The Connecticut River illustrates the concept of landscape connectivity at multi

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The Connecticut River illustrates the concept of landscape connectivity at multiple scales. There is the connectivity between the river and its associated uplands, the connectivity within the river network (mainstem and tributaries), and the connectivity between freshwater and saltwater (Connecticut River flows into Long Island Sound). First, think of a large river in a pan of the country that is familiar to you. Consider a large river in a part of the country that is familiar to you. For the following questions, compare your familiar river and the Connecticut River. Water quality in rivers is affected by specific land uses in the uplands. a. What are the major upstream land uses affecting the Connecticut River and your familiar river?

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There are adverse effects of land use on the quality of water.

Sediment is sometimes deposited in the rivers from areas affected due to heavy rains. This deposition can affect the marine life and contaminate the water.

Factories build nearby the rivers disperse their chemical affluents that disturbs the temperature of the water and affects the pH level of the water, thus affecting its quality.

Another effect is that of mining, the waste genereated from the process pollutes the water imbalancing the amount of organic matter present in it.

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