barto(usfs), kate kanouse (adf&g), and ryan kreiner...
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From left: Dave Barto (USFS), Kate Kanouse (ADF&G), and Ryan Kreiner (USFS)
Aquatic Biomonitoring ProgramPurposeLocation and schedule of monitoringProgram components2010 resultsComparisons among sitesConclusions
Document existing gconditions of aquatic biological communities in select reaches of Greens Creek and Tributary Creek.Creek.
Periphyton biomassBenthic macroinvertebrate density and richnessJuvenile fish abundance JJuvenile fish whole body metals concentrations of Ag, Cd, Cu, Pb, Se, and ZnMicrotox lab testing (discontinued in 2004)Microtox lab testing (discontinued in 2004)
Program componentsPeriphyton biomass, estimated by chlorophyll a concentrations
Katie Eaton, ADF&G Biologist
Program componentsBenthic macroinvertebratedensity and richness
Katie Eaton, ADF&G Biologist
Program componentsJuvenile fish abundance and whole body metals of Ag, Cd, Cu, Pb, Se, and Zn
Sites sampled:Sites sampled:• Greens Creek sites 48 and 54• Tributary Creek Site 9
Ryan Kreiner, USFS Biologist
2010 Stream Flow
140
160
arge
(cfs
)
80
100
120
n D
aily
Dis
cha
40
60
ns C
reek
Mea
n
0
20
Gre
en
2001‐2010 Stream flow
160
180
200
ge (c
fs)
g
Mean Median
100
120
140
160
an D
aily
Dis
char
gpr
ior t
o sa
mpl
in
40
60
80
100
reen
s Cre
ek M
eath
ree
wee
ks
0
20
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Gr
Greens Creek Site 48
GC Site 48 – Periphyton abundance
Katie Eaton, ADF&G BiologistKatie Eaton, ADF&G Biologist
GC Site 48 – Periphyton composition
100%
60%
80%
Bio
mas
s
chlor-c
40%
% o
f Per
iphy
ton chlor-c
chlor-b
chlor-a
0%
20%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20102001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GC Site 48 – Invert Density and Richness
35
40
6000
7000
25
30
4000
5000
chne
ss
ebra
tes (
no./m
²)
15
20
2000
3000
4000
Taxo
nom
ic R
ic
enth
ic M
acro
inve
rte
0
5
10
0
1000
2000Be
002001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GC Site 48 – Invert community100%
60%
80%
ompo
sitio
n
% Aq. Diptera
40%
% C
omm
unity
Co % Trichoptera
% Plecoptera
% Ephemeroptera
% other
0%
20%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20102001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GC Site 48 – Juvenile fish abundance
320
400
Dolly Varden
240
320
opul
atio
n Es
timat
e
8
160
Juve
nile
Fis
h Po
0
80
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GC Site 48 – Fish metals concentrationsGC Site 48 – Fish metals concentrations0.09
0.12
kg) 3
4
5
kg)
0.00
0.03
0.06
Ag
(mg/
k
ND0
1
2
Pb
(mg/
k
2
3
4
d (m
g/kg
)
6
9
12
(mg/
kg)
0
1
Cd
0
3
Se
25 400
10
15
20
Cu
(mg/
kg)
100
200
300
Zn
(mg/
kg)
0
5
0
00
Greens Creek Site 54Greens Creek Site 54
GC Site 54 – Periphyton abundance
GC Site 54 – Periphyton composition
100%
60%
80%
Bio
mas
s (%
)
chlor-c
20%
40%
Perip
hyto
n B chlor-b
chlor-a
0%
20%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GC Site 54 – Invert Density and Richness
35
40
6000
7000
25
30
4000
5000
chne
ss
brat
es (n
o./m
²)
10
15
20
2000
3000
Taxo
nom
ic R
ic
c M
acro
inve
rteb
0
5
10
0
1000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Ben
thic
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GC Site 54 – Invert community
100%
60%
80%
Com
posi
tion
% Aq. Diptera
% Trichoptera
40%
% C
omm
unity
C % Plecoptera
% Ephemeroptera
% other
0%
20%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GC Site 54 – Juvenile fish abundance
400
s
Dolly Varden
Coho Salmon
240
320
atio
ns E
stim
ates Coho Salmon
80
160
enile
Fis
h Po
pul
0
80
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Juve
GC Site 54 – Juvenile fish abundance
2010 juvenile fish estimate
b li h l may be slightly low due to a brown bear that interfered with interfered with the third minnow trap set….
