Read me first! Welcome to the web-based Habitat Status and Trend Report Cards for the Methow Subbasin. The tabs directly above access different reporting metrics (hover on these for more info) and the filters found above the report tabs allow you to select the species, status and trend year, and trend comparison year. Note that the trend comparison filter selection will only affect results that are showing a trend, otherwise there will be no change to the data displayed. Hover over the “?” icons on each page for information about the associated features.
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The speedometer rates the current condition of this population, assessment unit or reach based on the percent of historical habitat function. The performance
metric is the current equilibrium abundance as a percentage of the template equilibrium abundance. Equilibrium abundance is a theoretical estimate of
adult habitat potential that integrates habitat capacity and productivity for the target species.
Summarizes the type and quality of information sources used to create the EDT analysis inputs for {{ctrl.selectedLocation}}.
Hover over legend items for definitions.
Compares EDT estimates of target species abundance at the population to observed 6-year geomean abundance (where available).
| Population Parameter | EDT Estimate | Observed |
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Describes critical assumptions used in this analysis and identifies habitat protection and restoration, or
management actions in the Methow subbasin during this monitoring cycle.
Species Distribution Assumptions used in EDT:
• Spring Chinook spawn in all suitable reaches that are not currently used by Methow summer/fall Chinook. Observed spring Chinook spawning is currently restricted to the Chewuch, Twisp, and upper Methow between the Chewuch River and the Lost River.
• Steelhead spawn in every reach in the model network, which represents the known and potential extent of anadromous habitat in the subbasin.
Limiting Factor Reporting: EDT survival factors are analogous to NMFS Ecological Concerns, and can be habitat limiting factors if they negatively impact habitat performance. Survival factor reporting in these report cards:
• EDT survival factor performance is summarized by reach and assessment unit.
• Use the map to the left to navigate to the desired scale and location and click the Habitat Trends tab.
• Assessment unit report identifies the top five survival factors in the selected assessment unit based on their effect on habitat performance (factor weight).
• The factor weight score represents the percent of productivity loss attributable to each survival factor
• % of Template score describes the current survival faction function as a proportion of the historical ideal, the smaller the %, the greater the potential lift from restoration
• The reach report describes the relative effect of each survival factor on life stage survival in the selected reach.
Some assessment units have high priority survival factors with % of Template ratings >100%, most commonly for channel stability. In those cases, the timing of flow-related channel stability effects has changed relative to the template scenario resulting in a net beneficial effect on species abundance. However, the survival factor may still have a negative impact on habitat performance overall.
Level of Proof Ratings and Weighted Level of Proof Scores: This report presents two types of data quality scores, Level of Proof ratings and weighted Level of Proof Scores.
• Level of Proof Ratings: Describe the quality of data and information used to parameterize individual habitat attributes entered into the model, used to summarize data quality at the subbasin and assessment unit scales.
• Weighted Level of Proof Scores: Weights the Level of Proof ratings for the component attributes of each survival factor based on its relative effect on habitat performance. These scores can be used to identify habitat priorities that may benefit from additional data validation.
Rating definitions:
1 - Best: Attribute based on empirical data representative of reach-level habitat conditions
2 - Very good: Attribute based on extrapolated conditions from adjacent, ecologically similar reaches
3 - Good: Attribute based on extrapolated or modeled inputs or current professional knowledge, theoretical basis with some support from observations
4 - Fair: Attribute rating from 2004 Subbasin Planning scenario
5 - Poor: Hypothetical attribute rating, no empirical data support
Assessment unit: The EDT habitat restoration or preservation priority rank for this assessment unit.
Restoration rank is based on increase in overall population performance if assessment unit is restored to
template conditions. Protection rank is based on the decline in population performance if habitat degrades.Reach: The EDT restoration or preservation priority rank for this reach relative to other reaches in the assessment unit.
VSP Parameters: The gains or losses in VSP parameter performance if habitat conditions in this reach are restored to template conditions or are allowed to degrade.
| Spatial scale | Restoration Priority | Preservation Priority | Out of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSP Parameter | Effect of restoration | Effect of degradation |
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Summarizes the type and quality of information sources used to create the EDT analysis inputs for {{ctrl.selectedLocation}}.
Hover over legend items for definitions.
VSP performance parameters of EDT trajectories started from {{ctrl.selectedLocation}}.
| Population Parameter | Value | Trend |
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Shows the EDT habitat capacity and equilibrium abundance for adults and juveniles.
Adult values refer to spawning habitat capacity and the total number of returning adult spawners.
Shows the EDT habitat capacity and equilibrium abundance for adults and juveniles.
Juvenile values refer to the number of outmigrant smolts from the identified population or subpopulation.
Life history diversity refers to the percent of EDT life history trajectories with a cumulative productivity greater than 1
(i.e., 1 or more returning adults per each adult spawner). Trajectories are designed to be representative of the range of
historical life-history expression this habitat can support. Therefore, the higher the percentage of successful trajectories, the more likely that this habitat is functioning at or near historical potential.
Productivity graphs display the integrated average density-independent habitat productivity for this population or subpopulation. The adult graph shows adult returns per spawner.
The juvenile graph shows the number of smolts per spawner from this geographic unit that outmigrate into the Columbia River migratory corridor.
Productivity graphs display the integrated average density-independent habitat productivity for this population or subpopulation. The adult graph shows adult returns per spawner.
The juvenile graph shows the number of smolts per spawner from this geographic unit that outmigrate into the Columbia River migratory corridor.
Combines habitat capacity and density-independent productivity to calculate the shape of the spawner-recruit curve
for the population. The yellow dot represents the equilibrium abundance (Neq), the point where the spawner-recruit curve crosses the 1
to 1 replacement line. Neq is the theoretical population size that habitat of a given capacity and productivity can support.
Habitat protection and restoration priorities. This table lists Methow assessment units ordered by their combined restoration priority rank. The combined rank considers the effect of habitat restoration on adult and juvenile habitat productivity, capacity, equilibrium abundance, and life history diversity.
The “tornado diagram” identifies the EDT-estimated habitat protection and restoration potential for each Assessment unit subbasin, expressed as the relative rank out of all Assessment Units used by this species. Habitat restoration potential (blue bar) reflects the relative restoration priority based on the increase in habitat capacity, equilibrium abundance, productivity and diversity if the Assessment Unit is restored to EDT template scenario conditions. Habitat protection priority (red bar) is based is based on the combined loss of capacity, equilibrium abundance, productivity, and diversity that would result if habitats in this assessment unit were allowed to degrade to unacceptable (i.e., not properly functioning) conditions as defined by the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board.
Assessment unit habitat performance trend. Numerical values are the EDT habitat capacity, productivity, equilibrium abundance, and life-history diversity for all life history trajectories originating (spawning) in this assessment unit. The trend symbols identify the trend in parameter performance for the status and trend year scenario relative to the trend comparison scenario (use the pull down menus at the top of this report card for scenario selection).
Assessment Units with no habitat potential results are not used by this species for spawning in EDT (i.e. they are rearing and migratory habitat).
| Assessment Unit | Restoration Priority Rank out of | Relative Priority for Protection and Restoration Prority If Habitat Is: | How Has Habitat Potential Changed Between {{ctrl.selectedScenario}} and {{ctrl.selectedComparandScenario}} Conditions? | ||||
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| Allowed to Degrade | Restored to Template | Productivity | Abundance | Capacity | Diversity | ||
Displays the top 5 EDT survival factors in {{ctrl.selectedLocation}} based on their overall restoration benefit.
Survival Factors are displayed from left to right by descending of factor weight.
Factor weight ranks the relative importance of each survival factor on a scale of 0–10.
The % of template metric displays how well each survival factor is performing relative to the historical baseline. The factor trend
displays the direction and magnitude of change in survival factor performance between the selected status and trend year and trend comparison
scenarios (float your cursor over the symbol to see the numerical value). Level of Proof combines the LOP ratings for the component
habitat attribtues that make up each survival factor into a composite weighted score based on their importance to survival factor performance.
The survival factors with the highest factor weights and best (lowest) LOP scores are potential priority limiting factors in this assessment unit.
Survival factors with poor (higher) LOP scores identify potential limiting factors requring additional data validation.
For {{ctrl.selectedSpecies}} Under Template Conditions
The pie chart depicts the proportional distribution of different habitat types as a proportion of total habitat area.
The key habitat area table below display the proportion of available habitat that provides suitable conditions for each life stage based on EDT habitat affinity rules for each habitat type.
| Life Stage | Key Habitat Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | Peripheral/Transitional | Total | |
| Habitat Capacity Under {{ctrl.selectedComparandScenario}} Conditions | |
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In {{ctrl.selectedSpecies}} Key Habitat Area Since {{ctrl.selectedComparandScenario}} Conditions
The pie chart depicts the proportional distribution of different habitat types as a proportion of total habitat area.
