摘要：We examined relationships of watershed housing density with instream environmental conditions and fish assemblage attributes in Mountain Creek, a third-order Ridge and Valley stream in Hamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga area). Habitat features and fish assemblages were sampled in May-June 2005 at seven sites (drainage areas 60 housing units per km 2 (four of seven sites) received IBI ratings of poor or poorlfair. Our results underscore the negative effects of residential development on water quality, hydrology, habitat complexity, and fish assemblages in a suburban stream.
