Late-Winter Abundance and Substrate Associations of Benthos in Pool 13, Upper Mississippi River

Authors

Wayne A. Hubert, University of WyomingFollow
Gene E. Darnell, University of Wyoming
Daniel E. Dolk, University of Wyoming

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Mississippi River, Pool 13, macroinvertebrates, benthos, winter, substrate

Abstract

In Pool 13 on the Upper Mississippi River substantial differences were observed in macroinvertebrate abundance and substrate composition among six habitat types: tailwater, main channel, main channel border, side channel, slough, and lake. Densities were highest in slough, main channel border, and lake habitats, but the number of taxa was greatest in tailwater and main channel habitats. The abundance of 38 of the 42 identified taxa was significantly correlated with either the percentage of at least one particle size fraction or the percentage of organic matter in the substrate. Variation in substrate composition among the six habitat types appeared to influence macroinvertebrate abundance.

Publication Date

December 1984

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

92

Issue

4

First Page

147

Last Page

152

Copyright

©1984 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Hubert, Wayne A.; Darnell, Gene E.; and Dolk, Daniel E. (1984) "Late-Winter Abundance and Substrate Associations of Benthos in Pool 13, Upper Mississippi River," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 91(4), 147-152.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol91/iss4/7