The key habitat area table below display the proportion of available habitat that provides suitable conditions for each life stage. The trend rating reflects the change in key habitat area by life stage between the status and trend year scenario and the trend comparison year.
| Life Stage | Key Habitat Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | Peripheral/Transitional | Total | Trend | |
| Habitat Capacity in {{ctrl.selectedScenario}} and Change Since {{ctrl.selectedComparandScenario}} Conditions |
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This diagram presents the modeled effect of each EDT survival factor on life stage productivity in this reach. Survival factors are functionally equivalent to NMFS ecological concerns.
Restoration practitioners can use the information to diagnose critical habitat-limiting factors in high-priority reaches.
- Survival factors with a high survival factor weight and a strong (i.e. lower) weighted level of proof score identify a high priority limiting factor based on good quality information, potentially a good target for restoration planning.
- High priority limiting factors with weaker (i.e. higher) weighted level of proof scores identify a potential data gap, identifying areas where managers might consider additional field studies to validate EDT inputs before proceeding to the restoration planning phase.
Hover over column headers for more information.
| Habitat Productivity Impact Key | |||||
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| Impact | Extreme | High | Moderate | Small | None |
| Loss | |||||
| Gain | |||||
| Trend Key | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trend | Negative | Positive |
| < 1% | ||
| 1–5% | ||
| > 5% | ||
For {{ctrl.selectedSpecies}} Under Template Conditions
The pie chart depicts the proportional distribution of different habitat types as a proportion of total habitat area.
The key habitat area table below display the proportion of available habitat that provides suitable conditions for each life stage based on EDT habitat affinity rules for each habitat type.
Go to the Attribute and Monitoring tab to view monthly data.
| Life Stage | Key Habitat Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | Peripheral/Transitional | Total | |
In {{ctrl.selectedSpecies}} Key Habitat Since {{ctrl.selectedComparandScenario}} Conditions
The pie chart displays the proportional distribution of habitat types as a percent of reach bankfull width area. The key habitat table identifies the proportion of the available habitat that is suitable for each life stage and the trend in suitable habitat area relative to the comparison scenario.
Go to the Attribute and Monitoring tab to view monthly data.
| Life Stage | Key Habitat Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | Peripheral/Transitional | Total | Trend | |
Results are based on an analysis of the effects of each obstruction on
passage by life stage using a life cycle-based dispersal model. The dispersal
model mimics how a species moves within the interconnected EDT reach network.
Obstructions are ranked in EDT by individually “removing” them from the network,
modeling the numeric change in adult abundance potential, and ranking the results.
The EDT obstructions analysis prioritizes obstructions based on when a species encounters the obstruction during its life cycle, and the quality and and quantity of habitat available upstream and downstream of the obstruction. The bar chart ranks obstructions included in the model (x-axis) based on the potential increase in adult abundance if that obstruction is removed (y-axis). The table below the bar chart provides summary information for each obstruction. Selecting a single assessment unit from the map to the left will highlight in red the obstructions located in that subwatershed, and filter the table below the bar chart. Use the pull down menus to toggle between scenarios and the check boxes to view results for one or more species. Obstructions with 0 potential do not impeding fish passage under the selected scenario.
| Obstruction | Upstream Habitat (%AU) | Lifestage | Minimum Passage | Barrier Months | Habitat Available Upstream of the Barrier: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template Capacity | Template NEQ | |||||
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| Juvenile | {{ (obstruction.juvenile.minimumPassage * 100).toFixed(0) }}% | {{ obstruction.juvenile.barrierMonths }} | {{ obstruction.juvenile.upstreamCapacity.toFixed(0) }} | {{ obstruction.juvenile.upstreamAbundance.toFixed(0) }} | ||
The stacked bar graph shows EDT habitat attribute ratings for reach {{ctrl.selectedLocation}}. The stacked bars display both the attribute rating for the selected habitat scenario and the change relative to the comparison year.
- Blue and green stacked bar
- Blue = rating in current year; green = rating in comparison year. A green bar indicates that the attribute rating has decreased between the selected scenarios.
- Red and green stacked bar
- Blue = rating in comparison year; red = rating in current year. A red bar indicates the attribute rating has increased between the selected scenarios.
The side-by-side bar charts below depict the monthly rating values for habitat attributes, comparing ratings for the selected habitat scenario with template conditions.