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FRESHWATER BIOMONITORING USING BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES |
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This course presents practices and concepts
of using macroinvertebrates to monitor the environmental
health or integrity of freshwater ecosystems. During this field-based
course, participants will be directed to properly sample, process samples
in field and lab, identify benthic macroinvertebrates (usually
to the family level), and use multimetric indices
and multivariate analyses to assess biotic integrity of a number of stream
locations. Sites will comprise a range of impairment levels. Discussions
will focus on the effects of different types of pollution and environmental
stress on assemblages of organisms and underlying ecological principles
that have application to biomonitoring.
College Credit: 2 semester hours
Who Should Attend: Biologists with some experience in biomonitoring and
who are looking to strengthen their background in core concepts and learn
about cutting-edge developments.
Length: 4.5
days/36 hours
Objectives: By the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Explain
study and sampling designs;
- Demonstrate the proper use of a wide variety
of sampling equipment;
- Summarize the ecological principles and
important aspects of macroinvertebrate ecology
that are included in the concept of biological integrity;
- Explain and practice contemporary methods
for analyzing data and reaching conclusions about the status of biological
integrity. Key techniques or concepts include: metrics, multimetric indices,
multivariate analyses, and delineation of reference or impaired condition;
- Describe the major types of pollution and
environmental stressors, their causes, and what effects these stressors
have on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages;
and
- Relate the advantages and disadvantages
of using macroinvertebrates in biomonitoring efforts.
| Availability: |
Every two year |
| Contact: |
Alan Temple |
| Branch: |
Conservation Science & Policy Branch |
| Phone: |
304/876-7440 |
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Last Updated: October 26, 2009
National Conservation Training Center
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443-9713
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