Date of Award
3-24-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Environmental Sciences, MS
First Advisor
Jennifer Bouldin
Committee Members
Brook Fluker; Hans Hacker; Mohamed Milad
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2020 A94
Abstract
Freshwater is a limited resource, however poor water quality due to human alterations affect our ability to survive and the loss of aquatic biodiversity. The Strawberry River, an Extraordinary Resource and Ecologically Sensitive waterway, is impaired due to sediment, pathogens, and agricultural runoff. To protect the water quality, it is important to determine which tributaries contribute to the impairment. Overall, the tributaries surveyed did not exceed criteria assessment but indicate an increase in turbidity and sediments as the watershed transitions from the Ozark Highlands to the Delta Ecoregion. A fish survey conducted in seven sites of the Strawberry River assessed population size and biodiversity at each site; fish diversity included 52 species. This project will help to monitor the water quality and evaluate diversity of fishes in the river channel near the confluences of tributaries of interest provide a better understanding if fish species are being threatened by agricultural runoff.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Alves Augusto, Andressa, "Tributary effects on water quality and fish assemblages in the Strawberry River, Arkansas" (2021). Student Theses and Dissertations. 332.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/332
