| Title | The Influence of Lithology on Stream Metabolism in Mountain Systems |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Cargill, Samantha K. |
| Academic Department | Water Resources Science |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 72 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | climate, ecosystem respiration, Oak Creek, precipitation, primary production, sediment, Siletz River Basin, South Fork Mill Creek (Siletz) |
| Notes | This study contrasts two 160-meter reaches in the Oregon Coast Range. One reach is on the South Fork of Mill Creek, in the Siletz Basin, and is underlain by sandstone. The other reach is on Oak Creek, and has a basalt substrate. The author endeavored to understand how environmental disturbances affected primary production and respiration in streams with different underlying rocks. “The goals of this study were to explore the limiting effects of suspended sediment and increased flow on metabolic rates in two basins with contrasting lithologies (sandstone- and basalt-dominated), compare metabolic rates before and after storms, and compare patterns of metabolism between the two streams” (p.3). |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5712md14z |
