Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaStream Macroinvertebrate MonitoringAnnual stream macroinvertebrate survey to establish a site-specific database and to monitor trends.Stream Macroinvertebrate MonitoringBurnhamDougFiskeSteveKelloggJamesLangdonRichardstream ecologylong term monitoringmacroinvertebratesBiometrics by Site by Visit1991-10-302001-09-04Measurements of macroinvertebrate diversity, biotic index, richness, and species percentages of 4 composite sites in Stevensville Brook and Browns RiverTo establish a site-specific database and to monitor trends of macroinvertebrate populations.Z0003_BiometricsVMC.3.6mySQLBurnham D., and J. Kellogg.2001.Biometrics by Site by Visit. VT Department of Environmental Conservation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/stream-macroinvertebrate-monitoring/dataset/biometrics-by-site-by-visithttps://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/stream-macroinvertebrate-monitoring/dataset/biometrics-by-site-by-visitSiteIDSite IDCodes for the sample collection sites.textLabIDLab IDIdentification code for lab samplesdecimalDateDateDate of sample collection.datetimeYYYY-MM-DDMeanDensityMean DensityNumber of organisms collected per square meter using a standardized method. decimalnumber1integerMeanRichnessMean RichnessThe average number of taxa (different kinds of organisms) found at a site. decimalnumber0.1realMeanEptRichnessMean EPT RichnessA measure of the average of different kinds of Ephemeroptera (mayflies), Plecoptera, and Trichopteradecimalnumber0.1realMeanEptToMeanRichnessMean EPT / Mean RichnessRatio of the average number of mayflies, stoneflies and caddisfliesdecimalnumber0.1realDominantTaxa_percentPercent Dominant TaxaThe percent of the organisms at a site that belong to the dominant taxadecimalpercent0.1real0100Dominant3Taxa_percentdecimalpercent0.1real0100MeanEptToEptChirodecimalnumber0.01realMeanHydropsy_percentHydropsy %Average percent of Hydropsydecimalpercent0.1real0100MeanNew_BIMean New Biotic IndexThe relative abundance of the different species in the stream community. Value of less than 1.75 indecimalnumber0.01realMeanDiversityMean DiversityThe number of different kinds of organisms found at a site. decimalnumber0.01realColeoptera_percentPercent ColeopteraPercent composition of Coleopterans (beetles)decimalpercent0.1real0100Diptera_percentPercent DipteraPercent composition of dipteransdecimalpercent0.1real0100Ephemeroptera_percentPercent EphemeropteraPercent composition of ephemeroptera (mayflies)decimalpercent0.1real0100Plecoptera_percentPercent PlecopteraPercent composition of plecopteradecimalpercent0.1real0100Trichoptera_percentPercent TrichopteraPercent composition of trichopteradecimalpercent0.1real0100Oligochaeta_percentPercent OligochaetaPercent composition of oligochaetadecimalpercent0.1real0100OtherOrders_percentPercent other organismsPercent composition of organisms other than the main groupsdecimalpercent0.1real0100PMA-O1decimalnumber0.1realCollectorGatherer_percentCollector/Gatherer %Percent composition of this functional groupdecimalpercent0.1real0100CollectorFilterer_percentCollector/Filterer %Percent composition of this functional groupdecimalpercent0.1real0100Predator_percentPredator percentPercentage of predatorsdecimalpercent0.1real0100ShredderDetritus_percentShredder - Detritus PercentPercent composition of this functional groupdecimalpercent0.1real0100ShredderHerbivore_percentShredder - Herbivore PercentPercent composition of this functional groupdecimalpercent0.1real0100Scraper_percentScraper PercentThe percent composition of the functional group known as scrapersdecimalpercent0.1real0100PPCS_F1decimalreal