An Evaluation of the Effects of Dredging Within the Arkansas River Navigation System, Volume III-The Effects Upon the Zooplankton Associations

Authors

Edgar D. Short, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
Eugene H. Schmitz, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

1-1-1976

Keywords

Arkansas River, Zooplankton, Dredging, Aquatic systems, Phytoplankton

Abstract

The primary purpose of the zooplankton phase of the coordinated study was to attempt to evaluate the effects of dredging operations on the abundance, distribution, composition and complexity of the zooplankton communities within the aquatic system of the Arkansas River. The other phases of investigation include fish, macroinvertebrates, phytoplankton and some physico-chemical parameters. The lack of baseline data, needed for measurement of previous ecological conditions from which to detect past and future changes, proved to be a major impediment to any evaluation. Although the study involved only about 240 miles of the river in Arkansas, it should serve as an adequate baseline for monitoring future changes in the distribution and composition of zooplankton in the river.

Citation

Short, Edgar D. and Schmitz, Eugene H.. 1976. An Evaluation of the Effects of Dredging Within the Arkansas River Navigation System, Volume III-The Effects Upon the Zooplankton Associations. Arkansas Water Resources Center, Fayetteville, AR. PUB045. 161
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/awrctr/342

Report Number

PUB045

Page

161