Landscape Partnership
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Trout Unlimited
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/networks/organizations/trout-unlimited
Founded in Michigan in 1959, Trout Unlimited today is a national non-profit organization with 300,000 members and supporters dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. No publisherWildland FireNonprofit organizationTrout UnlimitedFish2022/09/30 12:40:54 GMT-4Organization Southeast Aquatic Barrier Prioritization Tool
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/maps-data/spatial-data-and-maps/aquatic-and-freshwater-spatial-data/southeast-aquatic-barrier-prioritization-tool/view
The Southeast Aquatic Barrier Prioritization Tool aims to build aquatic connectivity in rivers and streams. The Tool provides inventory data on aquatic barriers (like dams and road-related culverts) and helps practitioners to describe, understand, and prioritize these barriers for removal, restoration, and mitigation.
Aquatic connectivity in rivers and streams is essential for fish and other aquatic organisms.
The Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) developed the tool with support from partners and funders.No publisherSoutheast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP)Aquatic ecosystemsDamsFishDecision-making supportRiversWaterSARPFreshwater2021/03/26 21:41:30 GMT-4LinkWatershed-Based Approach to Channel Stabilization and Sediment Control in Pleasant Run Creek
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/resources/w2b/watershed-based-approach-to-channel-stabilization-and-sediment-control-in-pleasant-run-creek
Excessive sediment from channelized tributaries of the Hatchie River (TN) are degrading downstream aquatic habitat. Pleasant Run Creek is a channelized tributary to the Hatchie River, exhibiting significant soil erosion and channel incision problems. This project seeks to implement channel stabilization measures on private lands that will improve riparian habitat on Pleasant Run Creek and reduce sediment loading to the Hatchie River.No publisherErosion ControlWhitewater to BluewaterMusselsFishInstream Habitat Improvementsediment controlTennesseeSAHPSARP ProjectNFHAPHabitat Improvement2020/07/10 14:44:18 GMT-4ProjectHarpeth River Restoration
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/resources/w2b/harpeth-river-restoration
As part of a jointly funded project via the National Fish Passage Program, the totality of this project is removing a lowhead dam and restoring the immediate area to riffle/run habitat for the benefit of improved water quality and native fish habitat in the Harpeth River, TN. No publisherWhitewater to BluewaterSARP ProjectHabitat ImprovementFlowConnectivity improvementInstream Habitat ImprovementTennesseeSAHPFishNFHAP2020/07/10 14:44:15 GMT-4ProjectCopper Creek In-Stream Habitat Restoration Project
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/resources/w2b/copper-creek-in-stream-habitat-restoration-project
This project improved riparian zones, water quality, appropriate sediment flows and restoring physical habitat for multiple listed aquatic species in the Copper Creek watershed, within the Upper Tennessee River Basin.No publisherWhitewater to BluewaterMusselsHabitat ImprovementFlowVirginiaInstream Habitat ImprovementSAHPSARP ProjectNFHAPFish2020/07/10 14:44:15 GMT-4ProjectChannel, Bank, & Riparian Restoration to Improve Habitat and Water Quality in Kings River, AR
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/resources/w2b/channel-bank-riparian-restoration-to-improve-habitat-and-water-quality-in-kings-river-ar
The natural course and riparian corridor of the Kings River have been significantly modified by various landowners over several decades, leading to channel instability and decreased habitat and water quality. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) purchased a preserve on the Kings River that includes nine miles of river. To protect and restore river and riparian habitat, TNC has created a stream channel and floodplain restoration project along 0.5 miles of the river.No publisherWetland RestorationInstream Habitat ImprovementWhitewater to BluewaterSARP ProjectFishRedhorseArkansasDarterSAHPNFHAPHabitat Improvement2020/07/10 14:44:15 GMT-4ProjectConnect the Connecticut
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/resources/connect-the-connecticut/view
Encompassing New England’s largest river system, the Connecticut River watershed provides important habitat for a diversity of fish, wildlife and plants — from iconic species like bald eagle and black bear to federally threatened and endangered species like shortnose sturgeon, piping plover, and dwarf wedgemussel.No publisherWildlifeHabitatConnecticut RiverFishPlantRiversStreams2020/07/10 14:43:33 GMT-4LinkNature's Network: Lands and waters sustaining wildlife and people
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/resources/natures-network/view
Nature’s Network is a collaborative effort facilitated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Science Applications program that brings together partners from 13 states, federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and universities to identify the best opportunities for conserving and connecting intact habitats and ecosystems and supporting imperiled species to help ensure the future of fish and wildlife across the Northeast region.No publisherWildlifeFishScience and Research ProductsImperiled SpeciesEcosystemsIntact Habitats2020/07/10 14:43:20 GMT-4LinkBarrens Topminnow , Barrier Construction for Invasive Gambusia
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/projects/trb/projects/barrens-topminnow-barrier-construction-for-invasive-gambusia
Reintroduction and management of a highly endemic and endangered species to the TN Barrens. Derived resources from this project include/will include data sets, general report, and news announcement.
