Steve Winesett, Charles Lane, Jennifer Wellman, Daniel
L. Combs, and S. Bradford Cook, Department of Biology and the Center for the Management,
Utilization, and Protection of Water Resources, Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, Tennessee 38505
Keywords: stream drought, fish, benthic invertebrates,
disturbance, stream recovery
Seven streams that experienced complete drying during September 1998
will be sampled bimonthly following re-inundation. Data from three previous sampling trips
to these streams, during the past two years, will be used to compare the existing
community structure to pre-drought conditions and to determine variations in recovery
rates. Fish data was obtained using backpack electro-shocking techniques and benthic
macroinvertebrates were collected using both quantitative (Hess sampler) and qualitative
(D-frame kick net) sampling methods.