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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:
1165+728+269+306 = 2468
Sampling Date:
9/18/2003
Location:
48.7750°, -122.4915°
Squalicum Creek
Squalicum Creek Subbasin
Nooksack River Delta 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:
SqualBghamBaker_2003R1 (1165 counted)
SqualBghamBaker_2003R2 (728 counted)
SqualBghamBaker_2003R3 (269 counted)
SqualBghamBaker_2003R4 (306 counted)
BIBI Score Details
Taxonomic Composition
Visit Details
Metric
Sample
SqualBghamBaker_2003R1
Sample
SqualBghamBaker_2003R2
Sample
SqualBghamBaker_2003R3
Sample
SqualBghamBaker_2003R4
Averages
Scores based on
quantity averages
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Taxa Richness
23
3
15
3
11
1
11
1
15.0
2.0
Ephemeroptera Richness
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.0
1.0
Plecoptera Richness
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0.3
1.0
Trichoptera Richness
4
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1.8
1.0
Clinger Richness
6
1
3
1
0
1
1
1
2.5
1.0
Long-Lived Richness
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0.3
1.0
Intolerant Richness
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0.0
1.0
Percent Dominant
93.6%
1
82.4%
1
95.5%
1
94.8%
1
91.6%
1.0
Predator Percent
0.5%
1
1.0%
1
1.1%
1
3.6%
1
1.5%
1.0
Tolerant Percent
93.2%
1
58.9%
1
38.1%
3
2.9%
5
48.3%
2.5
Number of Organisms
1165
n/a
728
n/a
269
n/a
306
n/a
617.0
n/a
Overall BIBI Score
12
12
12
14
12.5
Very Poor
Sample 1 of 4
Sample ID:
SqualBghamBaker_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: Hirudinea
Hirudinea
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
12
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
998
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Collembola
Collembola
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Elmidae
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
21
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
6
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Pericoma
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Tipulidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Antocha
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Tipula
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Hydropsyche
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Rhyacophila
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Rhyacophila Brunnea/Vemna Group
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
68
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Anthoathecatae
Hydra
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
25
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
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
1165
0%
Sample 2 of 4
Sample ID:
SqualBghamBaker_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: Hirudinea
Hirudinea
4
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta
192
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
344
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Bezzia
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
64
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Antocha
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Tipula
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Cheumatopsyche
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Lepidostoma
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
46
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Anthoathecatae
Hydra
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
64
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
728
0%
Sample 3 of 4
Sample ID:
SqualBghamBaker_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
96
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
100
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Isopoda
Caecidotea
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Forcipomyia
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Tipula
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Lepidostoma
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Anthoathecatae
Hydra
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
61
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
269
0%
Sample 4 of 4
Sample ID:
SqualBghamBaker_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
259
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
8
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
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Monohelea
10
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Pedicia
1
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Tipula
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
21
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
306
0%
Referenced Sampling Events:
None
Taxa Load Date:
6/28/2010 5:50 PM by Western Washington University
Site Code:
SqualBghamBaker
Site's City, County, State:
Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA