StreamFRE: Pool area and depth in Prieta Streams

Measurements of pool depth in Prieta Stream, as part of the Stream Flow Reduction Experiment (StreamFRE). StreamFRE started in October 2016 with the goal of assessing the effects of droughts on stream ecosystems. The project is designed to assess the effect of flow reduction, the main effect of drought on streams. We collected pre-manipulation data from October 2016 to September 2017, when Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit Puerto Rico. Due to hurricane disturbances, the project became a hurricane impact assessment from September 2017 to early 2022, when the flow reduction is scheduled to start. Each month we measured pool depth by taking 5 random measurements through each of the pools. Values are recorded in cm and reported as average and variability in pool depth. Pool depths measures are collected the same day Decapod are sampled and pictures are taken to determine the pool surface area.
Pool depth:
Each month we measured pool depth by taking 5 random measurements through each of the pools. Values are recorded in cm and reported as average and variability in pool depth. Pool depths measures are collected the same day Decapod are sampled and pictures are taken to determine the pool surface area.
Support for this work was provided by grants BSR-8811902, DEB-9411973, DEB-9705814 , DEB-0080538, DEB-0218039 , DEB-0620910 , DEB-1239764, DEB-1546686, and DEB-1831952 from the National Science Foundation to the University of Puerto Rico as part of the Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Additional support provided by the University of Puerto Rico and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service.