ARS | Publication request: Fishes in drainage ditches: what does it mean for the management of agricultural watersheds?

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: October 12, 2007
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
Citation: Smiley, P.C., Gillespie, R.B., King, K.W., Huang, C. 2007. Fishes in drainage ditches: what does it mean for the management of agricultural watersheds?. Meeting Abstract. 2007 Ohio Stormwater Management and Drainage Conference, October 30-31, 2007. Columbus, Ohio. p. 3.

Technical Abstract: Information on how conservation practices influence the biota within agricultural drainage ditches is limited. We are evaluating fish-habitat relationships within ditches in Indiana and Ohio to gain an understanding of the potential impacts of conservation practices. Our results suggest that practices that alter the hydrology will have the greatest impacts.