Iowa DNR
BioNet
River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Physical Habitat Assessments

Bear Creek Skunk River Greenbelt - Ames

Invert Sampling Session #2422

Session Data

Sample Date
9/19/2007
Sampling Gear
Hess
Lab ID Number
2007036973
Sample Quality
Good
Created Date
4/14/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Update
8/2/2010 10:40:29 AM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
MD
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 13
  • Total individuals collected 109
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Acentrella parvula Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 21
Baetidae Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 4
Baetis flavistriga Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 2
Baetis intercalaris Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 12
Ceratopsyche bronta Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 9
Ceratopsyche morosa Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 3
Fallceon quilleri Ephemeroptera Baetidae Small Minnow Mayflies 22
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Hydropsyche betteni Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Hydropsychidae Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 8
Simulium Diptera Simuliidae Black Flies 3

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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