Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Biological and Chemical Surveys of Selected Surface Waters in Lye Brook Wilderness Area: Lye Brook Fish

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Inventory and monitor hydrogeochemcial and biological characteristics of principal water bodies in and around Lye Brook Wilderness Area to determine and document current and future changes to air quality related values (AQRV).

People

  • Heather Pembrook: Content Provider

  • Steve Fiske: Content Provider

  • James Kellogg: Principal Investigator

  • Steven Roy: Content Provider

  • Richard Langdon: Content Provider

  • Neil Kamman: Content Provider

Keywords

  • fish, fishes, species abundance, species diversity, water quality,

Organizations

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service Green Mountain National Forest: funder
  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation: lead

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • 451456.6947999997, 61580.78020000085
    • 464145.3128000004, 61580.78020000085
    • 464145.3128000004, 74074.30030000024
    • 451456.6947999997, 74074.30030000024
    • 451456.6947999997, 61580.78020000085

Data Table

  • Title: Lye Brook Fish
  • Start Date: 1993-04-01
  • End Date: 1995-10-31
  • Description: Biological and Chemical Survey of Selected Surface Waters in Lye Brook Wilderness Area: Stream fish communities

  • Purpose: Inventory four streams in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area to create a baseline of species diversity, abundance and relationship to environmental conditions.

  • Condensed Title: Z0336_LyeFish

  • Object Name: VMC.336.48

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Kellogg, J., S. Roy, H. Pembrook, R. Langdon, N. Kamman, and S. Fiske. Lye Brook Fish. VT ANR. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/biological-chemical-surveys-lye-brook-surface-waters/dataset/lye-brook-fish/overview

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/biological-chemical-surveys-lye-brook-surface-waters/dataset/lye-brook-fish

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: % Composition
    • Label: % Composition
    • Description: The percent composition of a fish species (total number of a particular species divided by total num
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Number Type: rational
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 100
    Attribute Name: cl +95%
    • Label: Conf level +95%
    • Description: 95 percent confidence level
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: cl -95%
    • Label: Conf level -95%
    • Description: 95 percent minus confidence level
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: event ID
    • Label: event ID
    • Description: Identification code for fish sampling event
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: N/100m^2
    • Label: N/100m^2
    • Description: A measure of density using the total number of fish caught divided by area.
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: p
    • Label: p
    • Description: probability
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: run 1
    • Label: run 1
    • Description: Number of fish captured in first electrofishing pass
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: Run 1/100m^2
    • Label: Run 1/100m^2
    • Description: A measure of density using the total number of fish from one electrofishing pass divided by area.
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: run 2
    • Label: run 2
    • Description: Number of fish captured in second electrofishing pass
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: run 3
    • Label: run 3
    • Description: Number of fish captured in third electrofishing pass
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: run 4
    • Label: run 4
    • Description: Number of fish captured in fourth electrofishing pass
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: se
    • Label: se
    • Description: standard error
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: station
    • Label: station
    • Description: Specific location code for sampling event
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: stream name
    • Label: stream name
    • Description: stream name
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: total
    • Label: total
    • Description: Total number of fish captured
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: total/100m^2
    • Label: total/100m^2
    • Description: A relative density measure (number of fish captured per 100 square meters)
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: x2
    • Label: x2
    • Description: x2
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Fish sampling locations
      • Started: 1993-04-01
        Ended: 1995-10-01
      • Method Description: Stream fish populations were sampled by electroshocking at six sites on four streams: 2 sites each on Lye and Bourn Brooks and 1 site each on Branch Pond Brook and Winhall River. Surveys were done during August and September. Stream sections were representative of the physical habitat in each of the overall stream reaches. General physical characteristics were recorded, including water temperature and specific conductance, during each sampling event.

    • Fish electroshocking
      • Started: 1993-04-01
        Ended: 1995-10-03
      • Method Description: Fish were sampled in an upstream direction using block nets at some sites. At sites where no nets were used, the upper end of the section was located at the foot of a cascade which acted as a barrier to fish attempting to escape the electric field.

    • Habitat sampling
      • Started: 1993-04-01
        Ended: 1995-10-01
      • Method Description: Efforts were made to seek out and sample all littoral habitat types at each lake- silt-muck, sand, gravel-cobble-rock, organic detritus, logs and submergent and emergent vegetation. The littoral zone was sampled because it should yield the greatest number of species, the most valued fish food organisms, is less influenced by other natural limiting factors than the profundal zone, and was a zone common to all the lakes.

    • Measurements
      • Started: 1993-04-01
        Ended: 1995-10-01
      • Method Description: All individuals were identified to species and salmonids measured for total length. For the Winhall site, all species were weighed individually or in groups, and total lengths were measured.

Sampling Equipment

  • Electroshockers
    • Started: 1993-04-01
      Ended: 1995-10-03
    • Sampling Description: Pulsed-DC backpack electroshockers

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Four streams sampled: Lye Brook, Bourn Brook, Branch Pond Brook and Winhall River.



  • Site Description: Elevations ranges from 840 feet to 2161 feet.