Steel Creek zooplankton: L Lake/Steel Creek Biological Monitoring Program, January 1986--December 1987

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6500917

Starkel, W M; Chimney, M J

The objectives of this portion of the Steel Creek Biological Monitoring Program were to analyze data on macrozooplankton taxonomy and density in the Steel Creek corridor and swamp/delta, and compare the composition of the post-impoundment macrozooplankton community with pre-impoundment conditions and communities from other stream and swamp systems. The data presented in the report cover the period January 1986 through December 1987. Macrozooplankton samples were collected monthly using an 80 ..mu..m mesh net at Stations 275, 280, and 290 in the Steel Creek corridor and Stations 310, 330, 350, and 370 in the Steel Creek delta/swamp. Macrozooplankton taxa richness was highest at the two Steel Creek corridor stations nearest the L-Lake dam (Stations 275 and 280); mean values were 10.6 and 7.2 taxa collected/month in 1986 vs 12.1 and 12.3 taxa collected/month in 1987. The lowest taxa richness occurred at Steel Creek swamp/delta stations; means ranged from 1.9 to 4.2 taxa collected/month during both years.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (USA); Environmental and Chemical Sciences, Inc., Aiken, SC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6500917
• Report Number(s): DPST-88-654; ECS-SR-70; ON: DE89007949
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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