Table 3 Relative abundance* of benthic macroinvertebrates collected at |
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| TAXA | LC1 | LC2 | LC3 | LC4 | LC5 | PC | WBPC |
| PLECOPTERA (Stoneflies) | |||||||
| Capnidae Allocapnia sp. | P | P | P | R | C/A | A | |
| Chloroperlidae Sweltsa sp. | R | P | P | ||||
| Leucrocuta Leuctra sp. | R | ||||||
| Peltoperlidae Peltoperla/Tallaperla sp. | P | R | R | P | P | ||
| Perlidae Acroneuria sp. | R | C | C | ||||
| Perlidae Agnetina sp. | P | R | |||||
| Perlidae Paragnetina sp. | P | P | |||||
| Pteronarcycidae Pteronarcys sp. | R | A | |||||
| Taeniopterygidae Strophopteryx sp. | C | A | C | C | A | C | |
| Taeniopterygidae Taeniopteryx sp. | A | P | A | C | C | C | P |
| EPHEMEROPTERA (Mayflies) | |||||||
| Ameletidae Ameletus sp. | P | ||||||
| Baetidae Acentrella sp. | R | ||||||
| Baetidae Baetis sp. | P | ||||||
| Baetidae Cloeon sp. | R | ||||||
| Ephemerellidae Ephemerella sp. | A | A | A | A | C | A | A |
| Ephemerellidae Eurylophella sp. | C | P | A | ||||
| Heptageniidae Epeorus sp. | P | A | A | A | R | VA | VA |
| Heptageniidae Stenonema sp. | A | A | A | VA | A | A | R |
| Isonychidae Isonychia sp. | A | P | A | A | A | A | C |
| Leptophlebiidae Paraleptophlebia sp. | R | A | A | A | A | ||
| Tricorythidae Tricorythodes sp. | R | ||||||
| TRICHOPTERA (Caddisflies) | |||||||
| Brachycentridae Micrasema sp. | R | ||||||
| Glossosomatidae Glossosoma sp. | C/A | R | P | P | |||
| Goeridae Goera | R | P | R | ||||
| Hydropsychidae Cheumatopsyche sp. | VA | A | VA | VA | A | C | P |
| Hydropsychidae Diplectrona sp. | C | ||||||
| Hydropsychidae Hydropsyche sp. | A | A | VA | VA | A | A | A |
| Leptoceridae Mystacides sp. | R | ||||||
| Limnephilidae Apatania sp. | R | R | A | P | |||
| Limnephilidae Hydatophylax sp. | R | ||||||
| Philopotamidae Chimarra sp. | A | A | VA | P | P | ||
| Philopotamidae Dolophilodes sp. | P | P | P | R | A | C | |
| Polycentropidae Polycentropus sp. | R | R | P | ||||
| Psychomyiidae Psychomyia sp. | P | P | |||||
| Rhyacophilidae Rhyacophila sp. | C | P | A | P | R | C | C |
| Uenoidae Neophylax sp. | C | C | P | C | A | A | |
| DIPTERA (True Flies) | |||||||
| Athericidae Atherix sp. | A | C | P | P | P | R | |
| Ceratapogonidae Probezzia sp. | R | ||||||
| Chironomidae - | C | VA | A | A | P | A | A |
| Empididae Hemerodromia sp. | R | R | R | ||||
| Simuliidae Prosimulium sp. | C | VA | A | VA | C | C | A |
| Simuliidae Simulium sp. | R | R | |||||
| Tabanidae Tabanus sp. | R | ||||||
| Tipulidae Antocha sp. | P | P | C | P | C | R | P |
| Tipulidae Dicranota sp. | C | A | A | A | |||
| Tipulidae Hexatoma sp. | P | C | |||||
| Tipulidae Tipula sp. | R | P | R | ||||
| COLEOPTERA (Beetles) | |||||||
| Elmidae Dubiraphia sp. | R | ||||||
| Elmidae Macronychus sp. | R | R | |||||
| Elmidae Optioservus sp. | A | A | A | C | A | A | A |
| Elmidae Oulimnius sp. | C | P | R | R | A | ||
| Elmidae Promoresia sp. | P | R | P | ||||
| Elmidae Stenelmis sp. | P | R | C | C | R | R | |
| Psephenidae Ectopria sp. | R | R | |||||
| Psephenidae Psephenus sp. | C | A | A | R | C | A | |
| ODONATA (Dragonflies) | |||||||
| Aeshnidae Boyeria sp. | R | R | |||||
| Gomphidae - | R | R | R | ||||
| Gomphidae Lanthus sp. | R | ||||||
| Gomphidae Stylogomphus sp. | R | P | R | ||||
| MEGALOPTERA | |||||||
| Corydalidae Nigronia sp. | C | A | P | P | A | R | P |
| Sialidae Sialis sp. | R | ||||||
| NON-INSECT TAXA | |||||||
| Ancylidae Ferrissia sp. | P | R | C | ||||
| Cambaridae Cambarus sp. | R | ||||||
| Hydracarina - | C | P | P | ||||
| Oligochaeta - | C | R | R | R | C | C | |
| Planariidae | P | P | |||||
| Sphaeriidae - | R | C | R | ||||
| Total Number of Taxa | 30 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 40 |
| * Relative
Abundance: R-rare (<3 individuals), P-present (3-9 individuals), C-common (10-24 individuals), A-abundant (25-99 individuals), VA-very abundant (>100 individuals) |
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