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This dataset contains stream bed material size distributions for 39 stream reaches along 12 streams in and near Cuyahoga County, Ohio. All data were collected using the Wolman pebble count technique (Wolman, 1954), in either transect or zig-zag forms (Bunte and Abt, 2001). Data were collected between 2016 and 2023 over the course of several projects.
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Trash in streams with data on items and location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
This study was on anthropogenic debris (trash) in urban streams around Cuyahoga County, Ohio and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Ten stream reaches were visited in North Carolina. Fourteen stream reaches were visited in 2021 and 11 were re-visited in 2024 in Ohio. The data collected were on the physical properties of the trash and their location within the stream. Within each 50 m reach, 4-6 transects were created across the stream channel and every piece of trash within 2 m of the transect was included. Cluster analysis on the variables collected was used to create morphospecies of trash and microhabitats within the stream. Data analysis was done using those clusters and including environmental and land use data from the reaches and surrounding areas. Manuscript in prep (Stumpf et al.)
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- Award ID(s):
- 2319007
- PAR ID:
- 10663762
- Publisher / Repository:
- Hydroshare
- Date Published:
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- anthropogenic litter Ohio trash plastic Cleveland streams Cuyahoga County Mecklenburg County geomorphology urban streams anthropogenic debris North Carolina Charlotte
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/c3516087b3814c4f9d0cacf25c308162
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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