Environmental and Biological Assessment of

Portions of the Carmel River Watershed

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5. Summary

5.4.1 Assessment of Riparian Functions and Conditions

5.5 Biological Assessment of Fish and Amphibian Populations

5.5.1.1 Distribution Maps for Rearing and Spawning Habitat between Lagoon and Headwaters

5.5.1.2 Delineate Potential Rearing Habitat and Population Surveys For Juvenile Steelhead

5.5.1.3 Population Counts of Adult Steelhead at Los Padres and San Clemente Dams

5.5.1.4 Trend Analysis for Juvenile and Adult Steelhead

5.5.1.5 Distribution of Woody Debris and Its Role In Steelhead Ecology

5.5.1.6 Constraints and Limiting Factors for Steelhead Population and Potential Restoration Areas

5.5.2.2 Using GIS to Document California red-legged frogs (Rana aurora draytonii) and Their Reproductive Habitat within the Carmel River Watershed

5.5.2.1 California Red-legged Frogs – Sightings Maps

5.5.2.2 California Red-legged Frogs – Habitat Maps

5.5.2.3 Limiting Factors for Red-legged Frog Populations

5.6 Assessment of Water Quality Conditions in the Carmel River and Lagoon

5.6.1 Main Stem

5.6.2 Lagoon

5.7 Assessment of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community, Including Drift Feeders

5.7.1 Review Existing Information

5.7.2a Functional Feeding Groups

5.7.2b Analysis of Drift Feeders

5.7.3 Factors Limiting Benthic Invertebrate Production

5.7.4 Constraints to Populations of Benthic Invertebrates and Functional Groups

Literature Cited for BMI Sections

Appendices (titles in italics not available electronically – contact MPWMD for paper copies)

5.4.1.a Proper Functioning Condition Assessments

5.4.1.b Avian Monitoring Program Data (2003 and 2004)

5.1.2 Potential Rearing Habitat and Population Surveys in the Carmel River Basin

5.5.1.3 Adult Steelhead Counts at San Clemente and Los Padres Dams

5.5.1.5.a Carmel River Large Woody Debris Inventory From Stonepine to Lagoon Fall 2003 (CSUMB)

5.5.1.5.b Final Guidelines for Vegetation Management and Removal of Deleterious Materials for the Carmel River Riparian Corridor, March 2003

5.6 Surface Water Quality Data (WY 1991-2003)

5.7.1-A CCAMP BMI Data at Esquiline Road (CMU)

5.7.1- A CCAMP BMI Data at Highway 1 (CML)

5.7.1-B Metrics used to describe characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages as described in the California Stream Bioassessment Procedure and proposed Central Coast Index of Biotic Integrity

5.7.1-C Cumulative taxonomic list of benthic macroinvertebrates sampled from the Carmel River including California Tolerance Values (CTV) and Functional Feeding Groups (FFG) designations (2000 – 2003)

5.7.1-D Carmel River benthic macroinvertebrate taxonomic lists by year and season (2000 – 2003)

5.7.1-E Biological metric values for benthic macroinvertebrates sampled from the Carmel River 2000-2003