Study Design and Analysis for Monitoring River Restoration:
Examples from Dam Removals
Purpose
As more time, effort, and money are funneled into river restoration, we need standardized procedures and tools to evaluate success by monitoring and analyzing the physical, biological, and ecological responses. The purpose of this manual is to propose such procedures and tools with detailed examples drawn from 3 case study dam removals.
Right: Removal of the river right bays of the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River near Grants Pass, OR.
Contents of Study Design and Analysis for Monitoring River Restoration:
Examples from Dam Removals
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Front Cover and Table of Contents
Lists of Figures and Tables
Executive Summary
Introduction
Study Design and Analysis
Study Objectives
Conceptual Models
Baseline Assessments
Summary: Sediment Storage and Release
Summary: Downstream Geomorphology
Summary: Sensitivity of Downstream Habitat and Ecology
Example tables
Building Hypotheses
Study Layout
Metric Selection and Reliability
Identifying Question Appropriate Metrics
Reliability of Metrics
Determining Sampling Size and Frequency
Compatibility with Other Approaches
Planning for Models and Analysis
Table of Costs and Time Requirements for Typical Activities
