This study conducts watershed analysis using biological and geo-spatial techniques. Incorporating landscape features with biological attributes has been shown to be an effective method of monitoring environmental quality within watersheds. In situ biomonitoring using the Asiatic Clam, Corbicula fluminea, habitat suitability, and water quality data were evaluated for their potential to describe ecological conditions in agricultural and urban areas within the Upper Trinity River watershed. These data were analyzed with GIS to identify effects of land use on ecological conditions. C. fluminea downstream of point source effluents was effective detecting in-stream toxicity. Ambient toxicity appears to have improved in the Trinity, although urban influences limit aspects of aquatic life. No association between habitat quality and land use was identified.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935823 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Csekitz, Jill Diane |
| Contributors | Kennedy, James H., Waller, William T., Dickson, Kenneth L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xi, 144 leaves : ill., maps, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Csekitz, Jill Diane, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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