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dc.contributor.advisorChairperson, Graduate Committee: Cliff Montagne.en
dc.contributor.authorMcIlroy, Susan Kayen
dc.coverage.spatialSourdough Creek (Mont.)en
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-12T20:40:16Z
dc.date.available2015-05-12T20:40:16Z
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/8441en
dc.description.abstractAquatic systems reflect the geomorphological and land use processes that shape them. System function, structure, and composition are driven by both autogenous and exogenous processes at small- and large-scales. Impacts often act synergistically, increasing the complexity and magnitude of their effects on aquatic systems. To assess these impacts, watershed scale studies are becoming more common, and an integration of research and management is beginning to emerge. Diverse user groups and differing agendas complicate watershed management and restoration, making a collaborative decision-making process imperative. Objectives of this study were to identify linkages between aquatic habitat, geomorphology, and land use in Sourdough Creek Watershed, explore potential land use impacts in the Lower Watershed, and identify a sustainable management plan for the watershed. Specific questions involved identifying potential westslope cutthroat trout reintroduction areas in the Upper Watershed and exploring statistical correlations between six land classes and the response variables of large woody debris and pool length. This study found suitable reintroduction areas as well as identified linkages between predictor variables and LWD and pool length across land classes. Although others have assessed aquatic habitat on a large-scale as well as identified potential management paradigms, this study integrates the two in order to provide a useful document for stakeholders and managers of Sourdough Creek Watershed.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMontana State University - Bozeman, College of Agricultureen
dc.subject.lcshWatershedsen
dc.subject.lcshRestoration ecologyen
dc.subject.lcshEcosystem managementen
dc.subject.lcshWestslope cutthroat trouten
dc.subject.lcshFishes--Reintroductionen
dc.titleIdentifying linkages between aquatic habitat, geomorphology, and land use in Sourdough Creek Watersheden
dc.typeThesisen
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2004 by Susan Kay McIlroyen
thesis.catalog.ckey1057380en
thesis.degree.departmentLand Resources & Environmental Sciences.en
thesis.degree.genreThesisen
thesis.degree.nameM Eden
thesis.format.extentfirstpage1en
thesis.format.extentlastpage136en
mus.relation.departmentLand Resources & Environmental Sciences.en_US


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