Completed in the summer of 2016 and later presented in the fall, data was collected within the Turkey Creek Watershed of the Chiricahua National Monument throughout the past decade by Dr. Bogan, Freshwater Ecologist/Entomologist. Research was focused on the assemblages of macro invertebrates before and after a major wildfire event. The research was mapped each year to show the decline and rise of macro invertebrate communities following the wildfire. DEM Satellite data was used to calculate and define the watershed as well as flow rates throughout the year. In addition to GIS work mapping the ecosystem post-fire, macro invertebrate samples were identified to genus for a better understanding of primary succession species that reoccupied the reach post-fire.
Forestry data showing the extent of the Chiricahua mountainside burn.
Diagram depicting the use of GIS to determine the watershed from DEM Satellite Slope. Pour points, water flow, and percentage flow were determined using GIS. Collection sites for sampling data shown in bullets.
This work was part of several projects completed as a Research Assistant for Dr. Bogan’s Freshwater Ecology and Entomology Lab in 2016. Work also included freshwater macro-invertebrate identification down to family and genus from samples taken in intermittent/perennial streams of Arizona and California. GIS technician; work included mapping sample sites, watershed delineation boundaries and flow rates from DEM data.
Images showing burn percentages determined via GIS.