No publisherFishManagementTRBResearch2017/03/13 12:20:00 GMT-4ProjectOhio River Basin Fish Habitat Partnership 2017 Call for Project Proposals
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/news/ohio-river-basin-fish-habitat-partnership-2017-call-for-project-proposals
The Ohio River Basin Fish Habitat Partnership is currently accepting proposals to fund on-the-ground, aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement projects within the Ohio River Basin.No publisherNewsFishAquaticFunding2016/08/09 15:10:00 GMT-4News ItemExperimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity — A review identifying global gaps in knowledge
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/maps-data/climate-context/cc-resources/ClimateSciPDFs/experimental-studies-of-dead-wood-biodiversity-2014-a-review-identifying-global-gaps-in-knowledge
The importance of dead wood for biodiversity is widely recognized but strategies for conservation exist only in some regions worldwide. Most strategies combine knowledge from observational and experimental studies but remain preliminary as many facets of the complex relationships are unstudied. In this first global review of 79 experimental studies addressing biodiversity patterns in dead wood, we identify major knowledge gaps and aim to foster collaboration among researchers by providing a map of previous and ongoing experiments. We show that research has focused primarily on temperate and boreal forests, where results have helped in developing evidence-based conservation strategies, whereas comparatively few such efforts have been made in subtropical or tropical zones. Most studies have been limited to early stages of wood decomposition and many diverse and functionally important saproxylic taxa, e.g., fungi, flies and termites, remain under-represented. Our meta-analysis confirms the benefits of dead-wood addition for biodiversity, particularly for saproxylic taxa, but shows that responses of non-saproxylic taxa are heterogeneous. Our analysis indicates that global conservation of organisms associated with dead wood would benefit most by prioritizing research in the tropics and other neglected regions, focusing on advanced stages of wood decomposition and assessing a wider range of taxa. By using existing experimental set-ups to study advanced decay stages and additional taxa, results could be obtained more quickly and with less effort compared to initiating new experiments.No publisherClimate AdaptationDecayRecreational FishingConservationDecompositionHabitat degradationTroutClimate ImpactsHabitat ImprovementRestorationEcosystemsHabitat qualityEcosystem ServicesWoody debrisClimate ChangeInstream Habitat ImprovementTributariesEcological FlowsStreamsDetritusLarge woody debrisDead woodSoilFishWatershedsRiversLitterDebrisHeadwaters2016/01/16 20:36:51 GMT-4FileEffect of fine wood on juvenile brown trout behaviour in experimental stream channels
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/maps-data/climate-context/cc-resources/ClimateSciPDFs/effect-of-fine-wood-on-juvenile-brown-trout-behaviour-in-experimental-stream-channels
In-stream wood can increase shelter availability and prey abundance for stream-living fish such as brown trout, Salmo trutta, but the input of wood to streams has decreased in recent years due to harvesting of riparian vegetation. During the last decades, fine wood (FW) has been increasingly used for biofuel, and the input of FW to streams may therefore decrease. Although effects of in-stream FW have not been studied as extensively as those of large wood (LW), it is probably important as shelter for small-sized trout. In a laboratory stream experiment, we tested the behavioural response of young-of-the-year wild brown trout to three densities of FW, with trout tested alone and in groups of four. Video recordings were used to measure the proportion of time allocated to sheltering, cruising and foraging, as well as the number of aggressive interactions and prey attacks. Cruising activity increased with decreasing FW density and was higher in the four-fish groups than when fish were alone. Foraging decreased and time spent sheltering in FW increased with increasing FW density. Our study shows that juvenile trout activity is higher in higher fish densities and that trout response to FW is related to FW density and differs from the response to LW as reported by others.No publisherBiofuelRecreational FishingHabitat degradationTroutRiparian vegetationHabitat ImprovementRiparian RestorationHeadwater streamsBiodiversityWoody debrisClimate ChangeInstream Habitat ImprovementTributariesStreamsDetritusWetlandsAquaticRiparian Habitat RestorationLand UseLitterDebrisHeadwatersFish2016/01/16 20:36:51 GMT-4FileDownstream Warming and Headwater Acidity May Diminish Coldwater Habitat in Southern Appalachian Mountain Streams
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/maps-data/climate-context/cc-resources/ClimateSciPDFs/downstream-warming-and-headwater-acidity-may-diminish-coldwater-habitat-in-southern-appalachian-mountain-streams
