Urban buried streams: Abrupt transitions in habitat and biodiversity.

ABSTRACT: Stream burial, the rerouting of streams into underground culverts, is common in industrialized and densely populated urban areas. While stream burial is common in urban environments, direct characterization of the within-culvert environment is rare and it is unclear if buried reaches reflect neighboring open reaches regarding habitat, biota, and water chemistry. Additionally, for a buried stream, the entrance and exit of the culvert are abrupt habitat transitions within the stream channel, and it is unknown if these transitions lead to similarly abrupt responses in biotic and abiotic characteristics or if responses are gradual. Quantifying the within-culvert environment and transitions upon entering/exiting the culvert has rarely been done but can help inform management practices regarding

SUBMITTER: Hintz CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9024382 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature