BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE AND PERIPHYTON MONITORING IN THE SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN IN FLORIDA 1: OVERVIEW AND BIOGEOGRAPHY.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

David McCormick & Simon Harrison

Advertisements

Evaluation of Aquatic Ecosystem Health Using a Multi-metric Index of Biological Integrity for Okanagan Streams.

Status of Instream Flow Science in the Southeastern US Mary M. Davis, Ph.D., Technical Advisor Southern Instream Flow Network.

Aquatic Organisms by LeAnne Yenny

20 th Annual Student GREEN Congress “Counting Critters” Workshop.

Benthic Macroinvertebrates

Periphyton in Springs What do we know?. Periphyton? attached to anything under water ☼ Algae ☼ cyano-bacteria (blue-green algae) ☼ bacteria ☼ decaying.

Clearwater River Habitat/Bioassessment

A Comparative Study of Water Quality and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Diversity in the Rio Grande and its Ditches By Lian Liu Mentor: Ayesha Burdett.

Structural and Dynamic Habitat in the Suwannee Estuary Ellen Raabe, Randy Edwards, and Carole McIvor.

Workshop Objectives A better understanding of the relationships between nutrients and aquatic communities Some context around what makes a “Quality” Florida.

Lec 12: Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBP’s)

With a special focus on Mayflies, Caddisflies, and Stoneflies Aquatic Entomology & Benthic Macroinvertebrates.

Trophic relationships Feeding roles in streams. Aquatic insects categorized: Food type and how food is obtained Feeding guilds = functional groups.

Summary of Biological Assessment Programs and Biocriteria Development for States, Tribes, Territories, and Interstate Commissions: Streams and Wadeable.

Macroinvertebrates and Bioassessment: Using Biological Indicators to Measure Stream Health Caitlin Chaffee URI Cooperative Extension.

Stream Sampling for Benthic Macroinvertebrates What are the bugs telling us? And who understands them? Presented By: Grant De Jong Rocky Mountain Water.

Do installed steam logjams increase macroinvertebrate richness and abundance? Seyeon Kim and Ong Xiong with faculty mentor Dr. Todd Wellnitz Biology Department.

Final stuff: n Lab practical –Coleoptera, Hemiptera n Final exam: Fri May 2:15 –Assessment with Invertebrates n Lecture material (IDEM protocol) n.

The relationship between riparian areas and biological diversity A comparison of streams in eastern Colorado and southwestern Virginia By Ann Widmer

ESM 228: Environmental Field Methods Winter 2008 Instructor: Tim Robinson TA: José Constantine Lauren Bauer, Chris Helmer, Reni Keane-Dengel, Anne Middleton,

Life After Eckerd: Now What? Scott M. Deitche (’94) Environmental Specialist II Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management.

Biomonitoring and Bioassessment Chapter 11. Biomonitoring Biomonitoring – use of a biological systems for the evaluation of the current status of an ecosystem.

Aquatic invertebrates and water quality monitoring in the Little Luckiamute River Aquatic invertebrates and water quality monitoring in the Little Luckiamute.

To what extent is there excess sediment in the Middle Truckee River that impairs aquatic life use? Application of benthic macroinvertebrate bioassessment.

Benthic invertebrate response to heavy metal contamination in the Panther Creek drainage (Idaho): A case study using McQuire’s Metal Tolerance Index (MTI)

Daniel Baláž, Ján Černecký State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic Nature Conservation and River Monitoring in Slovakia.

Surface water monitoring in Latvia - macrozoobenthos Didzis Levans Natalja Grudule State agency "Latvian Environment, geology and meteorology agency (LEGMA)

Water Quality Data, Maps, and Graphs Over the Web · Chemical concentrations in water, sediment, and aquatic organism tissues.

NC Division of Water Quality Water Quality Assessments and Local Watershed Plans.

Kate Malloy David Wade Tony Janicki Rob Mattson Benthic Macroinvertebrate and Periphyton Monitoring in the Suwannee River Basin in Florida 2: Relationships.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Invertebrate Communities as Tools for Establishing Minimum Flows and Levels in Florida Streams.

A Comparative Stream Study of Two First Order Streams in Nixon Park, York PA Susan Price Department of Biological Sciences, York College Introduction Macroinvertebrates.

Final stuff: n Lab practical: Apr 29 n Final exam: due Fri May 2:15.

Zlatko Mihaljević, Ana Previšić, Igor Stanković Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science, Univ. of Zagreb Development of biological assessment systems for.

National Aquatic Resource Surveys Wadeable Streams Assessment Overview November, 2007.

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates

Effects of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) on Nesting Tree Swallows.

Stream macroinvertebrate responses to landscape variables; an evaluation of rapid bioassessment techniques using a statistical modeling approach. Declan.

Biological Assessment Developed by Ken Cooke Kentucky Division of Water Watershed Watch Program Coordinator Modified by Mike Kemp Professor of Environmental.

STREAM QUALITY in SOUGAHATCHEE CREEK. LEECH CRANE FLY MIDGE STONEFLY CADDISFLY MAYFLY GOOD WATER QUALITY (EPT~10-23) POOR WATER QUALITY (EPT~0-5)

Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for low gradient streams) for species richness, composition and pollution tolerance, as well as a composite benthic macroinvertebrate.

Comparison of Benthic Invertebrate Communities Upstream and Downstream of Proposed Culvert Installations in Alabama Amy C. Gill USGS, Alabama Water Science.

Can you teach a long-term benthic monitoring program new tricks? Marc Vayssières, Karen Gehrts and Cindy Messer - CA Dept. of Water Resources Assessment.

1 DNA Barcodes for Assessment of the Biological Integrity of Aquatic Ecosystems Mark Bagley, United States Environmental Protection Agency Charles Spooner,

Aquatic Entomology Mr. Distasio Field Environmental Science I.

Resolution 147 (Vienna-2) WG 2 welcomes the proposal for future standardisation activities and collaboration between CEN, DG Environment and ECOSTAT and.

Year Three Review of Water Quality Monitoring on the Upper Strawberry River Project T.R. Brueggen 1 and J.L. Bouldin 1,2 1 Environmental Sciences.

Comparison of Aquatic Invertebrates in Pool and Riffle Habitats of Blackburn Fork Comparison of Aquatic Invertebrates in Pool and Riffle Habitats of Blackburn.

Janet Garcia Ayesha Burdett

Water Quality of Mullins Creek/ Determined by Aquatic Diversity Josh Thomasson Biology-Environmental Concentration Tennessee Techological University Cookeville,

Sierra Cantrell, Ron Irvin, Elizabeth Ng, John Tjaden University of Idaho Limnology Fall 2013 Biological Assessment of Lucas Pond.

Lab: Benthic Bugs and Bioassessment

Innovations in Newt Survey and Collaboration on Environmental DNA (eDNA) Applications in Ecological Consultancy Paul Franklin Principal Ecologist – Thomson.

A Tool to Evaluate the Health of Streams and Rivers within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Katie Foreman 1, Claire Buchanan 2, Adam Griggs 2, Andrea Nagel.

Macroinvertebrates Little Creatures that tell us If our natural waterways are healthy.

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE AND PERIPHYTON MONITORING IN THE SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN IN FLORIDA 3: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS.

Invertebrate Standards and Lakes Paul Logan. Existing CEN standards relating to the ecological assessment of freshwaters - TG1 - invertebrates Quality.

The Arizona Rivers Project Southwestern Academy June 2009 Fun with Macroinvertebrates.

Record notes in your notebook  Record at least 5 facts/ideas in your notebook.  Write down and answer the following questions:  What are“benthic macroinvertebrates”?

USE OF BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES TO ASSESS WATER QUALITY IN BOLIN CREEK David Lenat Lenat Consulting Services.

Look Closely for Water Quality Activity by Alison Smith, SRP.

DISTURBING FLOWS: RECOVERY CAPACITY OF MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE AND TRAITS TO FLOW EXTREMES Daniela P. Cortez 1, Prof. Ross Thompson 1, Dr. Ivor Growns.

Initial Assessment of Habitat Use by Stocked Lake Sturgeon in the Genesee River D. E. DITTMAN 1 and E. C. ZOLLWEG 2 1 Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science,

Lakes Entrance Project School of Applied Sciences

Fun with Macroinvertebrates

Biological Assessment of Pond Health

Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Aquatic Ecosystem and Biodiversity Report Card Assess and rate the ecological condition of creeks and rivers across Adelaide.

Using Bugs and GIS to Assess and Manage Watershed Health

By: Sarah, Kevin, Joe, John and KC

Presentation transcript:

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE AND PERIPHYTON MONITORING IN THE SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN IN FLORIDA 1: OVERVIEW AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Periphytic Algae Micro- to macroscopic algae growing on hard surfacesMicro- to macroscopic algae growing on hard surfaces Major source of autochthonous (“in-stream”) primary productionMajor source of autochthonous (“in-stream”) primary production Respond to natural and human-created changes in water qualityRespond to natural and human-created changes in water quality Integrate environmental effects over timeIntegrate environmental effects over time

Benthic Macroinvertebrates Invertebrates retained by 0.5 mm mesh sieveInvertebrates retained by 0.5 mm mesh sieve Ecologically important group of animals in all aquatic ecosystems in the drainageEcologically important group of animals in all aquatic ecosystems in the drainage Also respond to natural and human-created changes in water quality and habitatAlso respond to natural and human-created changes in water quality and habitat Integrate environmental effects over timeIntegrate environmental effects over time

Suwannee Basin Florida animal biodiversity

Suwannee River Drainage Benthic Community Sampling in Florida Fla. Fish & Wildl. Conservation Commission (resource assessments) Fla. Fish & Wildl. Conservation Commission (resource assessments) Fla. Dept. of Environmental Protection (monitoring, impact assessment, stream bioassessment program) Fla. Dept. of Environmental Protection (monitoring, impact assessment, stream bioassessment program) Suwannee River WMD (SWIM monitoring, basin assessments) Suwannee River WMD (SWIM monitoring, basin assessments) USGS Biol. Resources Division (sturgeon & seatrout food resources) USGS Biol. Resources Division (sturgeon & seatrout food resources) USEPA (NPDES impact studies) USEPA (NPDES impact studies) Private consultants (point source impact studies, NPDES monitoring) Private consultants (point source impact studies, NPDES monitoring) Citizen groups Citizen groups

Suwannee River Water Management District Benthic Monitoring Program began in 1989; currently continuingbegan in 1989; currently continuing quarterly samplingquarterly sampling multiple gear types:multiple gear types: –Hester-Dendy, Periph. & dip net (streams) –Petite ponar (streams and lakes) mainly streams (some lake studies)mainly streams (some lake studies) same organization doing samplingsame organization doing sampling same taxonomistssame taxonomists

BENTHIC SAMPLING GEAR SAMPLING GEAR Used in SRWMD Program D-frame dip net Hester-Dendy sampler Petite ponar grab Periphytometer

Suwannee River Water Management District Benthic Monitoring Program Sampling design ( sites and methods ):Sampling design ( sites and methods ): –SRWMD –FDEP –FWCC –USGS Field sampling: Environmental Services and Permitting, Alachua, FLField sampling: Environmental Services and Permitting, Alachua, FL Taxonomy: Dr. John Epler (invertebrates)Taxonomy: Dr. John Epler (invertebrates) Mr. Michael Hein (algae) Mr. Michael Hein (algae)

Water quality sites  Water quality sites Wq / biology sites  Wq / biology sites  Inactive biology sites SRWMD SUW010 SUW100 SUW130 SUW150 SUW240

Suwannee River taxa composition ( Periphyton data) Cyanobacteria Chlorophyta Bacillariophyceae Other taxa31000 TOTAL SUW010SUW100SUW130SUW150SUW240

Suwannee River taxa composition ( Hest.-Dendy data) Mollusca Crustacea Oligochaeta Ephemeroptera Odonata Chironomidae Trichoptera Plecoptera Coleoptera Other taxa TOTAL SUW010SUW100SUW130SUW150SUW240

Suwannee River taxa composition ( Hest.-Dendy data) Mollusca Crustacea Oligochaeta Ephemeroptera Odonata Chironomidae Trichoptera Plecoptera Coleoptera Other taxa TOTAL SUW010SUW100SUW130SUW150SUW240

Species new to science: (Chironomidae) Rheopelopia sp (??) Corynoneura (3 spp?) Cricotopus sp Parakiefferiella sp Zalutschia sp Orthocladiinae genus ‘E’ Cladotanytarsus sp Dicrotendipes sp Einfeldia sp Fissimentum sp Glyptotendipes sp Paratanytarsus sp Polypedilum sp Stempellina sp Stictochironomus sp Tanytarsus spp (several)

Species new to science: (Bacillariophyceae) Anorthoneis dulcis – the first freshwater representative in a marine genus

Range extensions: Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Siphloplecton sp. Ephoron sp. Plecoptera (stoneflies) Helopicus bogaloosa Chironomidae (non-biting midges) Polypedilum halterale

Kate and David.... NEXT UP: