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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:
3379+613+4519+1022 = 9533
Sampling Date:
9/16/2003
Location:
48.7194°, -122.5072°
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:
PaddenBgham1_2003R1 (3379 counted)
PaddenBgham1_2003R2 (613 counted)
PaddenBgham1_2003R3 (4519 counted)
PaddenBgham1_2003R4 (1022 counted)
BIBI Score Details
Taxonomic Composition
Visit Details
Metric
Sample
PaddenBgham1_2003R1
Sample
PaddenBgham1_2003R2
Sample
PaddenBgham1_2003R3
Sample
PaddenBgham1_2003R4
Averages
Scores based on
quantity averages
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Taxa Richness
24
3
19
3
24
3
24
3
22.8
3.0
Ephemeroptera Richness
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1.8
1.0
Plecoptera Richness
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1.8
1.0
Trichoptera Richness
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1.8
1.0
Clinger Richness
7
1
4
1
7
1
6
1
6.0
1.0
Long-Lived Richness
4
3
2
1
2
1
4
3
3.0
2.0
Intolerant Richness
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0.0
1.0
Percent Dominant
94.1%
1
81.9%
1
92.8%
1
60.1%
3
82.2%
1.5
Predator Percent
0.4%
1
0.2%
1
0.3%
1
0.6%
1
0.3%
1.0
Tolerant Percent
91.3%
1
15.1%
5
7.5%
5
32.8%
3
36.7%
3.5
Number of Organisms
3379
n/a
613
n/a
4519
n/a
1022
n/a
2383.3
n/a
Overall BIBI Score
14
16
16
18
16.0
Very Poor
Sample 1 of 4
Sample ID:
PaddenBgham1_2003R1
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
118
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Polychaeta
Polychaeta
2
not specified
Yes
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
6
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Corophium
2964
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
11
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Isopoda
Isopoda
96
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
11
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Elmidae
5
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
7
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
avara
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
Narpus
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
10
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
80
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
8
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Antocha
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Limnephilidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
36
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
6
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
5
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
3379
0%
Sample 2 of 4
Sample ID:
PaddenBgham1_2003R2
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
381
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
14
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Corophium
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
58
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Collembola
Collembola
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Elmidae
63
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
37
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Diptera
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Tipulidae
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Skwala
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
32
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
4
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
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
613
0%
Sample 3 of 4
Sample ID:
PaddenBgham1_2003R3
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
3546
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
5
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
122
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Coleoptera
1
adult
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Elmidae
92
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
28
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Monohelea
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
466
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
19
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Tipulidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dicranota
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Tipula
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
3
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Plecoptera
Skwala
4
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Rhyacophila
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
8
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
180
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Cinygmula
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
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: Nemata
Nemata
22
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
4519
0%
Sample 4 of 4
Sample ID:
PaddenBgham1_2003R4
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
306
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
8
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
149
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
7
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Elmidae
126
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
34
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
avara
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Coleoptera
Narpus
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Diptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromia
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chaoborus
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
78
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
9
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Tipulidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Pedicia
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Tipula
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
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
Lepidostoma
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Megaloptera
Sialis
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
159
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
88
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
36
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
1022
0%
Referenced Sampling Events:
None
Taxa Load Date:
6/28/2010 5:50 PM by Western Washington University
Site Code:
PaddenBgham1
Site's City, County, State:
Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA