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| Title: | Biotic Integrity of macroinvertebrate communities along the I-294 corridor |
| Author(s): | Bilger, Erika E.; Dreslik, Michael J.; Phillips, Christopher A. |
| Subject(s): | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, Stream Assessments, Chicago Area, I-294, Illinois Toll Highway Authority |
| Geographic Coverage: | Illinois |
| Abstract: | Sampled macroinvertebrates following ILEPA protocol at 7 sites in August–September 2015 in the I-294 corridor and calculated biotic integrity metrics • Assessed sites based on the Qualitative Stream Habitat Assessment Procedure (SHAP) • Measured physical (width, depth, velocity) and chemical (pH, conductivity, salinity, total dissolved solids) characteristics • Habitat assessment showed impairment compared to Illinois reference conditions at all sites • Macroinvertebrate Index of Biotic Integrity rated 6 sites as “Poor” and one as “Fair” ▷▷ Total taxa richness ranged from 10 to 19 across sites ▷▷ 4 of the 7 sites had no EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera) taxa ▷▷ No Plecoptera (stoneflies) were collected at any site |
| Issue Date: | 2016-01-23 |
| Publisher: | Illinois Natural History Survey |
| Series/Report: | Technical Report INHS 2016 (06) |
| Genre: | Technical Report |
| Type: | Text |
| Language: | English |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90078 |
| Publication Status: | unpublished |
| Peer Reviewed: | not peer reviewed |
| Sponsor: | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
| Rights Information: | This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested. |
| Date Available in IDEALS: | 2016-05-09 2018-01-23 |