The channelization of a river can have large effects on the plant, animal, and bacteria life in and around the creek. The point of the biology testing is to prove how many individual organisms are present, and how many kinds of each organism there are.
Salt Creek is shown.
Plant life may be related to the amount of animal development in one area since low plant life can lead to a decrease in animal population. When looking at the results of the soil samples, animal tracks, sweep for insects, and microinvertebrate tests, information is shown about the relationship of animals to the channelization of Salt Creek. This relationship shows that channelization can affect the diversity and frequency of animal life along the creek. The fecal coliform test shows that channelization also has a direct link to the frequency and diversity of bacteria within the creek. If there is an increase in the amount of bacteria in the creek, the oxygen level drops.