USE OF WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS TO SELECT CONTROL STREAMS FOR ESTIMATING EFFECTS OF METAL MINING WASTES ON EXTENSIVELY DISTURBED STREAMS

被引：19

作者：

HUGHES, RM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT ECOL ETHOL & EVOLUT,CHAMPAIGN,IL 61820

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 1985年 / 9卷 / 03期

关键词：

ECOSYSTEMS - STREAM FLOW - WATER POLLUTION - Analysis - WATERSHEDS - Hydrology;

D O I：

10.1007/BF01867081

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Impacts of sediments and heavy metals on the biota of streams in the copper-mining district of southwestern Montana were examined by comparing aquatic communities of impacted streams with those of control streams. These results revealed that: chemical and physical habitats at the impacted sites were disrupted, the presence of trout was an inadequate measure of ecological integrity for these sites, and watershed classification based on a combination of mapped terrestrial characteristics provided a reasonable method to select control sites where potential control sites upstream and downstream were unsuitable. Refs.

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页码：253 / 262

页数：10