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Other Aquatic Invertebrates
Rare species in the following taxonomic groups: dragonflies and damselfies (Order Odonata), mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera), stoneflies (Order Plecoptera), caddisflies (Order Trichoptera), freshwater crustaceans (crayfish, amphipods, fairy shrimp, clam shrimp), and snails.
General diversity of all aquatic invertebrates, including both insects and non-insects. |
Services Provided
- Sampling protocols and study designs for different species, habitats, and objectives
- Collection gear appropriate for a variety of habitats and organisms
- SCUBA and snorkel surveys
- Genus and species-level identification of most aquatic invertebrates (insects and non-insects), with species-level identification of Odonates and nearly all non-insect macroinvertebrates, especially rare species
- Habitat assessments
- Qualitative surveys and inventories of aquatic biodiversity, especially rare species
- Quantitative surveys (population size estimation)
- Biological monitoring and biological assessment using macroinvertebrate communities
- Environmental impact studies
- Expertise in vernal pools, wetlands, streams of all sizes, and lakes of all sizes
- Data analysis, presentation, and reporting
- Develop management plans
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Example Projects
- Freshwater Snails, Crayfish, and Mussels of the Upper Farmington River Watershed
- Dragonfly and Damselfly Surveys in the Housatonic River Watershed of Connecticut and Massachusetts
- Survey and Relocation of the State-Endangered Virginia River Snail in the Connecticut River Prior to Ramp Repair and Dredging at the Glastonbury Ferry
- New England Bluet (Enallagma laterale) Survey in Central and Western Massachusetts
- Effects of an Industrial Effluent on the Benthic Macroinvertebrates of an Urban Stream in Michigan
- Aquatic Biodiversity Inventory of the Baskahegan Watershed in Maine
- Survey of Rare Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) and Associated Stream Insects in Small Streams in Western Massachusetts
- Inventory and Identification of Aquatic Invertebrates from Vernal Pools in the Quabbin Reservation in Central Massachusetts
- Aquatic Fauna and Habitat of Glen Rock Brook (Rhode Island) Near a Proposed Roadway and Housing Development
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