Landscape Analysis: 1.Determine 1993 and 2001 Land Cover of the Sougahatchee Basin Sougahatchee Basin 2. Compare 2001 Land Cover to 1993 Land Cover 3. Analyze for relationships between a. % Land Cover and Nutrient/Sediment Loads b. % Land Cover and Aquatic Insect Community
LAND COVER IN THE SOUGAHATCHEE WATERSHED – 1993 Forest Pasture/grassland Urban/Suburban Clearcut/barren Wetland Water Tilled Agriculture
LAND COVER IN THE SOUGAHATCHEE WATERSHED – 2001 Forest Pasture/grassland Urban/Suburban Clearcut/barren Wetland Water Tilled Agriculture
Forest Pasture/grassland Urban/Suburban Clearcut/barren Wetland Water Tilled Agriculture LAND COVER CHANGES IN THE SOUGAHATCHEE WATERSHED
LAND COVER OF THE MAINSTREAM WATERSHEDS – 2001 Forest Pasture/grassland Urban/Suburban Clearcut/barren Wetland Water Tilled Agriculture
Results of Correlation Analyses Results of Correlation Analyses Between Percent Land Cover and Loads: Between Percent Land Cover and Loads: Percent Urban Land Cover: (+) with TN, TP Loads Percent Urban Land Cover: (+) with TN, TP Loads Percent Urban Land Cover: (+) with TN, TP Loads Percent Urban Land Cover: (+) with TN, TP Loads Percent Forest Land Cover: (-) with TN, TP Loads Percent Forest Land Cover: (-) with TN, TP Loads Percent Forest Land Cover: (-) with TN, TP Loads Percent Forest Land Cover: (-) with TN, TP Loads *