Ecohydrological evaluation of a selected small stream and its catchment

Michal Matys

Master's thesis

Abstract:

This paper deals with ecohydrological evaluation of Litovicko - Šárecký stream´s basin and its four major tributaries. Jenečský, Zličínský, Nebušický and Lysolajský. The ecohydrological evaluation was performed by EcoRivHab methodology (Matoušková, 2008). The methodology uses three main parameters for evaluation: riverbed, river banks and floodplain. The method was complemented with research on a development of surface water quality in watershed and alterations in land cover. The aim of the evaluation is to determine the degree of anthropogenic influence on stream´s units and consequently on watershed . In total, 59 sections with total length of 34 km of heterogeneous length, but homogeneous quality were rated. Litovicko - Šárecký river´s basin was evaluated as strongly anthropogenically affected because 62% of the watershed is Rated as III. to V. stage, a moderate to strong level of anthropogenic influence. The main reason for this is that the basin is directly affected by high concentration of urban influence affecting the quality of the watershed.

Keywords

Ecohydrology, Ecomorphology, EcoRivHab, Water quality, Catchment

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 10. 4. 2016

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Ing. František Doležal, CSc.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources

Master programme / field:
Natural Resources Management and Ecological Engineering / Natural Resources Management and Ecological Engineering