Lessons 4: Using Aquatic Benthic Macroinvertebrates as an Indication of Stream Health: Part II – Determining Stream Health by the Diversity and Types of Benthic Organisms
Students identify macroinvertebrates from sampling sites in one or more streams. The Stream Index Value is calculated for each site to determine the health of the stream at each location.
Standards:
1.01, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.08, 3.04, 3.05, 3.07, 3.08, 4.09
Materials Need:
- Dichotomous keys
- hand lenses
- glass vials/jars for preserved specimens
- source of specimens
- kick net (easy and inexpensive to make)
- alcohol for preserving specimens
- forceps readily available and is adequate)
- forceps
Websites:
The Global Water Sampling Project
How To Calculate SIV
Supplemental Files:
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