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CADDIS Volume 1

Long Creek Conceptual Model Diagram

This diagram was developed for Long Creek, a coastal plain stream in Maine. Hexagons represent sources; rectangles represent proximate stressors; ovals represent biological effects; and round-edged rectangles represent additional steps in the causal pathway.

Figure 2-2. Simple Conceptual Model Diagram for Long Creek MaineFigure 2-2. A simple conceptual model diagram illustrating an increased water temperature as a candidate cause of biological impairment.

*Note that invertebrate effects also are proximate stressors for brook trout, due to reductions in fish prey.