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

Sage Creek Stephens Forest

Invert Sampling Session #6996

Session Data

Sample Date
8/8/2014
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
182959
Sample Quality
Fair
Created Date
2/17/2015 9:18:22 AM
Last Update
5/27/2015 1:52:13 PM

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
LT
Comments

Two exposed plates, four buried plates.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 6
  • Total individuals collected 100
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Caenis latipennis Ephemeroptera Caenidae Small Squaregill Mayflies 1
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 56
Forcipomyia Diptera Ceratopogonidae Biting Midges, No-See-Ums, Punkies 1
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Oligochaeta Aquatic Worms 40
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 1

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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