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Accounting for Uncertainty in Regional Flow-Ecology Relationships


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Created: Dec 31, 2020 at 4:41 p.m.
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Abstract

Flow-ecology relationships are critical for developing and adaptively managing environmental flows. However, uncertainty often arises from data limitations and an incomplete understanding of the spatial and temporal attributes inherent to each relationship. Accounting for sources of uncertainty is critical given mounting interest to implement environmental flows at large scales, often with limited information. We used the South Fork Eel River watershed in northern California, USA, as a case study to quantify data gaps and uncertainty in flow-ecology relationships. Through a rigorous literature review, we found that few flow-ecology relationships related explicitly to the flow regime and none completely spanned the hydrologic or geomorphic variability exhibited across the watershed. Identified data gaps informed several sensitivity analyses within a Bayesian Network model which showed that the modeled ecological outcome differs by up to 50% depending on the type and magnitude of uncertainty. This study presents a general framework for quantifying spatial and temporal data gaps that can be applied to other regions and information types to improve the understanding of flow-ecology attributes and representation of uncertainty.

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WGS 84 EPSG:4326
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Decimal degrees
North Latitude
40.3508°
East Longitude
-123.3427°
South Latitude
39.7158°
West Longitude
-124.1832°

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This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
National Science Foundation NSF NRT 1633756
California State Water Resources Control Board 16-062-300

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Morgan, B., B. Lane (2021). Accounting for Uncertainty in Regional Flow-Ecology Relationships, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/a731d9971eb44518898ea21e163544be

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