GC Site 54 – Fish metals concentrationsGC Site 54 – Fish metals concentrations0.09
0.12
/kg) 3
4
5
g/kg
)
0.00
0.03
0.06
Ag
(mg/
0
1
2Pb
(mg
2
3
4
d (m
g/kg
)
6
9
12
(mg/
kg)
0
1
Cd
25 400
0
3
Se
(
10
15
20
25
Cu
(mg/
kg)
100
200
300
400Z
n (m
g/kg
)
0
5
0
100
Tributary Creek Site 9Tributary Creek Site 9
TC Site 9 – Periphyton abundance
TC Site 9 – Periphyton composition
100%
60%
80%
ton
Bio
mas
s
chlor-c
40%
% o
f Per
iphy
t
chlor-b
chlor-a
0%
20%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
TC Site 9 – Invert Density and Richness
35
40
6000
7000
25
30
4000
5000
6000
chne
ss
brat
es /
m²
15
20
2000
3000
4000
Taxo
nom
ic R
i
ic M
acro
inve
rteb
0
5
10
0
1000
2000
Ben
thi
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
TC Site 9 – Invert community
100%
60%
80%
ompo
sitio
n
% Aq. Diptera
% Trichoptera
40%
% C
omm
unity
C % Plecoptera
% Ephemeroptera
% other
0%
20%
%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
TC Site 9 – Juvenile fish abundance
320
400Dolly Varden
Coho Salmon
240
320
on E
stim
ates
160
le F
ish
Popu
latio
0
80
Junv
ei
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
TC Site 9 – Juvenile fish abundance
400
266
240
320
n E
stim
ate
206
108
208196
160
Fish
Pop
ulat
io
108
7567
22
85100
80Tota
l
02001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
TC Site 9 Fish metals concentrationsTC Site 9 – Fish metals concentrations
0 6
0.8
1.0
g) 3
4
5
g)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
Ag
(mg/
kg
0
1
2
3
Pb
(mg/
kg
2
3
4
(mg/
kg)
6
9
12
mg/
kg)
0
1
Cd
(
25
0
3
Se
(m400
10
15
20
25
Cu
(mg/
kg)
100
200
300
400Z
n (m
g/kg
)
0
5
0
100
Periphyton biomass
35
40
20
25
30
l a (m
g/m
2)
10
15
20
Chl
orop
hyll
0
5
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
201
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
201
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
201
Greens Creek Site 48 Greens Creek Site 54 Tributary Creek Site 9
Periphyton composition
80%
90%
100%
50%
60%
70%
80%
chlor-c
chlor-b
chlor-aBio
mas
s
30%
40%
50%
% P
erip
hyto
n
0%
10%
20%
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Greens Creek Site 48 Greens Creek Site 54 Tributary Creek Site 9
Mean invert density & richness
30
35
40
5000
6000
brat
es /
m²
20
25
3000
4000
nom
ic R
ichn
ess
Mac
roin
vert
eb
5
10
15
1000
2000 Tax
an
Mea
n B
enth
ic
00
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
T ib C k Si 9Greens Creek Site 48 Greens Creek Site 54 Tributary Creek Site 9
Invert community100%
% other % Ephemeroptera % Plecoptera % Trichoptera % Aq. Diptera
60%
80%
y C
ompo
sitio
n
20%
40%
% C
omm
unity
0%
20%
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
009
010
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
009
010
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
009
010
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Greens Creek Site 48 Greens Creek Site 54 Tributary Creek Site 9
Juvenile fish abundance
300
350
400
Est
imat
e Coho SalmonDolly Varden
150
200
250
h Po
pula
tion
E
0
50
100
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Juve
nile
Fis
h
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
201
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
201
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
201
Greens Creek Site 48 Greens Creek Site 54 Tributary Creek Site 9
2010 Fish metals concentrations2010 Fish metals concentrations0 20
0.25
0.30
0.35
kg)
3
4
5
g)
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
Ag
(mg/
k
0
1
2
3
Pb
(mg/
kg
Site 48 Site 54 Site 9 KGM Site 48 Site 54 Site 9 KGM
2 0
3.0
4.0
g/kg
)
6
9
12
g/kg
)
0.0
1.0
2.0
Site 48 Site 54 Site 9 KGM
Cd
(mg
0
3
6
Site 48 Site 54 Site 9 KGMS
e (m
g
10
15
20
25
u (m
g/kg
)
200
300
400
n (m
g/kg
)
0
5
10
Site 48 Site 54 Site 9 KGM
Cu
0
100
Site 48 Site 54 Site 9 KGM
Zn
Conclusions2010 results similar to previous years at all sitesRecent low densities observed:1. Periphyton at Site 542. Dolly Varden and coho at Site 54
I t b t d EPT t Sit 3. Invertebrates and EPT at Site 9In Greens Creek, differences between years and creeks are
generally greater than between sitesge e a y g eate t a betwee s tesFishpass inefficient since 2005
Thank youHecla Greens Creek Mining Company for funding, the opportunity to accomplish the work, and with logistical and field assistancelogistical and field assistance,
USFS Fisheries Biologists for data collection, andg ,
ADF&G Habitat Biologists for data collection, sample l d i ianalyses and report reviewing.
Questions?