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These files conduct data analysis on long-term citizen science data collected by the Watershed Education Network in Missoula, MT.

https://github.com/bethany-blakey/rattelsnakecreekthesis

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These files conduct data analysis on long-term citizen science data collected by the Watershed Education Network in Missoula, MT.

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CitizenScienceAnalysis-RattlesnakeCreek

These files conduct data analysis on long-term citizen science data collected by the Watershed Education Network in Missoula, MT.

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cff-version: 1.2.0
title: 'Citizen Science Analysis: Rattlesnake Creek'
message: >-
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type: software
authors:
  - given-names: Bethany
    family-names: Blakey
    email: bethany.june21@gmail.com
    affiliation: University of Montana
    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5784-1024'
repository-code: 'https://github.com/bethany-blakey/RattelsnakeCreekThesis'
abstract: >-
  As dam removals increase in frequency across the U.S.,
  most research has focused on the impact of larger dam
  removals, despite the removal of small dams being much
  more common. Given the hundreds of small dams in Montana,
  this research uses citizen science data collected over
  seven years spanning before and after a 2020 small dam
  removal in Rattlesnake Creek, Montana, to investigate
  impact on stream ecology and morphology. We analyzed
  pebble count grain size distributions and aquatic
  macroinvertebrate biotic indices from 2017 to 2023 to
  assess changes in sediment transport and macroinvertebrate
  population as well as evaluate the efficacy of citizen
  science for long-term stream monitoring. Our analysis
  includes comparisons of pre- and post-dam removal data
  collected from above and below the dam site. Our findings
  revealed no significant changes in grain size or
  macroinvertebrate index values between upstream and
  downstream reaches post-dam removal. This suggests that
  the removal of this particular small dam had minimal
  detectable impact on sediment transport or
  macroinvertebrate communities within the study period. Our
  study also demonstrates the capacity for citizen science
  programs to effectively collect robust and valuable
  datasets. 
keywords:
  - Citizen Science
  - Dam Removal
  - Small Dam Removal
  - Macroinvertebrates
  - Pebble Counts
version: '1.0'
date-released: '2025-05-12'

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