Table 2.
Average measurements (standard deviation) for environmental variables recorded in 2016.
| Variable | Large river | Wetland | Tributary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slope (°) | 8.86 (6.70) | 12.80 (12.58) | 9.83 (4.20) |
| Tree water distance (m) | 4.54 (3.08) | 1.67 (1.73) | 6.01 (4.80) |
| Tree abundance | 9.76 (4.44) | 9.67 (3.89) | 7.00 (4.00) |
| Tree diversity | 0.65 (0.41) | 0.52 (0.43) | 0.54 (0.27) |
| Tree community | 0.38 (0.87) | − 0.66 (0.71) | 0.34 (0.87) |
| Canopy cover | 0.92 (0.13) | 0.94 (0.09) | 0.91 (0.04) |
| Tree surface area (m2) | 4.42 (1.41) | 4.65 (2.44) | 3.34 (0.95) |
| Tree density (per m2) | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.02) |
| Bark depth (mm) | 7.81 (2.26) | 9.24 (1.89) | 5.85 (1.28) |
| Bark roughness | 0.25 (0.06) | 0.24 (0.08) | 0.38 (0.09) |
| Understory abundance | 32.83 (15.47) | 40.24 (12.58) | 37.33 (15.01) |
| Understory diversity | 0.59 (0.34) | 0.96 (0.36) | 0.95 (0.44) |
| Understory density (per m2) | 22.76 (10.73) | 27.91 (8.72) | 25.89 (10.41) |
| Understory cover (%) | 50.59 (35.90) | 50.89 (18.83) | 33.77 (35.24) |
| Dissolved oxygen (%) | 92.18 (3.31) | 81.51 (10.12) | 89.97 (4.44) |
| Conductivity (µS/cm3) | 97.71 (19.41) | 73.33 (35.56) | 60.00 (0.00) |
| Salinity (units) | 0.05 (0.01) | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.03 (0.00) |
| pH | 6.52 (0.42) | 6.57 (0.50) | 7.02 (0.12) |
| Velocity (m/s) | 0.02 (0.04) | 0.04 (0.09) | 0.08 (0.09) |
| 3-Day maximum (cm) | 96.68 (46.79) | 102.33 (14.59) | 85.43 |
| Baseflow (cm) | 0.59 (0.14) | 0.47 (0.17) | 0.85 |
| Number of reversals | 7.83 (0.98) | 4.67 (1.15) | 7.00 |
| Macrophyte cover (%) | 12.62 (15.70) | 17.67 (28.46) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Substrate size (mm) | 1.71 (1.97) | 0.60 (0.96) | 4.78 (4.70) |
| Embeddedness (%) | 74.60 (31.89) | 76.11 (27.97) | 73.61 (28.10) |
| Median diurnal range (°C) | 2.97 (1.92) | 2.26 (0.81) | 2.01 |
| Degree days | 553.50 (24.17) | 600.07 (56.84) | 558.99 |
| Temperature (°C) | 18.25 (1.71) | 19.23 (1.48) | 20.32 (0.10) |
Loggers were deployed at ten sites (large river = 6, wetland = 3 and tributary = 1). Note that standard deviation could not be reported for the tributary water depth and water temperature variables because of the single logger within the category.