This project, prepared for the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (the Trust), outlines the initial development of an Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) for the San Juan metropolitan area of Puerto Rico. It adapts methodologies developed in rural areas of the mainland United States to the tropical urban streams in San Juan and recommends updates to the Trust's Mapa de Vida stream assessment protocols. Stream flow data, water quality data, and macroinvertebrate samples were collected at nine sites in a set of six streams representing a gradient of environmental quality throughout the San Juan area to form a data set on biological communities of urban streams. Statistical data analysis supported recommendations for eight indices that comprise an IBI for the streams of San Juan.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Keough, Krysta Theresa
• Black, Andrew Paul
• Ford, Michael Killion
• Richards, Bradley Thomas

Subject

• Environment
• Sustainability
• Water

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050510-124538

Parola chiave

• Water-supply--Environmental aspects
• Water-supply--Health aspects
• Sensor networks

Advisor

• Kinicki, Robert
• Delorey, John F.

Year

• 2010

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico

Date created

• 2010-05-05

luogo

• San Juan

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright