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Macroinvertebrate collections following floods in Sycamore Creek, Arizona, USA (1985-1999)

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-cap.375.10
Title:	Macroinvertebrate collections following floods in Sycamore Creek, Arizona, USA (1985-1999)
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	The primary objective of this project is to understand how long-term climate variability influences the structure and function of desert streams. Climate and hydrology are intimately linked in arid landscapes; for this reason, desert streams are particularly well suited for both observing and understanding the consequences of climate variability and directional change. Arid regions are characterized by high interannual variation in precipitation, and these climate patterns drive the overall disturbance regime (in terms of flooding and drying) and nutrient status of desert stream ecosystems. At long time scales, the number and size of floods in a given year or cluster of years dictate nutrient delivery to streams from the surrounding catchment, and also influence the biogeomorphic structure of the stream-riparian corridor. Embedded within this decadal-scale hydrologic regime, flash floods scour stream channels and initiate a series of rapid successional changes by benthic algae and macroinvertebrates at short time scales (i.e., within a year). An important goal of this research is to determine how recovery following discrete events is influenced by both stream nutrient status and channel structure and to thus better understand how long-term climate variability and change guide the interactions among slow (biogeomorphic change) and fast (post-flood succession) features and processes characteristic of desert stream ecosystems.
Publication Date:	2020-06-30

Time Period

Begin:

1985-02-27

End:

1999-06-17

People and Organizations
Contact:	Information Manager (Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Grimm, Nancy (Arizona State University)
Creator:	Fisher, Stuart (Arizona State University)
Associate:	Bessler, Joanne
Associate:	Bills, Rob
Associate:	Blaine, Tegan
Associate:	Boulton, Andrew
Associate:	Cetin, John
Associate:	Clinton, Sandra
Associate:	Colella, Tom
Associate:	Corbett, Alicia
Associate:	Dent, Lisa
Associate:	Donovan, Kelly
Associate:	Downs, Leanne
Associate:	Drake, Nicole
Associate:	Dudley, Tom
Associate:	Edmonds, Jennifer
Associate:	Ford, Susan
Associate:	Fredrickson, Chad
Associate:	Freeman, Janey
Associate:	Gavin, James
Associate:	Goettl, Aisha
Associate:	Gómez, Rosa
Associate:	Greene, Dena
Associate:	Grove, Kevin
Associate:	Harper, Bryan
Associate:	Henry, Julia
Associate:	Holland, Shero
Associate:	Holmes, Bob
Associate:	Hunter, Jennifer
Associate:	Jackson, Andrea
Associate:	Jones, Jay
Associate:	Kochert, Cathy
Associate:	Main, Traci
Associate:	Mallett, Michael
Associate:	Martí, Eugènia
Associate:	Millan, Andres
Associate:	Murphy, Miguel
Associate:	Myers, Michael
Associate:	Naegeli, Markus
Associate:	Peralta, Renee
Associate:	Peterson, Bruce
Associate:	Peterson, Chris
Associate:	Petrone, Kevin
Associate:	Rector, Sam
Associate:	Roach, John
Associate:	Schade, John
Associate:	Schrot, Ann
Associate:	Seddon, Jaime
Associate:	Sponseller, Ryan
Associate:	Stanley, Emily
Associate:	Stinchfield, Kathy
Associate:	Tseng, Maggie
Associate:	Valett, Maury
Associate:	Velasco, Josefa
Associate:	Welter, Jill
Associate:	Wood, Dalaine
Associate:	Zachary, Jennifer
Associate:	Zhu, Weixing

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	375_insects_9c0c6e01d947cf7d9de9809d00457d2e.csv
Description:	individual counts and size measurements of insects in samples
Data Table Name:	375_macroinvertebrates_7e774b8bfafe28c86be22e6e73d9f1db.csv
Description:	individual counts per species and sample

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-d.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-cap/375/10/87feccd5dc5d35424ad4df9ea65399a7
Name:	375_insects_9c0c6e01d947cf7d9de9809d00457d2e.csv
Description:	individual counts and size measurements of insects in samples
Number of Records:	476
Number of Columns:	8

Table Structure

Object Name:

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Size:

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Authentication:

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

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taxa

parallel

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size_2_5

size_greater5

sample_date

Definition:

id of each row. Uniquely identifies each of the row

taxon ID

name of the taxon

here parallel identifies the sample

number of indivduals with size less than 2mm

number of individuals with size between 2mm and 5mm

number of individuals with size greater than 5mm

the date on which the sample was taken

Storage Type:

string

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date

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

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Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

id of each row. Uniquely identifies each of the row

Definition

taxon ID

Definition

name of the taxon

Definition

here parallel identifies the sample

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Unit	number
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Max	1873

