Macroinvertebrates Survey 

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Monitoring Survey

 

Group:                                     Group Members:                                                        

 

Location:         river:                creek: ____pond:                     lake:                 ocean:             

 

Date:                                                    Weather                                                                      

 

Air Temperature:                                             Water Temperature:                                                                

 

Depth of Water in Collection Site:                             

 

Sketch of Collection Site:

Group One Taxa:

Pollution-Sensitive Organisms; signify good- quality water

Group Two Taxa:

Somewhat Pollution-

Tolerant Organisms

Group Three Taxa:

Pollution-Tolerant Organisms; can be in poor-quality water

Organism

Count

Organism

Count

Organism

Count

Stonefly nymph

 

Crayfish

 

Aquatic worms

 

Caddisfly larva

 

Sowbug

 

Midge larva

 

Water penny

beetle larvae

 

Scud

 

Blackfly larva

 

Riffle beetle

 

 

 

Leech

 

Mayfly nymph

 

 

 

Pouch snail

 

Gilled snail

 

Danselfly nymph

 

Other snails

 

Dobsonfly larva

 

Crane fly larva

 

 

 

 

 

Dragonfly nymph

 

 

 

 

 

Clam

 

 

 

Total 

Group 1

 

Total 

Group 2

 

Total 

Group 3

 

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