Effectiveness Monitoring for LWD Placement in South Slough Tidal Wetlands (OWEB #205-111)

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Originator: South Slough NERR & Coos Watershed Association

Publish Date: 2006

Online Link: None

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Agency: Watershed Councils

Name: Craig Cornu

Job Position: Coordinator of Monitoring Programs

Telephone: 541-888-2581 x.301

E-Mail Address: craig.cornu@state.or.us

Description

Abstract: Effectiveness monitoring of LWD placed in South Slough’s upper estuary wasdesigned to accomplish the following: - Determine presence/absence and behavior of juvenile salmonids (i.e., cohoand cutthroat trout) in and around LWD using underwater videographyand acoustic tagging methods (a late addition to the project); - Monitor abundance and species composition of juvenile salmonids in tidal creeks with (and without) LWD using fyke nets; - Monitor fish use of other subtidal habitats with beach seines; - Track changes in invertebrate abundance and composition; - Detect wood movement with sub-meter GPS tracking; - Record changes in channel profile around LWD with detailed elevationsurveys; and, - Track water temperature and flow in locations near and away from LWD. Large woody debris was placed in 29 locations in South Slough’s upper estuary. The effectiveness monitoring project focused on 12 sites, six pairs based on configuration and location

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Geographic Extent: South Slough - Coos Watershed

Status: Final

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