RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (Job 4) 



A. Project F-101-R Field Sampling, 1994-1998 



Before each fish sampling season began, all equipment was tested and 

 repaired as necessary. Due to the arrival of the new project manager Koel, and loss 

 of all senior staff from the Havana Field Station during this project, training for new 

 staff was more intensive than that needed in recent years; new staff were trained in 

 electrofishing methods and safety procedures (Job 1). All field sampling for this 

 project occurred during late August and September each year, with typically one 

 hour spent electrofishing at each of 27 fixed sites, each year (Job 2). 



The long-term database was converted from R-Base computer format to an 

 updated, Microsoft Access 97 format. Data collected during F-101-R were entered 

 directly into this database, and verified against original field data sheets until no 

 errors were detected (Job 3). The original data sheets of this project (1957-1997) 

 were originally stored in a vault along Quiver Creek at Forbes Biological Station. 

 Due to moisture problems and a fire hazard within this vault, the data were moved 

 and are now stored in flame-resistant cabinets at the Long Term Resource 

 Monitoring Program Field Station at 704 N. Schrader Avenue, Havana (Job 3). Data 

 analysis has occurred at the LTRMP Havana Field Station (Job 4) with results 

 presented at several public and scientific meetings. 



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