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Monitoring and Evaluation of United States Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Stream Restorations in Illinois (Progress Report for 7/1/2015 – 12/31/2015)

Metzke,Brian A.

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Title
Monitoring and Evaluation of United States Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Stream Restorations in Illinois (Progress Report for 7/1/2015 – 12/31/2015)
Author(s)
Metzke,Brian A.
Issue Date
2015-12-18
Keyword(s)
  • Stream restoration
  • stream monitoring
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Geographic Coverage
Illinois
Abstract
This report serves to document results from water quality, physical and biological characterizations (i.e., monitoring) of United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (Partners Program) stream restorations in Illinois. More broadly, it provides a method for evaluating ecological impacts of restorations, a tool for documenting progress toward USFWS goals and a vessel through which to convey outcomes of USFWS activities to the public. Measures and evaluations within provide numerical values that can be used quantify progress towards national and regional performance measures developed by the USFWS. Contained within these pages is a discussion of the need for monitoring (Section 1), the conceptual framework behind the monitoring design (Section 1) and evaluations of each restoration (Sections 2-7). A summary of ecological patterns observed across monitoring locations and the degree to which restorations support USFWS objectives are also discussed (Section 8).
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Technical Report INHS 2015 (41)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98464
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Award F15AP00785
Copyright and License Information
This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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Technical Reports - Illinois Natural History Survey PRIMARY
Reports produced by INHS staff, usually as deliverables for assessment projects funded by federal or state agencies or non-governmental organizations.