Monitoring
Research focuses on characterizing baseline conditions of aquatic ecosystems, determining the effectiveness of management programs and policies to reach protection and restoration goals, and developing new approaches to monitoring design that better identify cause-and-effect linkages between water resources and human activity.
Baseline characterization
Hyporheic systems
Large woody debris
Fluvial geomorphology
Riparian and wetland ecology
Change detection: biological integrity
Strategies and protocols
Program and project evaluation
Baseline characterization
Hyporheic systems
Shallow subsurface flow systems in a montane terrace-floodplain landscape: Sauk River, north Cascades, Washington (Patricia Lee Olson. 1996)
Microbial metabolism, enzyme activity and production in the hyporheic zone of a floodplain river (Sandra Clinton. 2001)
Biogeochemistry and hydrology of a forested floodplain backchannel: Riparian and hyporheic interactions (Elizabeth Ritzenthaler. 1998)
Distribution of hyporheic invertebrates in Puget Sound Lowland streams (Anne Weekes. In Progress)
Distribution patterns of hyporheic fauna in a floodplain riparian terrace (Holly Coe. 2001)
Subsurface controls on the distribution of benthic algae in floodplain back channel habitats of the Queets River (Karen Fevold. 1998)
Seasonal and successional controls on nitrate leaching from a floodplain forest (Scott Bechtold. 2000)
Variability of hyporheic zones in Puget Sound Lowland streams (Catherine Reidy. 2004)
Large woody debris
The
influence of sediment supply and large woody debris on pool characteristics
and habitat diversity (Kurt Nelson. 1998)
Patterns, mechanics, and geomorphic effects of wood debris accumulations in a forest river system (Tim Abee. 1999)
The residence time of large woody debris in the Queets River, Washington (Timothy Hyatt. 1998)
Spatial organization, position, and source characteristics of large woody debris in natural systems (Martin Fox. 2003)
Fluvial geomorphology
Channel-initiation and surface water expression in headwater streams of different lithology (Kristin Jaeger. 2004)
Instream, riparian, and landscape controls on forested headwater channel morphology (Mike Liquori. In Progress)
Interactions of landslide-supplied sediment with channel morphology in forested watersheds (Susan Perkins. 1989)
Debris flows in the Tyee Sandstone formation of the Oregon Coast Range (Lee Benda. 1988)
Morphological indicators of downstream transitions in headwater channels (Chris Brummer. In Progress)
Topographic and physiographic influences on fire severity in stream valleys of northern Wenatchee National Forest (Rick Morse. 2000)
Riparian and wetland ecology
Factors influencing the distribution of conifer and red alder in riparian zones in Western Washington (Kerri Mikkelsen. 2001)
Fire in riparian zones: A comparison of historical fire occurrence in riparian and upslope forests in the Blue Mountains and southern Cascades of Oregon (Diana Olson. 2000)
Patterns of plant species richness in emergent and forested wetlands of Southeast Alaska (Michael Pollock. 1995)
Nitrogen and phosphorous availability, ecosystem processes and plant community dynamics in boreal wetland meadows (Heather Erickson. 1994)
Riparian soils: A literature review (Ilir Vesho and Kerri Mikkelsen. 2000)
The influence of stream valley landform on riparian forest composition in Hoh River tributaries, Washington (David J. Somers. 1995)
A classification of riparian plant communities in three geomorphological provinces of the Cascade Mountains in western Washington State, USA (Linda Mycek. 1994)
The distribution and habitat value of wetlands created by beaver (Castor Canadensis) in southeast Alaska (Jennifer Sampson. 1994)
Old growth riparian birds of the Olympic Peninsula: Effects of stream size on community structure (Patricia Lock. 1991)
Change detection: biological integrity
Monitoring biological condition in urbanizing headwater streams (Heidi Wachter. 2003)
Effects of urbanization on the biological integrity of Puget Lowland streams: Restoration with a biological focus (Sarah Morley. 2000)
Metrics to evaluate the hydrologic influence of urbanization on streams (Christopher Konrad. 2000)
Monitoring of ephemeral stream benthic macroinvertebrates (Jeffrey Adams. 1999)
Responses of headwater stream amphibians to forest practices in western Washington (Kathryn Kelsey. 1995)
The impacts of urbanization on wetland bird communities (Ellen Martin-Yanny. 1992)
Strategies and protocols
Monitoring urban streams: Strategies and protocols for humid-region lowland systems (Jenna Scholz and Derek Booth 2001)
Statistical power for detecting trends in monitoring programs using correlation (Alice Shelly. 1994)
Assessment of landscape characterization and classification methods (Cara Berman. 2002)
Landsat land-cover classification (Kristina Hill, Erik Botsford, and Derek Booth. In progress)
Identifying spatial variability of stream characteristics through classification (Creth Cupp. 1989)
Monitoring guidelines to evaluate effects of forest activities on streams in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (Lee H. MacDonald, Alan W. Smart, and Robert C. Wissmar. 1991)
Program and project evaluation
Urban planned development monitoring (Karen Comings and Heidi Wachter. 2001)
Survey of stream restoration and fisheries enhancement monitoring in Washington State (Jeff Bash. 1999)
Review of the TFW monitoring program: Watershed-scale monitoring pilot project (Tom Sibley et al. 1999)
Evaluating North Creek channel conditions after restoration (Ashley Adams. 2003)
Evaluation of restoration projects and channel changes in the Little Naches basin, with a comparison to the American River basin, WA (Mark Muir. 2003)
Evaluation of the TFW stream classification system: Stratification of physical habitat area and distribution (Timothy Beechie. 1990)