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Puget Sound Stream Benthos
Sampling Agency:
City of Bellingham
Project:
Macroinvertebrates
Analyzed By:
Western Washington University
Lab's Chironomid Resolution:
Family
Samples Taken:
4
Organisms Counted:
1297+885+842+1318 = 4342
Sampling Date:
9/23/2001
Location:
48.6973°, -122.4415°
Padden Creek
Bellingham Bay Subbasin
Whatcom-Chuckanut Basin
WRIA
1 - Nooksack
Taxa Resolution
Replicate Handling
Use lab's method (recommended)
Species-Family
Species-Genus
Family
Average replicates' overall scores (recommended)
Average replicates' subscores, sum for overall score
Average replicates' quantities, then calculate scores
Sum replicates' quantities, then calculate scores
Samples:
PaddenBgham6_2001R1 (1297 counted)
PaddenBgham6_2001R2 (885 counted)
PaddenBgham6_2001R3 (842 counted)
PaddenBgham6_2001R4 (1318 counted)
BIBI Score Details
Taxonomic Composition
Visit Details
Metric
Sample
PaddenBgham6_2001R1
Sample
PaddenBgham6_2001R2
Sample
PaddenBgham6_2001R3
Sample
PaddenBgham6_2001R4
Averages
Scores based on
quantity averages
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Taxa Richness
35
5
32
5
37
5
33
5
34.3
5.0
Ephemeroptera Richness
2
1
2
1
5
3
4
1
3.3
1.5
Plecoptera Richness
5
3
4
3
5
3
5
3
4.8
3.0
Trichoptera Richness
10
5
8
3
9
3
7
3
8.5
3.5
Clinger Richness
12
3
10
3
14
3
11
3
11.8
3.0
Long-Lived Richness
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2.5
2.5
Intolerant Richness
0
1
0
1
3
3
0
1
0.8
1.5
Percent Dominant
67.7%
3
67.3%
3
75.2%
3
71.9%
3
70.5%
3.0
Predator Percent
14.0%
3
20.1%
5
13.1%
3
23.1%
5
17.6%
4.0
Tolerant Percent
0.3%
5
0.3%
5
0.9%
5
0.2%
5
0.4%
5.0
Number of Organisms
1297
n/a
885
n/a
842
n/a
1318
n/a
1085.5
n/a
Overall BIBI Score
32
30
34
32
32.0
Fair
Sample 1 of 4
Sample ID:
PaddenBgham6_2001R1
QC
Replicate?
No
Deficiencies:
None
Surface Area:
2.00 ft
2
Composite?
1 Collection
Sub-sampling by Lab:
Classification
Taxon
Number of
Organisms
Life Stage
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta
96
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
10
not specified
Yes
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
32
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Collembola
Collembola
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
13
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
16
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Ephydridae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Diptera
Muscidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Diptera
Bezzia
9
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
345
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dixa
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Dicranota
3
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Plecoptera
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
81
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
78
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Plecoptera
pacifica
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Skwala
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Glossosoma
12
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Parapsyche
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Cheumatopsyche
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Hydropsyche
12
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Polycentropus
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Lepidostoma
6
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Psychoglypha
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
betteni
39
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
sibirica
14
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
437
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Cinygmula
29
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Anthoathecatae
Hydra
26
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
17
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Tricladida
Planaria
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
1297
0%
Sample 2 of 4
Sample ID:
PaddenBgham6_2001R2
QC
Replicate?
No
Deficiencies:
None
Surface Area:
2.00 ft
2
Composite?
1 Collection
Sub-sampling by Lab:
Classification
Taxon
Number of
Organisms
Life Stage
Subclass: Hirudinea
Hirudinea
5
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta
25
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
14
not specified
Yes
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
10
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Coleoptera
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
17
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
15
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Ephydridae
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Diptera
Bezzia
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
139
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dixa
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Pericoma
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dicranota
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Plecoptera
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
28
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
42
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Plecoptera
Skwala
6
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Glossosoma
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Hydropsychidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Arctopsychinae
10
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Polycentropus
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Lepidostoma
21
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
betteni
90
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
sibirica
11
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
367
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Cinygmula
11
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Anthoathecatae
Hydra
6
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
42
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Tricladida
Planaria
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
885
0%
Sample 3 of 4
Sample ID:
PaddenBgham6_2001R3
QC
Replicate?
No
Deficiencies:
None
Surface Area:
2.00 ft
2
Composite?
1 Collection
Sub-sampling by Lab:
Classification
Taxon
Number of
Organisms
Life Stage
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta
19
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
15
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Isopoda
Isopoda
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
5
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Collembola
Collembola
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Coleoptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
10
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
14
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Bezzia
9
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
287
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dixa
6
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Thaumaleidae
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Order: Diptera
Dicranota
3
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Plecoptera
6
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
27
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
50
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Plecoptera
Skwala
3
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Plecoptera
Cultus
3
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Glossosoma
6
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Parapsyche
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Cheumatopsyche
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Hydropsyche
14
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Eobrachycentrus
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Limnephilidae
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
betteni
27
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
sibirica
7
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
296
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
hageni
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Cinygma
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
842
0%
Sample 4 of 4
Sample ID:
PaddenBgham6_2001R4
QC
Replicate?
No
Deficiencies:
None
Surface Area:
2.00 ft
2
Composite?
1 Collection
Sub-sampling by Lab:
Classification
Taxon
Number of
Organisms
Life Stage
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta
19
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
29
not specified
Yes
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
58
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Ostracoda
Ostracoda
33
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Collembola
Collembola
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
avara
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
31
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Ephydridae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Diptera
Bezzia
6
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
420
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dixa
19
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dicranota
7
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Plecoptera
32
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Malenka
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
18
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
48
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Plecoptera
Skwala
5
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Parapsyche
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Hydropsyche
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Polycentropus
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
betteni
195
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
sibirica
12
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Rhyacophila Brunnea/Vemna Group
3
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
333
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Cinygmula
13
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Anthoathecatae
Hydra
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
6
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nematomorpha
Nematomorpha
10
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
1318
0%
Referenced Sampling Events:
None
Taxa Load Date:
6/28/2010 5:50 PM by Western Washington University
Site Code:
PaddenBgham6
Site's City, County, State:
Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA