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The Impact Of Road Crossings On Karst Headwater Streams In Northwest Arkansas, Anthony M. Zenga
The Impact Of Road Crossings On Karst Headwater Streams In Northwest Arkansas, Anthony M. Zenga
ATU Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Present
The karst region of NW Arkansas is home to many headwater endemic Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). This includes many species of darters, such as Etheostoma cragini, E. microperca, and E. mihileze, as well as crayfish such as Faxonious meeki brevis and F. nana. NW Arkansas is rapidly urbanizing, increasing the need to construct structures like culverts, bridges, and fords. These man-made road crossings can cause stream habitat degradation and fragmentation, as well as impair overall stream connectivity. To evaluate the impact that road crossings have on aquatic SGCN species and their habitat, 30 headwater streams were sampled throughout …