Mojave Desert Network selected large springs: Death Valley National Park benthic macroinvertebrate and springsnail data 2014 to 2015
Bailard JL and Moret GJ. 2017. Mojave Desert Network selected large springs: Death Valley National Park benthic macroinvertebrate and springsnail data 2014 to 2015. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/MOJN/NRDS—2017/1115. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
As part of the Selected Large Springs protocol, the Mojave Desert Network Inventory and Monitoring Program (MOJN I&M) collects samples of benthic macroinvertebrates (BMI) and measures water quality and discharge in several springs. The purpose of these actions is twofold: • to provide data regarding the overall health of the aquatic ecosystems in the springs, and • to monitor the endemic species present in the springs. These data will be useful in determining the effects of any observed changes in hydrology or vegetation, and will provide baseline information that can be used to evaluate management actions at the springs. MOJN I&M collects BMI samples from five Selected Large Springs in Death Valley National Park: Travertine Springs, Nevares Spring, Texas Spring, Mound Spring, and Saratoga Spring. This report presents the results of monitoring efforts at Travertine Springs and Nevares Spring in March 2014 and at Mound Spring, Texas Spring, and Saratoga Spring in February 2015.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bailard, Jennifer; Moret, Geoffrey
- Date of Issue
- 2017-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- DEVA , MOJN , NRSS
- Keywords
- abundance, benthic macroinvertebrate, Chironomidae, Discharge, dissolved oxygen, Ecology, Ephemeroptera, EPT, Furnace Creek riffle beetle, Hydrobiidae, hydrology, kicknet, Mojave Desert Network, Monitoring, Mound Spring, naucorid bug, net-spinning caddisfly, Nevares Spring, pH, Plecoptera, Saratoga Spring, Selected Large Springs Report, specific conductance, Spring, springbrook, springsnail, temperature, Texas Spring, Travertine Spring, Trichoptera, Water Quality
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Water Chemistry , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates