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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6383-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6383-2018
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Hydrogeochemical controls on brook trout spawning habitats in a coastal stream
U.S. Geological Survey, Hydrogeophysics Branch, 11 Sherman Place, Unit 5015, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Judson W. Harvey
U.S. Geological Survey, Water Cycle Branch, M.S. 430, Reston, VA 20192, USA
Stephen T. Hurley
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, 195 Bournedale Road, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532, USA
Donald O. Rosenberry
U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, M.S. 406, Bldg. 25, DFC, Lakewood, CO 80225, USA
Timothy McCobb
U.S. Geological Survey, 10 Bearfoot Road, Northborough, MA 01532, USA
Dale Werkema
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Exposure
Methods & Measurement Division, Environmental Chemistry Branch, Las Vegas, NV 89119 USA
John W. Lane Jr.
U.S. Geological Survey, Hydrogeophysics Branch, 11 Sherman Place, Unit 5015, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- A waterscape framework for the spawning and incubation habitats of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) R. Curry & A. O’Sullivan https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-023-01426-w
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- Linking stream-reach nitrogen loads and groundwater “reachsheds” to inform wastewater-nitrogen management actions, Cape Cod, Massachusetts T. McCobb et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102787
- Hillslope groundwater discharges provide localized stream ecosystem buffers from regional per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination M. Briggs et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13752
- Responsiveness to surface–groundwater interactions by spawning salmonids: site selection patterns and control mechanisms in lotic ecosystems by Oncorhynchus, Salmo and Salvelinus genera R. Benetti et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70104
- Spawning Habitat Partitioning of Sympatric Salmonid Populations in the Upper Bois Brule River, Wisconsin B. Schleppenbach et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10100506
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- The waterscape continuum concept: Rethinking boundaries in ecosystems A. O'Sullivan et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1598
- Evaluation of riverbed magnetic susceptibility for mapping biogeochemical hot spots in groundwater‐impacted rivers C. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14184
- Increasing seasonal variation in the extent of rivers and lakes from 1984 to 2022 B. Nyberg et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1653-2024
- Characterizing Physical Properties of Streambed Interface Sediments Using In Situ Complex Electrical Conductivity Measurements C. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027995
- Vulnerability Assessment of Groundwater Influenced Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States S. Snyder et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16101366
- Continental-scale analysis of shallow and deep groundwater contributions to streams D. Hare et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21651-0
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Short summary
Brook trout are known to seek out groundwater-discharge zones for spawning. However, in a groundwater-dominated system, we observed trout using a few locations for repeatedly laying eggs. To improve the management of this cold-water species, we wanted to know why these specific groundwater-discharge zones were desirable. Through a combination of geophysical and chemical measurements, we found that locations where the stream intersects the sandy valley wall create oxygen-rich seepage zones.
Brook trout are known to seek out groundwater-discharge zones for spawning. However, in a...
