the upper paint creek watershed
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Group 1:AnnieAllisonPrapti
*The Upper Paint Creek Watershed
*General Information
Counties:*Madison, Fayette,
Ross, Highland, ClintonLocation:*Located in the
Southwest quadrant of Ohio*Drains into the Ohio
River
Land Use:*Land is used for
agricultural reasons with some forest areas
Sources of Impairment:
*More General Information
*Hypothesis As the amount of agricultural areas
increase in the riparian zone, the fish diversity decreases.
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60.0Percent of Land Use and IBI Comparison
AvIBILinear (AvIBI)Linear (AvIBI)
Percent of Land Use
Mea
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BI
R= -0.485
When the percent of agricultural land in the riparian zone increases
then the nitrate level should increase.
*Hypothesis
Nitrate Ion
* My Graph on Nitrates and Agriculture
*HypothesisIf the substrate quality is poor, the
fish diversity will also be poor.
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60.0 The Substrate and IBI Levels
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Current Conservation*Conservation Tilling: When
at least 30% of the soil is covered with residue*No-till farming: When the
most of the soil is covered all the time. The soil is also firmly compacted, which decreases runoff. *Strip farming is when the
farmers put vegetation in between the land
What can we do to help?
* Improve the quality of the riparian zone by planting more vegetation
*EPA requests 30ft of high quality riparian zone
*Use the prescribed amount of fertilizer
*Conclusion
*Thank You!
We want to say thank you to the chaperones, the teachers, the OSC staff, and OSU for doing this camp and helping out! It was really fun and we learned a lot about Environmental Science.
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