Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Stream Macroinvertebrate Monitoring: Site Locations and Descriptions

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • 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

Abstract

    Annual stream macroinvertebrate survey to establish a site-specific database and to monitor trends.

People

  • Doug Burnham: Principal Investigator

  • Steve Fiske: Content Provider

  • James Kellogg: Principal Investigator

  • Richard Langdon: Content Provider

Keywords

  • locations, macroinvertebrates, permanent plots, physical properties,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -72.85248333, 44.506191
    • -72.845381, 44.506191
    • -72.845381, 44.52376667
    • -72.85248333, 44.52376667
    • -72.85248333, 44.506191

Data Table

  • Title: Site Locations and Descriptions
  • Start Date: 1991-10-30
  • End Date: 2001-09-04
  • Description: Description and measurements of plot locations for sampling

  • Purpose: Annual stream macroinvertebrate survey to establish a site-specific database.

  • Condensed Title: Z0003_Sites

  • Object Name: VMC.3.271

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Burnham. D. and J. Kellogg. 2001. Site Locations and Descriptions. VT Department of Environmental Conservation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/stream-macroinvertebrate-monitoring/dataset/site-locations-descriptions

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/stream-macroinvertebrate-monitoring/dataset/site-locations-descriptions

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: SiteID
    • Label: Site ID
    • Description: Codes for the sample collection sites
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Location
    • Label: Location
    • Description: Location of Site
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Station
    • Label: Station
    • Description: Number of the station at site
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Town
    • Label: Town
    • Description: Town of site
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Description
    • Label: Description
    • Description: Description of site
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Latitude
    • Label: Latitude
    • Description: Angular distance north or south of the equator
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 0.000001
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Longitude
    • Label: Longitude
    • Description: Angular distance east or west of Greenwich, England
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 0.000001
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: DrainageArea
    • Label: Drainage Area
    • Description: Drainage Area
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: squareKilometers
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Elevation (feet)
    • Label: Elevation
    • Description: Elevation of the stream at the site from which sample was collected
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: foot
    • Precision: 10
    • Unit: foot
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: USGSMapNo
    • Label: USGS Map #
    • Description: Code for VT DEC USGS map that was used
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    • Custom List: Site Map Code
      • Code: 22D
        • Definition: Underhill
      • Code: 22B
        • Definition: Stowe

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Monitoring sites
      • Started: 1991-10-30
      • Method Description: Browns River and Stevensville Brook are monitored at 1400 foot elevation on each.

    • Sample collection
      • Method Description: Duplicate samples of aquatic macroinvertebrates were collected using a standardized "kick-net" procedure. A sample consists of all the organisms and detritus dislodged from the substrate during two minutes of active substrate disturbance. Temperature, pH, alkalinity, and specific conductance of the water column are measured at the time the sample is collected. Organisms from the sample are separated from detritus and sorted into taxonomic groups.
        • Software: Paradox software


Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: The two sampling sites are located in the upper reaches of the Brown's River watershed- one on Stevensville Brook and one on the Brown's River upstream of its confluence with Stevensville Brook. Both sites are at an elevation of 1400 feet.

  • Minimum Altitude: 1400

  • Maximum Altitude: 1400