Macroinvertebrate biomonitoring protocol for four prairie streams, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center inventory and monitoring protocol
Peterson JT, Rizzo WM, Schneider ED, Willson GD. 1999. Macroinvertebrate biomonitoring protocol for four prairie streams, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center inventory and monitoring protocol. Prepared for Great Plains Prairie Cluster Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program, National Park Service. U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
This protocol was developed for use by four of the six national park units comprising the Great Plains Prairie Cluster Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Program. These parks have streams running through them and the watersheds of these streams encompass areas outside of park boundaries, subjecting the park resources to threats from local land-use practices. This biomonitoring protocol was developed to detect changes in the stream macroinvertebrate community, which may result from one or more of the threats from local land-use practices. Biomonitoring uses living organisms as a reflection of the quality of an aquatic environment. Aquatic insects are used in this protocol because they are widespread in aquatice environments, there are a large number of species that have a wide range of responses to environmental impacts and etc... Continued sampling provides a long-term, site specific sampling record for each park.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Peterson, James; Rizzo, William; Schneider, Esther; Willson, Gary
- Date of Issue
- 1999-05
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
- Units
- AGFO , HOME , IMDP , PIPE , WICR
- Keywords
- Aquatic Invertebrate Protocol, Aquatic Sciences, benthic insects, Biomonitoring, Macroinvertebrate, Protocol, Sampling, Water Quality
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae