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what percentage of the world’s water is fresh water?**

what is the contribution to the total global water budget?**

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  1. 0006%

0. 0002%

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Name the 5 unique aspects of streams

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  • flow is unidirectional
  • Water is almost always in motion
  • openness of ecosystem
  • high degree of special and temporal heterogeneity at all scales.
  • inter-stream variability is high
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name five stages of the hydrological cycle

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  • advection
  • evaporation
  • precipitation
  • surface runoff
  • evapotranspiration
  • atmosphere
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in the US, what percentage of rainfall ends up as groundwater?

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35%

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define catchment

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natural landscape, combining the linked terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and it encompasses the entire area of land drained by various tributaries ad the main river

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what is the riparian zone?

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the zone that includes the bankside and all the closely surrounding vegetation and soil

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why is the riparian zone important?

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important for stream energy supply from organics produced elsewhere

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allochthonous material

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organics that come from the outside, ie: leaf litter, twigs

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what are organics that are produced ‘in stream’ called?

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autochtonous material

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what is the hyporheic zone?

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region beneath and alongside a stream bed, where there is mixing of shallow groundwater and surface water.

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riparian management zone

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regulates or controls protection of riparian zone and areas

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the Classification of Stream Order was created when, and by whom

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Strahler, 1950

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define ‘total returns’

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the catch plus the escapement

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define ‘escapement’

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the fish that escape the fishery and make it back to the lake/stream

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why inventory?

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data helps predict:

  • total returns
  • escapement
  • contribution to commercial, food, sport, and ecological value
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what is ‘passive gear’ and where do we use it?

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  • fences, floating traps
  • low in the watershed
  • stationary, fish swim in
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what is ‘active gear’ and where do we use it?

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  • electrofishing, pole seining
  • upstream, small tribs
  • moves, capture fish
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name five types of active gear

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  • angling
  • beach seining
  • boat electrofishing
  • electrofishing
  • pole seining
  • purse seining
  • snorkeling
  • trawl nets
  • visual counts
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name five types of passive gear

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  • enmeshing nets
  • fish fences
  • fish weirs
  • fish wheels
  • fyke traps
  • inclined plane traps
  • minnow traps
  • rotary screw traps
  • trap nets
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define ‘live count’

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  • estimate salmonid escapement

- count the number of live fish observed in a reach

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what is the purpose of a ‘live count’

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obtain the approximate size of a spawning population

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define ‘strip count’

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estimating salmonid escapement by counting the number of live fish observed in a strip (several strips within a system).

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what is the purpose of a ‘strip count’?

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obtain the approximate size of a spawning area

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what is the difference between ‘live count’ and ‘strip count’?

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LC: count all fish, use area under the curve
SC: count parts of reach, extrapolate data for estimates

