Influences of Geological Structure on the Biological        Productivity of Stream Ecosystems
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>       The effects of geology on stream ecosystem structure and                function, while often presumed, remain controversial and have not               been factored into current stream ecosystem theory.  Geological                 influences on ecosystems are diverse and include interactive                    components of streams and their watersheds.  This project will                  address the following features in multiple watersheds in                        different geological regions: (1) basic physico.chemical features               of watersheds (e.g. basin shape, soil characteristics, vegetation               patterns, channel morphology), (2) detailed hydrologic patterns                 of streams (annual and storm hydrographs, rainfall/runoff                       relationships, etc.), and (3) biological characteristics,                       including biomass and /or productivity measurements of multiple                 trophic levels in streams.  The University of Alabama is ideally                situated to initiate these studies because of its proximity to 4                major geological regions which are in a climatically similar                    area.  These include the Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau,                 Piedmont, and Coastal Plain provinces.  The investigations will                 include watersheds in the first three provinces, which have                     steams with predominantly bedrock, cobble substrata.  The results               of this research should enhance understanding of geological                     influences in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, strengthen               the predictive capabilities of existing stream theories, and                    provide general information on geology as a determinant of                      ecosystem organization and productivity.                                                The institutional support for this project are more than                adequate and the investigators are well qualified.
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