Final Report: Inventory of Invertebrate Fauna in Devils Postpile National Monument
Holmquist, JG and Schmidt-Gengenbach, J. 2005. Final Report: Inventory of Invertebrate Fauna in Devils Postpile National Monument. Bishop, California
The Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project identified aquatic and riparian systems as the most altered and impaired habitats of the Sierra Nevada range. Devils Postpile National Monument includes many kilometers of high-elevation stream habitat and associated meadow habitat, dominated by the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River. This environment is under significant pressure from intense usage. Although there has been little inventory of invertebrates in Devils Postpile, these fauna are an important group to survey because of the variety of ecosystem services that they provide. Invertebrates include primary, secondary, tertiary, and higher-level consumers, and in turn invertebrates are a critical food resource for a variety of terrestrial, aquatic, and flying species.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Holmquist,, J.; Schmidt-Gengenbach,, J.
- Date of Issue
- 2005
- Units
- DEPO
- Keywords
- Devils Postpile National Monument, Inventory, Invertebrate, invertebrate inventory, San Joaquin River, Sierra Nevada Network