Mojave Desert Network inventory and monitoring selected large springs: Pakoon Springs 2015-2016 benthic macroinvertebrate data
Steiner MH. 2018. Mojave Desert Network inventory and monitoring selected large springs: Pakoon Springs 2015-2016 benthic macroinvertebrate data. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/MOJN/NRDS—2018/1147. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
As a part of the Selected Large Springs Protocol, Mojave Desert Network Inventory and Monitoring Program (MOJN I&M), have collected samples of benthic macroinvertebrates (BMI) and record springsnail populations from Pakoon Springs in Grand Canyon – Parashant National Monument. This data provides a general overview of the health of the aquatic ecosystem in Pakoon Springs. The BMI sample collected from Pakoon Springs were processed by Utah State University National Aquatic Monitoring Center (NAMC) identified to the lowest resolute taxon, and enumerated by the Society for Freshwater. This identified a total of 52 unique taxon within three areas of Pakoon Springs with the black flies (Simulium sp.) as the most abundant.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Steiner, Michael
- Date of Issue
- 2018-01
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- MOJN , NRSS , PARA
- Keywords
- benthic macroinvertebrate, BMI, Ecology, Ephemeroptera, EPT, hydrology, kicknet, Monitoring, Pakoon Springs, Plecoptera, Selected Large Springs Report, Simulium, Spring, springbrook, Springsnail, 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