The Effects of Urbanization on Local First-Order Streams: One Year Later
Kristen K. Cecala, Steven J. Price, William Ringle, and Michael E. Dorcas
Davidson College
Site # 10
Area prior to disturbance.
Area after disturbance. Pink outlines the watershed of this first-order stream. Yellow dots indicate our sampling locations on the stream. The orange polygon reflects the land clearing of the region.
Site Details:
| Watershed Area (m^2 ) | 552,678 |
| Area of Disturbance (m^2 ) | 430,783 |
| % of Disturbed Watershed | 77.94% |
| Minimum Distance of Disturbance (m) | 0 |
| Maximum Distance of Disturbance (m) | 20 |
| Δ Water Temperature (C ) | 3.32 |
| Δ Conductivity (μs) | 33.39 |
| Δ pH | 0.59 |
| Δ Dissolved Oxygen (%) | -10.68 |
| Δ % Sand | -32.50 |
| Δ % Detritus | 35.00 |
| Δ % Fine Sediments | -2.50 |
| Δ Stream Width (cm) | 62.98 |
| Δ Stream Depth (cm) | 2.12 |
* Δ is defined as the average change from 2005 to 2006 following disturbance.
Questions? Email me at Krcecala@davidson.edu