French Broad River Macroinvertebrates 



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MATERIALS AND METHODS 



Monitoring Stations 



Biological monitoring stations were established along an 1 1 km sec- 

 tion of the French Broad River in Transylvania County (Fig. 2). Two 

 stations were selected above Rosman to serve as examples of "Upper 

 River-Montane" (UR) stations, areas of nearly complete canopy cover 

 and higher gradient. Below Rosman the river begins to meander through 

 a fairly large floodplain. Two stations were selected in this area to serve 

 as examples of "Upper River-Lowland" (LR) stations, areas with little 

 canopy cover and lower gradient. The two upper river stations are 

 French Broad 1 and 2. French Broad 1 (FB-1) was located on the West 

 Fork above the US 64 bridge, while French Broad 2 (FB-2) was located 

 on the North Fork at the bridge over state rural road (SRR) 1322. The 

 two lower river stations are French Broad 3 and 4; FB-3 was located at 

 SRR 1129 and FB-4 at SRR 1331. 



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Fig. 2. Biological monitoring stations: French Broad River, Morgan Mi] 

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