This README_BMS_habitat_for_fishes.txt file was generated on 2022-01-03 by Lindsey Albertson

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: 
	Influence of beaver mimicry restoration on habitat availability for fishes, including Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)

2. Author Information
	A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
	Name: Lindsey Albertson
	Institution: Montana State University
	Address: 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717
	Email: lindsey.albertson@montana.edu

3. Date of data collection: 
	2010-06-01 - 2018-08-31

4. Geographic location of data collection: 
	Lima, Montana, USA (44.6331°, -112.5928°)
	Long Creek, Montana, USA (44.68830°, -112.10170°)

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: 
	Funding was provided, in part, by Montana State University and The Nature Conservancy.

SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: 
	None

2. Was data derived from another source? 
	The climate data were derived from the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water and Climate Center at either the Lima Reservoir inflow location for streamflow or the Divide location for precipitation. 
	
DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 

AllFishes.csv
Proportions of fish species collected across years in two reaches in Long Creek, Montana, USA.

Climate_data.csv
Data on air temperature, precipitation, and streamflow volume at Lima Reservoir for June,
July, and August across years when the study took place. 

Habitat_data.csv
Data on various habitat characteristics along transects in Long Creek, Montana, USA. Transects occurred in reaches, a reach with beaver mimicry structures (BMS) and a control reach with no added BMS. All plots in the paper have raw data. If analysis was completed on transformed data, there is a column for the transformed value of that habitat characteristics as well as the raw data. 
	
Riffle_Pool_data.csv
Data on various characteristics of all riffles and all pools in each of two reaches in Long Creek, Montana, USA. All plots in the paper have raw data. If analysis was completed on transformed data, there is a column for the transformed value of that habitat characteristics as well as the raw data. 

July_temp_data.csv
Water temperature data for the month of July 2018 in the two reaches in Long Creek, Montana, USA.

2. Relationship between files, if important: 
	N/A

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: 
	No

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
	See the associated paper for description of data collection methods (Albertson et al. 
	Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries).

2. Methods for processing the data: 
	See the associated publication for description of data processing methods (Albertson et al.
	Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries).


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: AllFishes.csv

1. Variable List: 
	<Site> - Location where sampling occurred
		-Control reach with no structures added
		-Beaver Mimicry Structure (BMS) reach

	<Year> - Year the fish were collected from the stream
		-2010
		-2011
		-2012
		-2018

	<Species> - Species identity (common name) for fish collected. See the associated publication 		
		for scientific names.
		-Burbot
		-Brook trout
		-Grayling (Arctic grayling)
		-Longnose D. (Longnose dace)
		-Longnose S. (Longnose sucker)
		-Sculpin (Rocky Mountain sculpin)
		-Trout hybrids
		-White sucker

	<Prop> - Proportion of the total fish assemblage comprised of that species.

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Climate_data.csv

1. Variable List: 
	<Year> - Year in which data were collected
		- 2010
		-2011
		-2012
		-2013
		-2014
		-2015
		-2016
		-2017
		-2018

	<Month> - Month in which data were collected
		-June
		-July
		-August

	<MaxAirT_C> - Maximum air temperature (in degrees Celsius) 

	<Precip_mm> - Precipitation in millimeters

	<Streamflow> - Volume of streamflow in cubic meters


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Habitat_data.csv

1. Variable List: 
	<Trt1> - Treatment reach identity
		-Beaver Mimicry Structure (BMS)
		-Control with no structures added

	<Site> - Transect number where data were collected
		-1
		-2
		-3
		-4
		-5
		-6
		-7

	<Q_CFS> - Discharge (Q) in cubic feet per second (CFS)

	<DO_mgL> - Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in milligrams per liter

	<WettedEdge_m> - Channel wetted edge at the time of sampling in meters

	<Bankfull_m> - Channel baneful width in meters

	<log_Bankfull_m> - Log-transformed data used for analysis

	<CanopyCover_prop> - Proportion of bank covered by vegetation canopy

	<sqrt_CanopyCover_prop> - Square-root-transformed data used for analysis

	<Overhanging_prop> - Proportion of bank with vegetation overhanging the stream

	<sqrt_Overhanging_prop> - Square-root-transformed data used for analysis

	<Instream_veg_prop> - Proportion of quadrat showing macrophytes in the stream

	<D10> - The 10th percentile of the pebble count distribution in millimeters

	<log_D10> - Log-transformed data used for analysis
	
	<D50> - The 50th percentile of the pebble count distribution in millimeters

	<log_D50> - Log-transformed data used for analysis

	<D90> - The 90th percentile of the pebble count distribution in millimeters
	
	<log_D90> - Log-transformed data used for analysis

	<Percent_boulder_>260mm> -Percent of pebbles in the pebble count that fall into this size 
				range category in millimeters

	<Percent_rubble _260-64mm> - Percent of pebbles in the pebble count that fall into this size
				 range category in millimeters

	<Percent_gravel _63-20mm> - Percent of pebbles in the pebble count that fall into this size
				 range category in millimeters

	<Percent_fines _<20mm> - Percent of pebbles in the pebble count that fall into this size
				range category in millimeters

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Riffle_Pool_data.csv

1. Variable List: 	
	<FullSite> - Abbreviation for site identity. T = treatment, C = control, R = riffle, P = 
		pool, numbers are each riffle or each pool 

	<Type> - Habitat type
		-Riffle
		-Pool

	<Trt1> - Treatment identity
		-Beaver Mimicry Structure (BMS)
		-Control with no structures added
		-Riffle (R)
		-Pool (P)

	<Length_m> - Habitat length in meters

	<Width_m> - Habitat width in meters

	<Thalweg_m> - Thalweg depth in meters

	<Log_Length_m> Log-transformed data used for analysis


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR:July_temp_data.csv

1. Variable List: 
	<Treatment> - Reach identity
		-Beaver Mimicry Structure (BMS)
		-Control with no structures added

	<Replicate> - Temperature logger number
		   -1
		   -2
	
	<Date> - Date and time that the temperature was measured

	<Temp_C> - Temperature in degrees Celcius