Stream-dwelling species in the U.S. southern Appalachian Mountains region are particularly vulnerable to climate change and acidification. The objectives of this study were to quantify the spatial extent of contemporary suitable habitat for acid- and thermally sensitive aquatic species and to forecast future habitat loss resulting from expected temperature increases on national forest lands in the southern Appalachian Mountain region. The goal of this study was to help watershed managers identify and assess stream reaches that are potentially vulnerable to warming, acidification, or both. To our knowledge, these results represent the first regional assessment of aquatic habitat suitability with respect to the combined effects of stream water temperature and acid-base status in the United States. Statistical models were developed to predict July mean daily maximum water temperatures and air-water tem- perature relations to determine potential changes in future stream water temperatures. The length of stream considered suitable habitat for acid- and thermally sensitive species, based on temperature and acid neutralizing capacity thresholds of 20°C and 50 μeq/L, was variable throughout the national forests considered. Stream length displaying temperature above 20°C was generally more than five times greater than the length predicted to have acid neutralizing capacity below 50 μeq/L. It was uncommon for these two stressors to occur within the same stream segment. Results suggested that species’ distributional shifts to colder, higher elevation habitats under a warming climate can be constrained by acidification of headwater streams. The approach used in this study can be applied to evaluate climate change impacts to stream water resources in other regions.No publisherTemperature sensitivityTemperatureAcidificationHabitat degradationAquatic ecosystemsMiningClimate ImpactsMinelandsFisheriesHeatHeadwater streamsWater qualityHeadwatersTroutWater temperatureEcosystem ServicesClimate ChangeStreamsSoutheastern USAcidityFishWatershedsRiversSouthern Appalachians2016/01/16 20:36:50 GMT-4FileSeeing the landscape for the trees: Metrics to guide riparian shade management in river catchments
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/maps-data/climate-context/cc-resources/ClimateSciPDFs/seeing-the-landscape-for-the-trees-metrics-to-guide-riparian-shade-management-in-river-catchments
Rising water temperature (Tw) due to anthropogenic climate change may have serious conse- quences for river ecosystems. Conservation and/or expansion of riparian shade could counter warming and buy time for ecosystems to adapt. However, sensitivity of river reaches to direct solar radiation is highly het- erogeneous in space and time, so benefits of shading are also expected to be site specific. We use a network of high-resolution temperature measurements from two upland rivers in the UK, in conjunction with topo- graphic shade modeling, to assess the relative significance of landscape and riparian shade to the thermal behavior of river reaches. Trees occupy 7% of the study catchments (comparable with the UK national aver- age) yet shade covers 52% of the area and is concentrated along river corridors. Riparian shade is most ben- eficial for managing Tw at distances 5–20 km downstream from the source of the rivers where discharge is modest, flow is dominated by near-surface hydrological pathways, there is a wide floodplain with little land- scape shade, and where cumulative solar exposure times are sufficient to affect Tw. For the rivers studied, we find that approximately 0.5 km of complete shade is necessary to off-set Tw by 18C during July (the month with peak Tw) at a headwater site; whereas 1.1 km of shade is required 25 km downstream. Further research is needed to assess the integrated effect of future changes in air temperature, sunshine duration, direct solar radiation, and downward diffuse radiation on Tw to help tree planting schemes achieveNo publisherStreamflowClimate ImpactsHydrologyRiparian Habitat RestorationClimate AdaptationClimate ChangeFishConservation PlanningRiparian RestorationWatershedsWater supplyRiversWaterSustainabilityHeatAquaticStreamsWater qualityEcosystemsStream ClassificationTemperature2016/01/16 20:36:03 GMT-4FileContrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios
https://www.landscapepartnership.org/maps-data/climate-context/cc-resources/ClimateSciPDFs/contrasting-futures-for-ocean-and-society-from-different-anthropogenic-co2-emissions-scenarios
The ocean moderates anthropogenic climate change at the cost of profound alterations of its physics, chemistry, ecology, and services. Here, we evaluate and compare the risks of impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems—and the goods and services they provide—for growing cumulative carbon emissions under two contrasting emissions scenarios. The current emissions trajectory would rapidly and significantly alter many ecosystems and the associated services on which humans heavily depend. A reduced emissions scenario — consistent with the Copenhagen Accord’s goal of a global temperature increase of less than 2°C — is much more favorable to the ocean but still substantially alters important marine ecosystems and associated goods and services. The management options to address ocean impacts narrow as the ocean warms and acidifies.No publisherKey SpeciesTemperatureRecreational FishingSeagrass BedsConservationAcidificationClimate ImpactsOceansGlobal warmingCarbon Capture and StorageSustainabilityCoastal ecosystemsEcosystem ServicesBiodiversityClimate ChangeMarine fisheriesFood SecuritywarmingCO2FishSequestrationglobal changeAtmosphere-ocean coupled systemEconomic risk(s)2016/01/16 20:35:58 GMT-4File