Unit	number
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Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
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Code	NA
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Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Table


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Name:	375_macroinvertebrates_7e774b8bfafe28c86be22e6e73d9f1db.csv
Description:	individual counts per species and sample
Number of Records:	2070
Number of Columns:	5

Table Structure

Object Name:

375_macroinvertebrates_7e774b8bfafe28c86be22e6e73d9f1db.csv

Size:

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

sample_id

taxon_id

individuals

sample_date

days_past_flood

Definition:

Unique, automotically generated ID number

Name of taxon

Abundance pooled across five sample cores, each 0.008 m2 in area. Density per square meter is calculated by dividing these values by 0.04.

Date sample was taken

Number of days past the last flood

Storage Type:

string

float

date

float

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

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ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

Unique, automotically generated ID number

Definition

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Missing Value Code:

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Accuracy Assessment:

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Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

This data package is released to the "public domain" under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 "No Rights Reserved" (see: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) has an ethical obligation to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or coauthorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is". The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER controlled vocabulary	deserts, floods, macroinvertebrates, insects, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic invertebrates, arthropods, distance, disturbance, disturbance patterns, disturbance properties, disturbances, diversity, drainage, droughts, streams
LTER core areas	population studies, disturbance patterns, water and fluxes
Creator Defined Keyword Set	sycamore creek, sonoran desert, LTREB
CAPLTER Keyword Set List	cap lter, cap, caplter, central arizona phoenix long term ecological research, arizona, az, arid land

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

# Collection and transfer of Benthic Bugs 1. Five replicate samples are collected from the stream using a PVC core (0.008 m2) or surber sampler (0.092 m2). 2. Open whirlpack and rinse insides of bag with a little water. 3. Cut off top of whirlpack with scissors- avoid cutting off the sample date and replicate number. 4. Place 250 micron mesh ring on edge of sink and pour sample through the mesh- rinse inside of whirlrpack with distilled water to remove entire sample. 5. Rinse sample (now on mesh) with some water to wash off the 95% ETOH – at the same time begin moving the sample to one side of the mesh ring. 6. Using a flat metal spatula, transfer the sample to from the mesh ring to an 8 dram glass vial. Use a funnel and 70% ETOH to remove smaller pieces of sample. 7. Make sure the sample is covered with 70% ETOH in the 8 dram vial. 8. Label vial with baseline date, sample number, and PI initials 9. Rinse mesh ring with distilled water before transferring the next sample. # Sample processing and calculations 1. Record on data sheet collection data from sample container (site, location, date, sample method) 2. Remove entire sample from jar or whirlpack and place in appropriate container (enamel pan, pitcher, or small bucgket). 3. Remove large debris such as sticks and rocks 4. Elutriate sample through a fine-mesh black sieve or plexiglass chamber fitted with fine mesh nitex; repeat 10x 5. If sample is to be “picked by eye”, place it in an enamel pan. 6. If sample is to be picked under a dissecting scope, place it in a grid petri dish. 7. Remove invertebrates; identify to designated taxonomic level; enumerate; place like individuals in properly labeled (site, location, date, contents) vial with 70% ETOH. 8. Do calculations (core is 0.008m2, surber is 0.092m2). Note: Do not allow sample to dry out before or during the time that you are picking it. Note: Some groups are undersampled with this method, i.e. the mobile groups like hemipterans and dystiscid beeteles.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER

Address:

Arizona State University,

Global Institute of Sustainability,

Tempe, AZ 85287-5402 USA

Creators:

Individual:

Nancy Grimm

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

nbgrimm@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-660X

Individual:

Stuart Fisher

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

s.fisher@asu.edu

Contacts:

Organization:

Central Arizona–Phoenix LTER

Position:

Information Manager

Address:

Arizona State University,

Global Institute of Sustainability,

Tempe, AZ 85287-5402 USA

Email Address:

caplter.data@asu.edu

Web Address:

https://sustainability.asu.edu/caplter/

Associated Parties:

Individual:	Joanne Bessler
Role:	Technician

Individual:	Rob Bills
Role:	Research Assistant

Individual:	Tegan Blaine
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Andrew Boulton
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	John Cetin
Role:	Research Assistant

Individual:	Sandra Clinton
Role:	M.S. student

Individual:	Tom Colella
Role:	Lab Manager

Individual:	Alicia Corbett
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Lisa Dent
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	Kelly Donovan
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Leanne Downs
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Nicole Drake
Role:	Technician

Individual:	Tom Dudley
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	Jennifer Edmonds
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	Susan Ford
Role:	Research Assistant

