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Supplemental information for biological stream survey report

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Supporting information for: Brentjens E, Nortrup M, Schmit JP. 2025. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief Series: Stream Biota Monitoring in the National Capital Region. National Park Service https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2316499 Hilderbrand R, Peipoch M, Norris M, Sanders G. 2026. National Capital Region Network Biological Stream Survey Data Package - cumulative through 2022. National Park Service. Fort Collins CO https://doi.org/10.57830/2318473 Hilderbrand RH. Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network: Summary Report 2019–2022. Science Report. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2318683 "Fish Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network Summary Report 2019-2022" by Marc Peipoch

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accessLevel public
bureauCode 
[
  "010:24"
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contactPoint 
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  "fn": "NPS IRMA Help",
  "@type": "vcard:Contact",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:NRSS_DataStore@nps.gov"
}
description Supporting information for: Brentjens E, Nortrup M, Schmit JP. 2025. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief Series: Stream Biota Monitoring in the National Capital Region. National Park Service https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2316499 Hilderbrand R, Peipoch M, Norris M, Sanders G. 2026. National Capital Region Network Biological Stream Survey Data Package - cumulative through 2022. National Park Service. Fort Collins CO https://doi.org/10.57830/2318473 Hilderbrand RH. Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network: Summary Report 2019–2022. Science Report. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2318683 "Fish Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network Summary Report 2019-2022" by Marc Peipoch
distribution 
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "bibliography.txt",
    "format": "txt",
    "mediaType": "text/plain",
    "description": "Bibliography for authoritative datasets in "watershed_data.zip"",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/758467?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "peer sites.xlsx",
    "format": "xlsx",
    "mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
    "description": "Data. Biological stream survey data for NCRN peer-streams. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. MBSS Data Download Tool: Data Guide. Resource Assessment Service, Apr. 2025. Eyes on the Bay, https://eyesonthebay.dnr.maryland.gov/mbss/mbssdatadownload.cfm. Accessed 27 May 2026.",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759023?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "watershed_data.zip",
    "format": "zip",
    "mediaType": "application/zip",
    "description": "Data. Geospatial and tabular data for "Watershed_attributes_script.R"",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759082?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "nps_stream_order.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Data. Strahler stream order for NCRN biological stream survey sites.",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/758974?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "NCRN_macroinvertebrates_Table1_landscape_information_v2.xlsx",
    "format": "xlsx",
    "mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
    "description": "Data. Table 1 from Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network: Summary Report 2019–2022",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/760237?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "NCRN_macroinvertebrates_Table8_peer_stream_comparison_v2.xlsx",
    "format": "xlsx",
    "mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
    "description": "Data. Table 8 from Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network: Summary Report 2019–2022",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/760236?Reference=2318321"
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "NCRN_macroinvertebrates_Tables5_6_7_BIBI_and_metrics_v2.xlsx",
    "format": "xlsx",
    "mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
    "description": "Data. Tables 5, 6, and 7 from Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network: Summary Report 2019–2022",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/760235?Reference=2318321"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "macroinvert_icon.png",
    "format": "png",
    "mediaType": "image/png",
    "description": "Image. A silhouette of a macroinvertebrate. Used in "brief_cato_bibi_barchart.R" and included in products at https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/cato-stream-biota-monitoring-2022.htm and https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2316499",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759113?Reference=2318321"
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "renv.lock",
    "format": "lock",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Manifest of R packages required to reproduce these analyses. Generated by "env.R"",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759108?Reference=2318321"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Watershed_attributes_script.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Calculates NCRN watershed attributes like area and land cover in "watershed_attributes.csv" which are included in "bss_loc_lookup.csv" at https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2318473",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/758896?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "FIBICalclulations.Rmd",
    "format": "Rmd",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Calculates fish index of biotic integrity (FIBI) scores for "results_metsc_PTOL.csv".",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759109?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "report_heatmap.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Helper functions to make heatmaps in "report_bibi_peer_stream.R" for "Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network Summary Report 2019-2022" by Robert H. Hilderbrand.",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759102?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "brief_cato_bibi_barchart.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Makes Figure 1 in https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/cato-stream-biota-monitoring-2022.htm",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759116?Reference=2318321"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "brief_bss_figures.Rmd",
    "format": "Rmd",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Makes bar charts of FIBI and BIBI scores. Used for briefs in https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2316499",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759110?Reference=2318321"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "report_macroinvertebrate_ordinations.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Makes ordination scatterplots with ellipses, community ordinations, and linear regressions for BIBI versus land-use/land-cover. Figures 5, 6, 7 in "Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network Summary Report 2019-2022" by Robert H. Hilderbrand.",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759103?Reference=2318321"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "report_bibi_dot_plots.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Makes scatterplots showing percent-change of BIBI components between sampling frames. Figures 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 in "Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network Summary Report 2019-2022" by Robert H. Hilderbrand.",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759105?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "report_bibi_peer_stream.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Makes tables (heat maps) for peer-stream comparisons between NCRN streams and Maryland BSS streams. Tables 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 in "Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network Summary Report 2019-2022" by Robert H. Hilderbrand.",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759100?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "report_bibi_calculations.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Makes tables and a scatterplot of BIBI scores and components. Figure 1, Tables 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 in "Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the National Capital Region Network Summary Report 2019-2022" by Robert H. Hilderbrand.",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759099?Reference=2318321"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "env.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Reproduce the R environment in which these analyses were run.",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759080?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "report_sitevisit_counts.R",
    "format": "R",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "R script. Summarizes macroinvertebrate counts by site visit. Produces 'Benthic macroinvertebrate data for each site for all years (2004-2022).csv'",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759104?Reference=2318321"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "NPS NCRN BIBI and metrics.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Results. Benthic Index of Biological Integrity (BIBI) scores at NCRN sites. Produced by "bibi_calculations.R". BIBI scores calculated via R package MBSStools; citation: Leppo, Erik. MBSStools: Suite of Tools for Data Manipulation and Calculations for Maryland DNR MBSS Program. GitHub, version 1.0, 13 June 2021, https://github.com/leppott/MBSStools. Accessed 27 May 2026.",
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  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Benthic macroinvertebrate data for each site for all years (2004-2022).csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Results. Counts of macroinvertebrates from each NCRN biological stream survey site visit. Created by "sitevisit_counts.R"",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/758899?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "results_metsc_PTOL.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Results. Fish Index of Biotic Integrity (FIBI) scores and components. Produced by "FIBIcalculations.Rmd"",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/759093?Reference=2318321"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "watershed_attributes.csv",
    "format": "csv",
    "mediaType": "text/csv",
    "description": "Results. The csv file created by Watershed_attributes_script.R",
    "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/758895?Reference=2318321"
  }
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identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/NPS_DataStore_2318321
issued 2026-05-12T00:00:00Z
keyword 
[
  "Supplemental",
  "biological",
  "information",
  "report",
  "stream",
  "survey"
]
landingPage https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2318321
license http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
modified 2026-05-12T00:00:00Z
programCode 
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  "010:118",
  "010:119"
]
publisher 
{
  "name": "National Park Service",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
spatial -80,38.25,-76.2,40
theme 
[
  "Generic Dataset"
]
title Supplemental information for biological stream survey report

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