An aquatic habitat classification system for the Upper Mississippi River System
Dates
Publication Date
1993-05
Summary
A classification system for aquatic habitat in the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) is needed for inventory, research, impact assessment, and management purposes. The comprehensive system of aquatic habitat classification proposed here has a hierarchical structure to facilitate habitat mapping and inventory at different spatial scales and varying levels of resolution. The classification system is based on geomorphic features of large floodplain rivers, constructed features of the UMRS, and physical and chemical characteristics of aquatic habitat.
Summary
A classification system for aquatic habitat in the Upper
Mississippi River System (UMRS) is needed for inventory,
research, impact assessment, and management purposes. The
comprehensive system of aquatic habitat classification proposed
here has a hierarchical structure to facilitate habitat mapping
and inventory at different spatial scales and varying levels of
resolution. The classification system is based on geomorphic
features of large floodplain rivers, constructed features of the
UMRS, and physical and chemical characteristics of aquatic
habitat.
