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The effect of industrial and domestic pollution on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in two northern Idaho rivers Item Info

Benthic macroinvertebrate communities i n the Coeur dlAlene and Potlatch Rivers in northern Idaho were analyzed to determine the effect of mine effluents on the structure of these communities. The organisms present in riffles in polluted and unpolluted sections of the river s were identified, density and biomass were determined, and species diversity was calculated using the Shannon-Wiener function. The diversity value was used t o compare community structure between stations and years, Significant differences in diversity were found between control and test stations in both rivers during the two years of study. No significant differences occurred between years at stations in either river

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Title:
The effect of industrial and domestic pollution on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in two northern Idaho rivers
Authors:
Savage, Nancy Lorraine
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1970-05
Description:
Benthic macroinvertebrate communities i n the Coeur dlAlene and Potlatch Rivers in northern Idaho were analyzed to determine the effect of mine effluents on the structure of these communities. The organisms present in riffles in polluted and unpolluted sections of the river s were identified, density and biomass were determined, and species diversity was calculated using the Shannon-Wiener function. The diversity value was used t o compare community structure between stations and years, Significant differences in diversity were found between control and test stations in both rivers during the two years of study. No significant differences occurred between years at stations in either river
Subjects:
benthos water pollution heavy metals
Location:
Coeur d'Alene River
Latitude:
47.59
Longitude:
-116.37
Collection:
Boise Basin
IWRRI number:
197020
Rights:
In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"The effect of industrial and domestic pollution on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in two northern Idaho rivers", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-197020.html
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