Environmental status of the Lake Michigan region. Volume 6. Zoobenthos of Lake Michigan [electronic resource]
This report summarizes Lake Michigan zoobenthic studies up to 1974, including reports of power-plant surveys. It describes ecologies of macroinvertebrate species and some microfauna, partly through use of data from other Great Lakes. The following are discussed: methodology of field surveys; zoobent...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Argonne, Ill. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
Argonne National Laboratory ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1977.
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| Summary: | This report summarizes Lake Michigan zoobenthic studies up to 1974, including reports of power-plant surveys. It describes ecologies of macroinvertebrate species and some microfauna, partly through use of data from other Great Lakes. The following are discussed: methodology of field surveys; zoobenthic indicators of pollution; zoobenthic effects on sediment-water exchanges; and numbers, biomass, and production of total macroinvertebrates. Prominent features of Lake Michigan zoobenthos include predominance of the amphipod Pontoporeia affinis, usefulness of tubificid oligochaetes in mapping environmental quality, and pronounced qualitative gradients in zoobenthos in relation to depth. Further research is needed on sampling methods, energy flow rates and pathways through benthic communities, factors limiting distribution of species near shore, and effects of macroinvertebrates on sediment chemistry and structure. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 09/01/1977. "anl/es-40(vol.6)" Mozley, S.C.; Howmiller, R.P. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 148 : digital, PDF file. |