• Address:
  705 Spear Street
  South Burlington, Vermont 05403
  United States of America
  
  Phone: (802) 391-4135
  Email: femc@uvm.edu
  Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Develop methods for monitoring macroinvertebrates and diatoms in small, sensitive, headwater streams on Mount Mansfield to characterize biotic communities along elevational gradients in streams of Mt. Mansfield, and to create an opportunity for students at Sterling College to participate in authentic research related to their programs of study.

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• Monitoring macroinvertebrates and diatoms
  • Started: 1999-08-01
    Ended: 2001-12-31
    
  • Method Description: For Methods for monitoring macroinvertebrates and diatoms: Macroinvertebrates collected according to protocol adapted from Karr and Chu 1999. Diatoms collected on introduced substrates (steriles), following method developed by A. Heidorn.

• Macroinvertebrate collection
  • Started: 2002-10-11
    Ended: 2003-03-15
    
  • Method Description: For MacroInvertebrates as Water Quality Indicators: Collect macroinvertebrates from random confluence of 1st or 2nd order streams at 3 sites, using modified surber sampler. 5 samples will be collected from each site. Two sites will be on the Stowe side of Ranch Brook and West Branch; the third will be from the Spruce peak watershed.

• Macroinvertebrate re-sampling
  • Started: 2002-10-11
    Ended: 2003-03-15
    
  • Method Description: For MacroInvertebrates as Water Quality Indicators: Re-sample from previous sites using conventional surber sampler and modified surber sampler.

• Digital mapping
  • Started: 2002-06-01
    Ended: 2002-11-30
    
  • Method Description: For Digital Mapping of Paired Watersheds on Mt. Mansfield: Lewandowski will map stream channels on Mount Mansfield from June through November to create an accurate GIS layer.

• Geomorphological assessment of streams
  • Started: 2002-10-20
    Ended: 2002-12-31
    
  • Method Description: For Geomorphological assessment of streams: Researchers will conduct a Phase 2 geomorphological assessment at 5 random locations on second order streams along the 1700' contour and 5 random locations on first order streams along the 2000' contour in each watershed, using Ausberger's macroinvertebrate study sites. Comparisons can be made between stream channel condition and macroinvertebrate species composition. Lewandowski subproject.

• Amphibian observations
  • Started: 2002-06-01
    Ended: 2002-08-01
    
  • Method Description: For Amphibian species diversity: In this visual encounter survey researchers will walk the streams and record and photograph each amphibian observed w/in 1 meter of the stream bank. Rare, endangered or malformed amphibians will be photographed and their exact locations will be mapped.

• Started: 2002-10-11
  Ended: 2003-03-15
• Sampling Description: conventional surber sampler and surber sampler modified by Sterling students