Individual:	Chad Fredrickson
Role:	Research Assistant

Individual:	Janey Freeman
Role:	Technician

Individual:	James Gavin
Role:	Technician

Individual:	Aisha Goettl
Role:	M.S. student

Individual:	Rosa Gómez
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	Dena Greene
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Kevin Grove
Role:	Technician

Individual:	Bryan Harper
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Julia Henry
Role:	M.S. student

Individual:	Shero Holland
Role:	M.S. student

Individual:	Bob Holmes
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	Jennifer Hunter
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Andrea Jackson
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Jay Jones
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	Cathy Kochert
Role:	Lab Manager

Individual:	Traci Main
Role:	Technician

Individual:	Michael Mallett
Role:	Technician

Individual:	Eugènia Martí
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	Andres Millan
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	Miguel Murphy
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Michael Myers
Role:	Research Assistant

Individual:	Markus Naegeli
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	Renee Peralta
Role:	Office Assistant

Individual:	Bruce Peterson
Role:	Technician

Individual:	Chris Peterson
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	Kevin Petrone
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Sam Rector
Role:	Technician

Individual:	John Roach
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	John Schade
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	Ann Schrot
Role:	M.S. student

Individual:	Jaime Seddon
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Ryan Sponseller
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	Emily Stanley
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	Kathy Stinchfield
Role:	Administrative Associate

Individual:	Maggie Tseng
Role:	Technician

Individual:	Maury Valett
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	Josefa Velasco
Role:	Post-doc

Individual:	Jill Welter
Role:	Ph.D. student

Individual:	Dalaine Wood
Role:	M.S. student

Individual:	Jennifer Zachary
Role:	REU student

Individual:	Weixing Zhu
Role:	Post-doc

Metadata Providers:

Individual:

Nancy Grimm

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

nbgrimm@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-660X

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

1985-02-27

End:

1999-06-17

Sampling Site:

Description:

Sycamore Creek

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-111.541000

Latitude (degree):

33.694100

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:	subclass
Rank Value:	Acari

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Palaeoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Odonata

Classification:

Rank Name:	suborder
Rank Value:	Anisoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Palaeoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Ephemeroptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

suborder

Rank Value:

Pisciforma

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Baetidae

Classification:

Rank Name:	genus
Rank Value:	Callibaetis

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Neoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

superorder

Rank Value:

Holometabola

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Diptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

suborder

Rank Value:

Nematocera

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraorder

Rank Value:

Culicomorpha

Classification:

Rank Name:	family
Rank Value:	Ceratopogonidae

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Neoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

superorder

Rank Value:

Holometabola

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Diptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

suborder

Rank Value:

Nematocera

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraorder

Rank Value:

Culicomorpha

Classification:

Rank Name:	family
Rank Value:	Chironomidae

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Palaeoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Ephemeroptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

suborder

Rank Value:

Pisciforma

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Baetidae

Classification:

Rank Name:	genus
Rank Value:	Fallceon

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Neoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

superorder

Rank Value:

Holometabola

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Trichoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

superfamily

Rank Value:

Sericostomatoidea

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Helicopsychidae

Classification:

Rank Name:	genus
Rank Value:	Helicopsyche

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

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subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

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infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

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superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

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phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

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subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

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class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Neoptera

Classification:

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superorder

Rank Value:

Holometabola

Classification:

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order

Rank Value:

Coleoptera

Classification:

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suborder

Rank Value:

Polyphaga

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraorder

Rank Value:

Staphyliniformia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superfamily

Rank Value:

Hydrophiloidea

Classification:

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Rank Value:	Hydrophilidae

Classification:

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kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

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subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

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infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

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superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Neoptera

Classification:

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superorder

Rank Value:

Holometabola

Classification:

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order

Rank Value:

Trichoptera

Classification:

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superfamily

Rank Value:

Hydropsychoidea

Classification:

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Rank Value:	Hydropsychidae

Classification:

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kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

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superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

Rank Name:

subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraclass

Rank Value:

Neoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

superorder

Rank Value:

Holometabola

Classification:

Rank Name:	order
Rank Value:	Lepidoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

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subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

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infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

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superphylum

Rank Value:

Ecdysozoa

Classification:

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phylum

Rank Value:

Arthropoda

Classification:

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subphylum

Rank Value:

Hexapoda

Classification:

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class

Rank Value:

Insecta

Classification:

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subclass

Rank Value:

Pterygota

Classification:

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infraclass

Rank Value:

Palaeoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Ephemeroptera

Classification:

Rank Name:

suborder

Rank Value:

Furcatergalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

infraorder

Rank Value:

Pannota

Classification:

Rank Name:

superfamily

Rank Value:

Ephemerelloidea

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Leptohyphidae

Classification:

Rank Name:	genus
Rank Value:	Leptohyphes

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Lophozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Mollusca

Classification:

Rank Name:	class
Rank Value:	Gastropoda

Classification:

Rank Name:	subclass
Rank Value:	Oligochaeta

Classification:

Rank Name:	unknown
Rank Value:	Other Coleoptera

Classification:

Rank Name:	unknown
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Classification:

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subkingdom

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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subclass

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order

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infraorder

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superfamily

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superphylum

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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subclass

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infraclass

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superorder

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order

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suborder

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infraorder

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kingdom

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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subclass

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infraclass

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superorder

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order

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Diptera

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suborder

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infraorder

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kingdom

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Animalia

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subkingdom

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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phylum

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subphylum

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Hexapoda

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class

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subclass

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infraclass

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order

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suborder

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infraorder

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Pannota

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superfamily

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Ephemerelloidea

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family

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kingdom

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subkingdom

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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subclass

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infraclass

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order

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kingdom

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subkingdom

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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subclass

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infraclass

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superorder

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order

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suborder

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infraorder

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kingdom

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subkingdom

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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phylum

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infraclass

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phylum

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class

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order

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family

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kingdom

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subkingdom

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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infraclass

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order

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phylum

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infrakingdom

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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superphylum

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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subclass

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infraclass

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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phylum

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class

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order

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infraorder

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superphylum

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phylum

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class

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subclass

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infraorder

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superphylum

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phylum

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superfamily

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superfamily

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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superfamily

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phylum

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subphylum

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class

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phylum

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class

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infraorder

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kingdom

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Animalia

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subkingdom

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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phylum

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class

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infraclass

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order

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suborder

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infraorder

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kingdom

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Animalia

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subkingdom

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Bilateria

Classification:

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infrakingdom

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superphylum

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Ecdysozoa

Classification:

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phylum

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Arthropoda

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subphylum

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Hexapoda

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class

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subclass

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infraclass

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order

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suborder

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infraorder

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Pannota

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superfamily

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kingdom

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Animalia

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subkingdom

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Bilateria

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infrakingdom

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Protostomia

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superphylum

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Ecdysozoa

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phylum

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Arthropoda

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subphylum

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Hexapoda

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class

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subclass

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Pterygota

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infraclass

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superorder

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Holometabola

Classification:

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order

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Diptera

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suborder

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Brachycera

Classification:

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infraorder

Rank Value:

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Classification:

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kingdom

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Animalia

Classification:

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subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

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infrakingdom

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Protostomia

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superphylum

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Ecdysozoa

Classification:

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phylum

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Arthropoda

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subphylum

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Hexapoda

Classification:

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class

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Insecta

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subclass

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Pterygota

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infraclass

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Neoptera

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superorder

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Holometabola

Classification:

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order

Rank Value:

Trichoptera

Classification:

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superfamily

Rank Value:

Leptoceroidea

Classification:

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Rank Value:	Odontoceridae

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Central Arizona \u2013 Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research: Land-Use Change and Ecological Processes in an Urban Ecosystem of the Sonoran Desert

Personnel:

Individual:

Nancy Grimm

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

nbgrimm@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-660X

Role:

Principal Investigator

Individual:

Stuart Fisher

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

s.fisher@asu.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Charles Redman

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

CHARLES.REDMAN@asu.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:

Jianguo Wu

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

Jingle.Wu@asu.edu

Role:

Co-principal Investigator

Individual:	Alfredo de los Santos
Organization:	Maricopa Community Colleges
Role:	Co-principal Investigator

Abstract:

This project is a long-term study of the Phoenix metropolitan area and fringing regions of central Arizona into which Phoenix is rapidly expanding. Objectives of this LTER program are to: 1) generate and test general ecological theory in an urban environment, 2) enhance understanding of the ecology of cities, 3) identify feedbacks between ecological and socio-economic factors, and 4) involve K-12 students in the enterprise of scientific discovery. Phoenix is one of the largest and most rapidly growing cities of the arid and semi-arid American west. Because Phoenix is young, urban redevelopment is minor compared to expansive growth of the city's edges, where agricultural lands and natural desert habitats are being rapidly converted to suburbia. Historic patterns of growth will be reconstructed using maps, planning documents, aerial photographs and satellite imagery to generate a GIS-based record of urban change. Modeling will be centered on a hierarchical, spatially-explicit, patch-dynamic approach, based on land-use patch types. At intermediate scales, landscape models will be developed to determine configuration effects of multiple patches. A regional simulation model of the entire area will be developed to predict and test ecological consequences of alternative patterns of future development. Patch-specific ecological characteristics will be monitored in five core areas: primary production, natural population and community characteristics, storage and dynamics of organic matter, movement of materials (including water), and patterns of disturbances by redevelopment, fire and flood. A successional model will guide this work; both short-term ecological trends associated with land-use change at the patch scale, and long-term changes as patches mature will be followed. Of special interest is ecological change within a given patch type on the city-center to suburban-edge gradient. Socioeconomic factors are included in this study as feedbacks between land-use decisions and ecol ogical characteristics. That is, how do ecological features shape land-use decisions and how, in return, do ecological consequences modify future land use policy? Research will determine the importance of ecological factors to individual perceptions of quality of life. In addition, objective analyses of change in property values and shifting demographic patterns within the urban landscape will be assessed as an indicator of ecological and other values. These efforts will be enriched by multiple partnerships with agencies and municipalities. This research effort includes a substantial commitment to K-12 education by involving teachers and students as hands-on research partners, through interaction with developing urban science curricula, and by providing a real time electronic interface with research discoveries via the Internet. This component of the project is enhanced by a strong interface with numerous educational partners in the greater Phoenix area.

Funding:

NSF Awards: CAP I: DEB-9714833

Related Project:

Title:

Multiscale effects of climate variability and change on hydrologic regimes, ecosystem function, and community structure in a desert stream and its catchment

Personnel:

Individual:

Nancy Grimm

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

nbgrimm@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-660X

Role:

Principal Investigator

Individual:

John Sabo

Organization:

Arizona State University

Email Address:

john.l.sabo@asu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5259-0709

Role:

Co-Principal Investigator

Abstract:

The primary objective of this project is to understand how long-term climate variability and change, as expressed through hydrologic regime shifts, influence the structure and function of desert streams. Desert streams are well suited for observing the consequences of climate variability because they experience high hydrologic variability at multiple scales. Researchers will determine how regime shifts influence 1) large-scale stream biogeomorphic structure (i.e., prevalence and persistence of wetlands) over multiple years via their influence on factors that control vegetation biomass, and 2) within-year successional patterns in ecosystem processes and community structure of primary producers and consumers of reaches along a gradient of wetland presence and stability. Arid regions are characterized by high interannual variation in precipitation, and these climate patterns drive the overall disturbance regime (in terms of flooding and drying), which influences the geomorphic structure and nutrient status of desert stream ecosystems. Embedded within the multi-annual hydrologic regime, flash floods scour stream channels and initiate a series of rapid successional changes by benthic algae, aquatic and wetland plants, and macroinvertebrates at short time scales (i.e., within a year); patterns of succession are hypothesized to vary among years within the long-term hydrologic regime. The research will use new techniques developed by the team to analyze the relationships between hydrologic variability, hydrologic regime shifts, and ecosystem and community properties.

Funding:

- NSF SUCCESSION-I 1977-1979 DEB-7724478 (Fisher) - NSF SUCCESSION-II 1980-1983 DEB-8004145 (Fisher) - NSF SUCCESSION-III 1984-1987 BSR-8406891 (Fisher) - NSF Postdoc 1987-1989 BSR 87-00122 (Grimm) - NSF STABILITY - 1989-1992 BSR-8818612 (Fisher and Grimm) - NSF TROPHIC STRUCTURE 1990-1992 BSR-9008114 (Fisher, Grimm, and Dudley) - NSF LTREB I - 1991-1996 DEB-9108362 (Grimm and Fisher) - NSF HETEROGENEITY - 1993-1998 DEB-9306909 (Fisher and Grimm) - EPA HYPORHEIC - 1994-1996 #R821250-01-0 (Fisher and Grimm) - NSF LINX I - 1996-1999 - DEB-9628860 (subaward to Grimm, Marti, and Fisher) - NSF LTREB II - 1996-2001 DEB-9615358 (Grimm and Fisher) - NSF LINX II - 2001-2006 DEB-0111410 (subaward to Grimm and Dahm) - NSF LTREB III - 2009-2015 DEB-0918262 (Grimm and Sabo) - NSF LTREB IV - 2015-2020 DEB-1457227 (Grimm and Sabo) - NSF LINKAGES - 1998-2000 DEB-9727311 (Fisher and Grimm) - NSF DDIG - 1998-1999 DEB-9800912 (Dent and Grimm)

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Macroinvertebrate collections following floods in Sycamore Creek, Arizona, USA (1985-1999)

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