Date of Award

4-2014

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Geography

First Advisor

Dr. David Lemberg

Second Advisor

Dr. Kathleen M. Baker

Third Advisor

Dr. Chansheng He

Keywords

Salmonid; restoration; biotechnical; spawning; erosion

Access Setting

Masters Thesis-Open Access

Abstract

This project seeks to improve salmonid habitat quality by improving riparian vegetation on the adjacent banks (from toe to terrace) on the Chocolay River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Quantities of large woody debris (LWD) were also analyzed to determine the heterogeneityof stream habitats, or channel roughness. Percentages of rock, gravel, sand, and silt were analyzed to determine spawning habitat quality. As the proportions of fines (

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