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Stream Temperature Modeling
modeling Introduction
Thermal
regimes are important to aquatic ecosystems because they strongly dictate
species distributions, productivity,
and abundance. Inexpensive digital temperature loggers, geographic
information systems (GIS), and remote sensing technologies are now
facilitating the development of temperature models applicable at broad
spatial scales. This web site describes three different statistical
procedures for predicting suitable fish habitat by modeling or inferring
stream temperature. Statistical temperature models are well suited
for broad-scale applications because they are less data intensive than
mechanistic stream models, provide estimates of parameter precision,
and can often be easily derived from existing databases.
The
web site also provides links to other stream temperature resources
such as publications, videos,
and data. This information has been produced or compiled by the
U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,
Boise
Aquatic Sciences Lab.
temperature Models
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