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  • Hydrology
  • Ecology

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  • Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods (SDAMs) are vital for water resource managers to classify streams, but no validated SDAM exists for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • Existing research on Caribbean stream characteristics and flow duration is limited, hindering effective water management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To lay the foundation for a U.S. Caribbean SDAM by reviewing existing stream research.
  • To identify candidate indicators of streamflow duration and a suitable hydrogeographic framework for the region.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature review screened 2081 titles/abstracts and 750 full-text documents.
  • Identified candidate indicators from 10 studies evaluating stream characteristics and flow duration.
  • Analyzed 235 documents with locality data for 2282 stream reaches to classify flow duration.

Main Results:

  • Only 10 studies evaluated stream characteristics across different flow durations, highlighting a research gap.
  • Candidate indicators include drainage area, riparian herbaceous cover, fish, and aquatic invertebrate metrics.
  • The ecological life zones framework is most suitable, with distinct forest zones correlating to perennial and intermittent stream prevalence.

Conclusions:

  • A validated SDAM for the U.S. Caribbean is needed and this review provides essential groundwork.
  • The ecological life zones framework and identified candidate indicators offer a path forward for SDAM development.
  • Further research is needed to bridge the gap in understanding streamflow duration across the U.S. Caribbean.