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Benthic Macroinvertebrates as Bioindicators of water quality on the Mad River
Presentation Year
2022
College or Department
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
This project sampled benthic macroinvertebrate communities present at three locations in Humboldt County, California totaling 1642 individuals across 19 families. The composition of taxa differed significantly between upstream and downstream sites (p < 0.0000). Pollution taxa sensitive (Caenidae, Perlodidae, Pteronarcyidae, and Lepidostomatidae were present in the upstream sites and absent from the downstream site.
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sustainability related (explores at least two dimensions of sustainability: environment, economy, society)
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