Quantifying relations between altered hydrology and fish community responses for streams in Minnesota  

作　　者：Jeffrey R.Ziegeweid Gregory D.Johnson Aliesha L.Krall Kara Fitzpatrick Sara B.Levin 

机构地区：[1]U.S.Geological Survey,California Water Science Center,6000 J St,Placer Hall,Sacramento,CA 85819,USA [2]U.S.Geological Survey,Upper Midwest Water Science Center,2280 Woodale Dr,Mounds View,MN 55112,USA [3]Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,520 Lafayette Rd,St.Paul,MN 55155,USA [4]Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,7678 College Road,Suite 105,Baxter,MN 56425,USA

出　　处：《Ecological Processes》2022年第1期536-560,共25页生态过程（英文）

基　　金：funded through Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Clean Water Legacy Funds(140809);U.S.Geological Survey Cooperative Matching Funds(1632A)。

摘　　要：Background:Altered hydrology is a stressor on aquatic life,but quantitative relations between specific aspects of streamflow alteration and biological responses have not been developed on a statewide scale in Minnesota.Best sub-sets regression analysis was used to develop linear regression models that quantify relations among five categories of hydrologic metrics(i.e.,duration,frequency,magnitude,rate-of-change,and timing)computed from streamgage records and six categories of biological metrics(i.e.,composition,habitat,life history,reproductive,tolerance,trophic)computed from fish-community samples,as well as fish-based indices of biotic integrity(FIBI)scores and FIBI scores normalized to an impairment threshold of the corresponding stream class(FIBI_BCG4).Relations between hydrology and fish community responses were examined using three hydrologic datasets that represented periods of record,long-term changes,and short-term changes to flow regimes in streams of Minnesota.Results:Regression models demonstrated significant relations between hydrologic explanatory metrics and fish-based biological response metrics,and the five regression models with the strongest linear relations explained over 70%of the variability in the biological metric using three hydrologic metrics as explanatory variables.Tolerance-based biological metrics demonstrated the strongest linear relations to hydrologic metrics.The most commonly used hydrologic metrics were related to bankfull flows and aspects of flow variability.Conclusions:Final regression models represent paired streamgage records and biological samples throughout the State of Minnesota and encompass differences in stream orders,hydrologic landscape units,and watershed sizes.Presented methods can support evaluations of stream fish communities and facilitate targeted efforts to improve the health of fish communities.Methods also can be applied to locations outside of Minnesota with continuous streamgage data and fish-community samples.

关 键 词：EflowStats Best subset regression Altered hydrology Fish community Indices of biotic integrity Ecological flows 

分 类 号：P33[天文地球—水文科学]