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Researchers develop scalable flow‑ecology curves to assess North Coast stream risk
Summary
Lara, a freshwater ecologist at SCORP, outlined a method to build flow‑ecology response curves linking modeled functional‑flow metrics to algal and macroinvertebrate bioassessment indices for the North Coast.
Lara, a freshwater ecologist at the Statewide California Office of Regional Projects (SCORP), described work to develop “flow ecology curves” that predict how changes in streamflow affect algal and invertebrate bioindicator indices and, ultimately, habitat suitability for sensitive species.
Her team combines modeled functional flow metrics with statewide bioassessment indices (ASCII for algae and CSCI for macroinvertebrates), then reduces and fits metrics using boosted…
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