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Monitoring Aquatic Life in the Illinois and Kaskaskia River Basins for evaluating IDNR Private Lands Programs: Annual Report 2024

Molinaro, Sarah A.; Nixon, William; Cao, Yong

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Title
Monitoring Aquatic Life in the Illinois and Kaskaskia River Basins for evaluating IDNR Private Lands Programs: Annual Report 2024
Author(s)
  • Molinaro, Sarah A.
  • Nixon, William
  • Cao, Yong
Issue Date
2024-12-13
Keyword(s)
  • Aquatic communities
  • Biological monitoring
  • Kaskaskia River basins
  • Illininois River basins
  • Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
  • Before-After-Control-Impact Design
  • Water quality
  • Habitats
  • Illinois State Water Survey
  • Streams
  • Fish
  • Electrofishing
  • Benthic macroinvertebrate
  • Habitat assessments
  • Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index
  • Illinois Habitat Index
Date of Ingest
2025-02-27T10:30:55-06:00
Geographic Coverage
Illinois
Abstract
(1) Monitor the status of aquatic communities and assess the progress toward the aquatic-life goals in randomly-selected stream sites associated with the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) in the Illinois and Kaskaskia River basins; (2) survey a small number of least-disturbed stream sites to assist in establishing the best attainable goals for CREP; 3) improve our understanding on how and when CREP starts to benefit aquatic life by systematically tracking the long-term changes in aquatic life, water quality, and habitats at two new CREP sites selected based on the Before-After-Control-Impact design; and 4) assess the importance of water quality improvement to aquatic life by monitoring aquatic life and their habitats at the CREP monitoring stations of the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS).
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Technical Report INHS 2024 (26)
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
technical report
Language
eng
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
IDNR Private Lands Program; IDNR CREP 2704
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This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been 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 required.

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