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describe how to set up a minnow trap-
- fresh/frozen roe - place in film canister - use ~3m of groon line off clip - tie onto stable habitat - place in slow water facing u/s - use weight to avoid movement - label/# each trap - create detailed map
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name some considerations when using minnow traps
- aged traps catch more fish - must be stable and on bottom - floating traps are poor choice for streams - metal catches more than black plastic - lost traps continue to fish - 2-hour check
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how do you sample minnow trap catches?
- fill 20L bucket first - remove and tip trap - remove clip, separate halves - pour fish into bucket gently - identify, sample, record - toss bait, rinse canister, stack traps - tally traps once done
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name some pros and cons to using minnow traps
``` PRO: -cheap/portable -wide range of use: lakes, ponds, deeper habitats -good complimentary tool to EF -does not require certification CON: -size-selective -labour-intensive -bait attracts bears -lost traps continue to fish ```
29
write the equation for CPUE
``` CPUE= total # of fish/soak time CPUE= total# of fish/# of traps ```
30
describe a fyke net
- catches a proportion of the 'out migration' - may use panels to deflect fish into long net or sock - net just be attended daily
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describe a juvenile counting fence
- capture 100% of 'out migration' - inexpensive, easy to build - require frequent maintenance and cleaning - site selection is critical
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what is an IPT
inclined plane trap | angular trap which fish swim up a ramp and get caught in a live holding pen
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what is a RST?
Rotary screw trap - floating trap, capture out-migrating fry and smolts - used to estimate fry and smolt abundance and timing - large drum, water velocity turns the drum 5-8 rotations per minute
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Name the four assumptions for two-pass removal method
1-all fish have equal chance of capture 2-no immigration/emigration 3-mortality/reproduction slight 4-stream conditions are constant
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what is the formula for two pass removal (population size)?
total pop size = # of fish in site x area of stream / area of site
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N=C2^2/C1-C2 | what formula is this for, what are the values?
N=pop size C2=#fish 2nd pass C1=#fish 1st pass 2pass removal
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what is the formula for density (2 pass removal)
Density (fish/m2)= #fish in pop/SArea of enclosure (m2)
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what is the formula for mark-recapture estimation?
N=MxC/R
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mark-recapture assumptions
- marked fish survive the same as unmarked - no morts/reproduction - no immigration/emigration - marked mix randomly - marked fish are caught equally each round - marks don't come off - recapture rates are high to support accurate etimates
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fish requirements in stream
- cover - access to food - refuge * from high flows, high temps, predators, conspecifics
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what constitutes 'good habitat?'
quantity and quality of - large wood - boulders - undercut banks - deep pools - vegetation
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in order to quantify a habitat, what do you need to know?
species and life stages, habitat preferences
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what parameters do you need to know to measure a habitat?
- watershed level - reach level - habitat unit level (microhabitat/macrohabitat)
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name some macro and micro habitats
macro: define pools,, riffles, glides micro: pocket pools, plunge pools, eddies, etc
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define a reach
the length of channael uniform with respect to discharge, depth, area, slope. ie: habitat units and uniformity -any length of a river
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what is a cascade?
steeper than a step-pool, steep gradient and no pools
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what is the size of fines, gravels, cobbles, and bedrock?
fines=<2mm gravels= 2-64mm cobbels=64-256mm boulders=256-4000mm
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name some disturbance indicators
``` Excessive amounts of: -extensive scour -un-vegetative bar -sediment wedge -mid-channel bar -riffle zone -large woody debris Braided channels Beaver dam Eroded banks Abandoned channel ```
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what is 'avulsion'?
the abandonment of one river channel and the creation of a new one
50
whats the difference between crown cover and overhead vegetation?
- crown cover= >1m above stream | - overhead veg= <1m above stream
51
describe a flooded habitat`
- physical indicators of high water flow - rafted debris - scarring on trees/vegetation - fluvial sediments newly deposited on forest floor
52
what are the gradients for riffle-pool, step-pool and cascade?
RP=.5-3% SP=3-8 C=>8
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name 6 different stream pattern
- straight - sinuous - irregular wandering - irregular meandering - regular meanders - tortuous meander
54
name 5 different type of gravel bars
- none - side bar - diagonal bar - mid-channel bar - span - braided
55
what are the three goals for habitat assessment projects?
- rating - status - monitoring and trends
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name specific goals for habitat assessment projects
- identify/protect habitats - identify limiting factors - assist with establishing protection policy - assist with classifying streams - identify/protect riparian vegetation features - monitor habitat improvements - identify/monitor water quality parameters - identify/monitor chemical attributes
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name some anthropogenic activities that can affect the stream channel
- increased discharge - increased sediment loading - reduced bank integrity (remove riparian zone etc) - channel realignment/encroachment
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name some required criteria before stream bank stabelization implementation
- proposed alterations - design flows - slope angle - sediment type - toe protection - access points - source material location
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name some structural methods employed to stabilize a bank
- rock - veg - lwd - textiles
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name rock types for bank stabilization
riprap | groynes
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name veg type for bank stabelization
live cuttings | rooted stock
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name some textile types for bank stabelization
- geogrid | - natural/synthetic mats
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