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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:
2679+249+1496+5779 = 10203
Sampling Date:
9/16/2003
Location:
48.7534°, -122.4533°
Whatcom 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:
WhatBghamCem_2003R1 (2679 counted)
WhatBghamCem_2003R2 (249 counted)
WhatBghamCem_2003R3 (1496 counted)
WhatBghamCem_2003R4 (5779 counted)
BIBI Score Details
Taxonomic Composition
Visit Details
Metric
Sample
WhatBghamCem_2003R1
Sample
WhatBghamCem_2003R2
Sample
WhatBghamCem_2003R3
Sample
WhatBghamCem_2003R4
Averages
Scores based on
quantity averages
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Quantities
Scores
Taxa Richness
27
3
13
1
19
3
25
3
21.0
2.5
Ephemeroptera Richness
3
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
2.8
1.0
Plecoptera Richness
3
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
2.5
1.5
Trichoptera Richness
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1.3
1.0
Clinger Richness
6
1
0
1
2
1
5
1
3.3
1.0
Long-Lived Richness
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0.8
1.0
Intolerant Richness
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0.0
1.0
Percent Dominant
71.9%
3
77.9%
3
84.8%
1
82.6%
1
79.3%
2.0
Predator Percent
2.0%
1
0.8%
1
5.9%
1
2.5%
1
2.8%
1.0
Tolerant Percent
15.3%
5
5.1%
5
4.3%
5
10.2%
5
8.7%
5.0
Number of Organisms
2679
n/a
249
n/a
1496
n/a
5779
n/a
2550.8
n/a
Overall BIBI Score
18
16
16
18
17.0
Poor/Very Poor
Sample 1 of 4
Sample ID:
WhatBghamCem_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
2
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Subclass: Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta
934
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
17
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
309
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Collembola
Collembola
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
8
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Bezzia
63
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
533
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Simuliidae
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Pericoma
7
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
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Dicranota
6
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Tipula
4
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Malenka
7
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Zapada
51
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
37
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Cheumatopsyche
8
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Lepidostoma
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
460
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
12
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
54
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
135
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
18
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Tricladida
Planaria
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
2679
0%
Sample 2 of 4
Sample ID:
WhatBghamCem_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
149
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
8
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
12
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Isopoda
Isopoda
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Collembola
Collembola
5
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Bezzia
10
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
12
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
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
33
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
12
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
249
0%
Sample 3 of 4
Sample ID:
WhatBghamCem_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
843
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
15
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
47
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Order: Collembola
Collembola
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Heterlimnius
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
4
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Monohelea
65
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
322
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Pericoma
22
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dicranota
13
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
5
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
6
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Lepidostoma
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
33
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
3
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Class: Bivalvia
Bivalvia
104
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
8
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
1496
0%
Sample 4 of 4
Sample ID:
WhatBghamCem_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
102
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Arachnida
Arachnida
77
not specified
Yes
No
Order: Amphipoda
Crangonyx
163
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Subclass: Copepoda
Copepoda
80
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Coleoptera
Elmidae
5
not specified
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Diptera
34
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Clinocera
19
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Diptera
Hemerodromiinae
23
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Bezzia
19
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Chironomidae
3898
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Dicranota
14
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Order: Diptera
Tipula
8
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Plecoptera
1
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Malenka
30
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
cinctipes
51
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Plecoptera
Sweltsa
88
not specified
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Order: Trichoptera
Trichoptera
43
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Trichoptera
Cheumatopsyche
2
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Order: Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera
5
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
Paraleptophlebia
713
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Order: Ephemeroptera
tricaudatus
27
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
128
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Class: Gastropoda
Gastropoda
149
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Phylum: Nemata
Nemata
99
not specified
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total:
5779
0%
Referenced Sampling Events:
None
Taxa Load Date:
6/28/2010 5:50 PM by Western Washington University
Site Code:
WhatBghamCem
Site's City, County, State:
Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA