Stream Habitat Assessment Vocab

Which is an example of "Excellent Epifaunal Substrate"? (rated 8, 9, or 10)

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Which picture shows embededness that would receive a grade of "Poor" or a low number like 1 or 2?

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Which diagram shows the MOST diverse instream habitats available?

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Which example of sediment deposition is the best example of an excellent condition?

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Which condition of aquatic vegetation is considered excellent and would receive the highest grade of the images?

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When conducting your Habitat Assessment you must determine if you are evaluating a "rocky bottom" or "muddy bottom" stream. Choose the 2 habitat parameters that are impacted by this.

• #1 Epifaunal Substrate

• #2 Embededness

• #7 Channel Sinuosity

• #8 Bank Stability

• # 10 Riparian Vegetative Zone Width

Pick the picture that depicts the greatest channel sinuosity. (Highest score)

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The stream that shows the least/poorest streambank stability and would receive the lowest score is depicted in which image?

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Which stream picture shows the most amount of vegetative protection and would receive a score of excellent?

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What is the term that describes the zone of "buffer" on either side of the stream channel that is compared to the number of channel widths on either side of the stream?

• Sinuosity

• Riparian

• Alteration

• Deposition