Conceptual diagram showing how this study assesses stream health, stressors, and landscapes in Chesapeake Bay watershed streams with varied conservation practices and land use

Conceptual diagram showing how this study assesses stream health, stressors, and landscapes in Chesapeake Bay watershed streams with varied conservation practices and land use. This study measures many aspects of stream ecosystem health, including stressors to stream life and landscape characteristics, in many Chesapeake Bay watershed streams with contrasting amounts of upstream conservation practices and intensive land use.