2013 Presented in cooperation with. Meeting Objectives. Update on prep for testing flow-ecology hypotheses
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Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative Instream Flow ResourcesProjectFlow-Ecology Hypotheses Committee Meeting #8 July 11, 2013 Presented in cooperation with
Meeting Objectives • Update on prep for testing flow-ecology hypotheses • Additional river classification attributes • Flow-Ecology Hypothesis descriptions • Prep for October workshop
Flow-Ecology Hypotheses Tests Update • Fish-Gage paired data • Ecological metrics • Hydrologic metrics • Reference and Altered periods for analyses • Statistical analyses
Meeting Objectives • Update on prep for testing flow-ecology hypotheses • Additional river classification attributes • Flow-Ecology Hypothesis descriptions • Prep for October workshop
SARP River Classification Framework Geomorphic Sub-Classifications Size • Ecoregions • EPA Level III • Freshwater • EDU Stream Gradient Hydrology
Seasonal Classes of Southeastern Rivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Source: Konrad USGS
Meeting Objectives • Update on prep for testing flow-ecology hypotheses • Additional river classification attributes • Flow-Ecology Hypothesis descriptions • Prep for October workshop
River Classification for FEH Analyses • Size • Ecoregion • Seasonal flow • Stability • Other attributes might include • p/a of floodplain • Regulated • ??
Flow-Ecology Hypotheses Descriptions • Objective: Describe the mechanisms that drive the ecological responses to flow alteration • Format: 1-2 pages based on the description on the hierarchy of species-guild-assemblage hypotheses with citations • Schedule: draft to Shannon and Mary by end of August
Prep for October Workshop • Preliminary results presented on August 22 webinar • First draft of report due late September (?) • Comments/discussion at workshop about • Report • Use of regional FEH • Other?