MBSS Site Summary for: ZEKI-012-S-2012
Located on ZEKIAH SWAMP UT in the Zekiah Swamp watershed,
8-digit code: 02140108.
This stream was visited in the spring on 3/5/2012 and again in the summer on 6/4/2012.
Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) Results:
An Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) is a scientific tool used to identify and classify stream health. An IBI associates anthropogenic influences on a stream or with biological condition in the stream, and is formulated using data developed from biosurveys.
Details on the development and application of MBSS IBIs are in this document.
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Fish IBI
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Good - 4.0 / 5.0
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Benthic IBI
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Good - 4.7 / 5.0
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Land Use
Land use can provide important information for determining stream health.
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Catchment area
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308 acres
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An example of a forested stream.
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Urban Land Use
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0 %
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Agricultural Land Use
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18 %
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Forested Land Use
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80.2 %
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Stream Water Quality:
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| pH (lab) |
6.375 |
Alkalinity
(acid neutralizing capacity)
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106.8 µeq/L |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) |
2.3812 mg/L |
Biological Stream Condition:
Surveys of the organisms living within a stream can give indications of stream health. Species richness, or the number of different species present, as well as indicator species (species whose presence, absence or abundance can serve as a measure of environmental conditions) are informative for stream health.
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| Northern Green Frog |
| Northern Two-Lined Salamander |
| Northern Water Snake |
| Cambarus bartonii bartonii |
| Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Japanese Stiltgrass |
| Multiflora Rose |
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Sensitive taxa: Green, Tolerant: Red, Intermediate: Gold.
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| Genus/Family |
Common Name |
Count |
| CHLOROPERLIDAE |
Green Stonefly
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19 |
| Ephemerella |
Sulphur Mayfly
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17 |
| Orthocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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8 |
| Diamesa |
Bloodworm
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8 |
| Prosimulium |
Black Fly
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6 |
| Amphinemura |
Spring Stonefly
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6 |
| Acerpenna |
Tiny Blue-Winged Olive Mayflies
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5 |
| Eukiefferiella |
Non-Biting Midges
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4 |
| Orthocladiinae |
Midge
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3 |
| Diplectrona |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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3 |
| Simulium |
Black Fly
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2 |
| Leuctra |
Rolled-Winged Stonefly
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2 |
| Hydrobaenus |
Midge
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2 |
| Neophylax |
Caddisfly
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2 |
| NEMOURIDAE |
Nemourid Stonefly
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2 |
| Sympotthastia |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| Thienemannimyia Group |
Non-Biting Midges
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2 |
| PERLODIDAE |
Perlodid Stonefly
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1 |
| CAPNIIDAE |
Small Winter Stonefly
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1 |
| Cordulegaster |
Spiketail Dragonfly
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1 |
| Polycentropus |
Tube Maker Caddisfly
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1 |
| Eccoptura |
Yellow Stone Stonefly
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1 |
| Thienemanniella |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Cheumatopsyche |
Net-Spinning Caddisfly
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1 |
| Parametriocnemus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Paraphaenocladius |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Polypedilum |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Rheocricotopus |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Ameletus |
Combmouthed Minnow Mayfly
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1 |
| Tipula |
Crane Fly
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1 |
| Chrysops |
Deerfly
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1 |
| Pycnopsyche |
Great Autumn Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Caecidotea |
Isopod
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1 |
| Lepidostoma |
Little Brown Sedge Caddisfly
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1 |
| Maccaffertium |
March Brown And Cahill Mayfly
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1 |
| Odontomesa |
Non-Biting Midge
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1 |
| Brillia |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Corynoneura |
Non-Biting Midges
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1 |
| Prostoia |
Spring Stonefly
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1 |
Sampling with a kick net.
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Information disclaimer: The information and data on this page is for guidance and general planning purposes only. It should not be used to make decisions on specific matters.
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