Gastropods and macroinvertebrates as biological indicators of water quality in SE Wisconsin watersheds
Abstract
This poster summarizes a study that sampled invertebrates in two southeastern Wisconsin creeks to discover whether or not the samples could be used to indicate water quality and fresh water environmental health.
Subject
Indicators (Biology)--Wisconsin
Invertebrates
Aquatic ecology--Wisconsin
Ecosystem health--Wisconsin
Water quality biological assessment--Wisconsin
Water quality--Wisconsin--Measurement
Water quality--Wisconsin--Whitewater Creek
Water quality--Wisconsin--Bluff Creek
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/48275Type
Presentation
Description
A poster containing visuals and text describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater.
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