A Preliminary faunal study of the upper Little Sioux River

Authors

Richard V. Bovbjerg, University of IowaFollow
Nancy L. Pearsall, University of Iowa
Michael L. Brackin, Iowa State University

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Several stations of the Little Sioux River were sampled from the Minnesota headwaters to the confluence of Milford Creek. The river changes from intermittent, ponded headwaters to continuously flowing stretches with a concomitant shift in the fauna of increasing downstream diversity of species. While the study of only one summer is reported here, it is hoped that further studies on this and other rivers would be encouraged so that biologists will have a biotic baseline to follow future changes and hopefully to be the basis for suggested water quality control of the future.

Publication Date

1970

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

77

Issue

1

First Page

177

Last Page

184

Copyright

©1970 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Bovbjerg, Richard V.; Pearsall, Nancy L.; and Brackin, Michael L. (1970) "A Preliminary faunal study of the upper Little Sioux River," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 77(1), 177-184.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol77/iss1/27