Published 1987
by Special Studies & Surveillance Unit, Dept. of Environmental Conservation in [Waterbury, Vt.?] .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Steven Fiske. |
| Contributions | Vermont. Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Special Studies & Surveillance Unit. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | TD196.A25 F57 1987 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | ii, 34 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 34 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1989094M |
| LC Control Number | 90621704 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 21663953 |
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Macroinvertebrate monitoring may be a great activity to engage your volunteers in if your primary goals are to raise awareness and characterize the wetland.” “ Wetlands alongside a lake Bog wetland Wetland with ponds Jeffrey J. Strobel photos Monitoring Your Wetland – Benthic Macroinvertebrates 2. Because macroinvertebrates are stationary and are sensitive to different degrees of pollution, changes in their abundance and variety vividly illustrate the impact pollution is having on the stream. Loss of macroinvertebrates in the stream, or of trees along the stream bank, are environmental impacts that a wide segment of society can relate to. Protecting and Restoring Vermont's + Lakes and Ponds. The Lakes and Ponds Management and Protection Program works to protect, maintain, enhance, and restore the health of Vermont lakes and the public uses that healthy lake ecosystems provide through outreach and education, monitoring and assessment, and regulatory programs. The advantages of using macroinvertebrates as bioindicators are a great biodiversity and an extreme sensitivity and fast response of many taxa to pollution. This quick response is likely due to many macroinvertebrates being sessile and having aquatic life cycles, thus any alterations in environmental limits could lead to death. One significant.
