Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Richness in Minimally Disturbed Streams on the Southeastern USA Coastal Plain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Macroinvertebrate Sampling
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Genera Richness
3.2. Factors Affecting Genera Richness
3.3. Effects of Sampling Effort and Site Selection on Estimates of Genera Richness
3.4. Genera Richness in Headwater and Lower Reach Streams
3.5. Effects of Sampling Duration on Estimates of Genera Richness
3.6. Comparison of UTR to Other Streams
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Drainage | Streams within Drainage | Number Samples * | Number Sites | Number Years Sampled | Observed Number Genera | Estimated Complete Number of Genera ** | % Difference between Observed and Estimated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FMB | FMB | 31 (15, 16) * | 7 | 5 | 184 | 217 (199–257) | 17.9 |
LTR | LTR | 15 (6, 9) | 5 | 4 | 135 | 150 (139–180) | 11.1 |
PB | PB | 29 (16, 13) | 4 | 5 | 177 | 201 (188–232) | 13.6 |
IGB | 9 (5, 4) | 1 | 5 | 97 | 111(102–134) | 14.4 | |
PB Drainage Total | 38 (21, 17) | 5 | 5 | 195 | 212 (201–238) | 8.7 | |
SC | MB | 12 (7, 5) | 3 | 5 | 139 | 169 (151–212) | 21.6 |
SC | 17 (9, 8) | 4 | 5 | 149 | 158 (152–178) | 6.0 | |
SC Drainage Total | 29 (16, 13) | 7 | 5 | 172 | 189 (177–221) | 9.9 | |
UTR | CB | 12 (7, 5) | 2 | 5 | 97 | 108 (101–133) | 11.3 |
MC | 11 (7, 4) | 3 | 5 | 137 | 159 (146–191) | 16.1 | |
MQ | 9 (5, 4) | 2 | 4 | 109 | 130 (117–162) | 19.3 | |
TB | 9 (5, 4) | 1 | 5 | 120 | 141 (129–173) | 17.5 | |
TC | 8 (5, 3) | 3 | 3 | 120 | 147 (130–194) | 22.5 | |
UTR | 23 (13, 10) | 4 | 5 | 193 | 212 (201–238) | 9.8 | |
UTR Drainage Total | 72 (42, 30) | 15 | 5 | 259 | 280 (268–307) | 8.1 |
Taxonomic Groups | FMB | LTR | PB | SC | UTR | HD (All Drainages) | MHSP (All Drainages) | Total Numbers | Total Genera | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Num | Gen | Num | Gen | Num | Gen | Num | Gen | Num | Gen | Num | Gen | Num | Gen | |||
Turbellaria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Nematoda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Annelida-Hirudinea | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 63 | 6 |
Annelida-Lumbriculidae | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Annelida-Naididae | 179 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 226 | 3 | 165 | 3 | 80 | 3 | 406 | 5 | 253 | 3 | 659 | 5 |
Annelida-Tubificidae | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 130 | 2 | 158 | 2 |
Mollusca-Bivalvia | 105 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 135 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 408 | 3 | 417 | 3 |
Mollusca-Gastropoda | 119 | 12 | 123 | 6 | 181 | 10 | 157 | 10 | 183 | 11 | 177 | 11 | 586 | 13 | 762 | 16 |
Arachnida-Acari | 282 | 1 | 190 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 229 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 332 | 1 | 497 | 1 | 829 | 1 |
Crustacea-Cladocera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Crustaceae-Amphipoda | 95 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 91 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 118 | 2 | 161 | 2 | 279 | 2 |
Crustaceae-Decapoda | 113 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 231 | 4 | 184 | 3 | 210 | 4 | 100 | 3 | 694 | 4 | 794 | 4 |
Crustaceae-Isopoda | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 119 | 1 |
Insecta-Collembola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Insecta-Coleoptera | 230 | 15 | 103 | 8 | 226 | 19 | 232 | 16 | 1152 | 33 | 500 | 22 | 1443 | 35 | 1943 | 40 |
Insecta-Diptera-Chironomini | 1284 | 13 | 619 | 10 | 1202 | 14 | 864 | 15 | 2110 | 21 | 3857 | 18 | 2222 | 22 | 6079 | 25 |
Insecta-Diptera-Orthocladiinae | 881 | 16 | 496 | 14 | 1075 | 23 | 1306 | 16 | 1553 | 25 | 2937 | 24 | 2374 | 25 | 5311 | 28 |
Insecta-Diptera-Tanypodinae | 246 | 11 | 189 | 11 | 247 | 12 | 189 | 9 | 647 | 15 | 675 | 12 | 843 | 15 | 1518 | 17 |
Insecta-Diptera-Tanytarsini | 1113 | 4 | 1001 | 5 | 1154 | 5 | 996 | 6 | 1843 | 7 | 3997 | 6 | 2110 | 7 | 6107 | 8 |
Insecta-Diptera-other | 471 | 14 | 44 | 8 | 307 | 13 | 370 | 11 | 970 | 22 | 752 | 19 | 1410 | 24 | 2162 | 28 |
Insecta-Ephemeroptera | 581 | 16 | 407 | 16 | 1399 | 21 | 759 | 17 | 1520 | 23 | 2262 | 24 | 2404 | 24 | 4666 | 25 |
Insecta-Heteroptera | 50 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 53 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 102 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 268 | 15 | 272 | 15 |
Insecta-Lepidoptera | 236 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 94 | 1 | 723 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 1095 | 3 | 1154 | 3 |
Insecta-Megaloptera | 23 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 121 | 4 | 102 | 4 | 137 | 4 | 239 | 4 |
Insecta-Odonata | 334 | 22 | 197 | 10 | 606 | 18 | 636 | 17 | 1366 | 24 | 229 | 13 | 2910 | 27 | 3139 | 29 |
Insecta-Plecoptera | 119 | 10 | 90 | 8 | 338 | 11 | 324 | 10 | 779 | 14 | 901 | 14 | 748 | 13 | 1649 | 16 |
Insecta-Trichoptera | 622 | 18 | 365 | 12 | 830 | 19 | 845 | 19 | 2995 | 26 | 2563 | 24 | 3094 | 29 | 5658 | 29 |
Totals | 7113 | 184 | 4080 | 135 | 8577 | 195 | 7601 | 172 | 16,643 | 259 | 20,065 | 216 | 23,948 | 276 | 44,013 | 312 |
Totals (insects only) | 6191 | 152 | 3601 | 116 | 7564 | 168 | 6673 | 147 | 15,886 | 228 | 18,856 | 183 | 21,058 | 243 | 39,915 | 268 |
Num families | 82 | 68 | 85 | 79 | 101 | 86 | 106 | 114 | ||||||||
Num Insect families | 61 | 53 | 66 | 61 | 79 | 63 | 83 | 87 |
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Paller, M.H.; Blas, S.A.; Kelley, R.W. Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Richness in Minimally Disturbed Streams on the Southeastern USA Coastal Plain. Diversity 2020, 12, 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12120459
Paller MH, Blas SA, Kelley RW. Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Richness in Minimally Disturbed Streams on the Southeastern USA Coastal Plain. Diversity. 2020; 12(12):459. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12120459
Chicago/Turabian StylePaller, Michael H., Susan A. Blas, and Robert W. Kelley. 2020. "Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Richness in Minimally Disturbed Streams on the Southeastern USA Coastal Plain" Diversity 12, no. 12: 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12120459