Stream Health Workgroup Technical Reference
This document provides a brief history of the Stream Health Workgroup’s watershed-scale publications, as well as context for important terms used in the workgroup's work.
Authors
- Nick Staten, Chesapeake Research Consortium
- Alison Santoro, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Sara Weglein, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Description
This document provides a brief history of the Chesapeake Bay Program Stream Health Workgroup’s watershed-scale publications, as well as context for some important terms used in the workgroup's work. The timeline begins with the development of the Chesapeake Basin-wide Index of Biotic Integrity for stream benthic macroinvertebrates, known as the Chessie BIBI. Through the Stream Health Indicator Projects, the Stream Health Workgroup is exploring additional stream corridor metrics to complement the Chessie BIBI. Ultimately, the completed projects will provide a robust means to characterize local stream health, identify biological stressors at a local level and inform future management actions.