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Aquatic Life. Biological Sampling. Performed following the HHEI Finds actual classification Samples Headwater Salamanders Headwater Fish Headwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates. Fish, Salamanders, Macroinvertebrates. Headwater Salamanders. Class I- PHWH Salamander Assemblage - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Aquatic Life Aquatic Life
Biological SamplingBiological Sampling
► Performed following the HHEIPerformed following the HHEI► Finds actual classificationFinds actual classification► SamplesSamples
Headwater SalamandersHeadwater Salamanders Headwater FishHeadwater Fish Headwater Benthic MacroinvertebratesHeadwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Fish, Salamanders, Fish, Salamanders, MacroinvertebratesMacroinvertebrates
Headwater SalamandersHeadwater Salamanders
► Class I- PHWH Salamander AssemblageClass I- PHWH Salamander Assemblage► Class II- PHWH Salamander AssemblageClass II- PHWH Salamander Assemblage► Class III- PHWH Salamander AssemblageClass III- PHWH Salamander Assemblage
SalamandeSalamanders with rs with Aquatic Aquatic LarvaLarva
Headwater FishHeadwater Fish
► Cold Water AdaptedCold Water Adapted Indicates Class IIIIndicates Class III
►Warm Water Warm Water AdaptedAdapted Indicates Class IIIndicates Class II
The Fish The Fish and their and their CategoriCategori
eses
Headwater Benthic* Headwater Benthic* MacroinvertebratesMacroinvertebrates
►Headwater Macroinvertebrate Field Headwater Macroinvertebrate Field Evaluation Index (HMFEI)Evaluation Index (HMFEI)
►Uses a scoring system that assigns Uses a scoring system that assigns values to different values to different macroinvertebrate taxamacroinvertebrate taxa
Bio-AssessmentBio-Assessment
►You have just learned how to use living You have just learned how to use living organisms to classify primary organisms to classify primary headwater streams. This is called Bio-headwater streams. This is called Bio-Assessment and is more accurate than Assessment and is more accurate than using the HHEI assessment of physical using the HHEI assessment of physical parameters. parameters.