| Abstract: | During August and September 2005, dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, specific conductance, streamflow, and light intensity (LI) were determined continuously at six sites defining five reaches on Meduxnekeag River above and below Houlton, Maine. These data were collected as input for a dual-station whole-stream metabolism model to evaluate primary productivity in the river above and below Houlton. The river receives nutrients and organic matter from tributaries and the Houlton wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Model output estimated gross and net primary productivity for each reach. Gross primary productivity (GPP) varied in each reach but was similar and positive among the reaches. GPP was correlated to LI in the four reaches above the WWTP but not in the reach below. Net primary productivity (NPP) decreased in each successive downstream reach and was negative in the lowest two reaches. NPP was weakly related to LI in the upper two reaches and either not correlated or negatively correlated in the lower three reaches. Relations among GPP, NPP, and LI indicate that the system is heterotrophic in the downstream reaches. The almost linear decrease in NPP (the increase in metabolism and respiration) indicates a cumulative effect of inputs of nutrients and organic matter from tributaries that drain agricultural land, the town of Houlton, and the discharges from the WWTP. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 97484 |
| Citation Author: | Goldstein, Robert M.; Schalk, Charles W.; Kempf, Joshua P. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Maine Water Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0461200 |
| Citation LatS: | 0460500 |
| Citation LonE: | -0674600 |
| Citation LonW: | -0675400 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 17 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Scientific Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | SIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2009-5029 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Primary Productivity in Meduxnekeag River, Maine, 2005; 2009; SIR; 2009-5029; Goldstein, Robert M.; Schalk, Charles W.; Kempf, Joshua P. |
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| Citation Year: | 2009 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Primary Productivity in Meduxnekeag River, Maine, 2005; 2009; SIR; 2009-5029; Goldstein, Robert M.; Schalk, Charles W.; Kempf, Joshua P. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5029/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 6 May 2009 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
