Using a coupled eco-hydrodynamic model to predict habitat for target species following dam removal

Tomsic, C. A.; Granata, T. C.; Murphy, R. P.; Livchak, C. J.

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A habitat suitability index (HSI) model was developed for a water quality sensitive fish (Greater Redhorse) and macroinvertebrate (Plecoptera) species to determine the restoration success of the St. John Dam removal for the Sandusky River (Ohio). An ArcGIS?? model was created for pre- and post-dam removal scenarios. Inputs to the HSI model consist of substrate distributions from river surveys, and water level and velocity time series, outputs from a hydrodynamic model. The ArcGIS?? model predicted habitat suitability indices at 45 river cross-sections in the hydrodynamic model. The model was programmed to produce polygon layers, using graphical user interfaces that were displayed in the ArcGIS?? environment. The results of the model clearly show an increase of habitat suitability from pre- to post-dam removal periods and in the former reservoir. The change in suitability of the model is attributed mostly to the change in depth in the river following the dam removal for both the fish and invertebrate species. The results of the invertebrate model followed the same positive trend as species enumerations from the river basin. ?? 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Tomsic, C. A.; Granata, T. C.; Murphy, R. P.; Livchak, C. J.

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Using a coupled eco-hydrodynamic model to predict habitat for target species following dam removal; 2007; Article; Journal; Ecological Engineering; Tomsic, C. A.; Granata, T. C.; Murphy, R. P.; Livchak, C. J.