{"title":"The Macroinvertebrate Fauna of Nantucket's Perennial and Ephemeral Streams","authors":"G. D. Whitmore","doi":"10.3157/061.147.0202","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling in Nantucket streams produced a fauna typical of northeastern first-order low-gradient intermittent and perennial streams. Most taxa appear to be stream-specific, and as such would be particularly susceptible to stream disturbances. Abundance is low overall, with a few exceptions. Stream chemistry measurements fall within expected ranges for developed areas. Dissolved oxygen level, discharge and flow regime may be limiting factors in most of the streams.","PeriodicalId":0,"journal":{"name":"","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.147.0202","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT Aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling in Nantucket streams produced a fauna typical of northeastern first-order low-gradient intermittent and perennial streams. Most taxa appear to be stream-specific, and as such would be particularly susceptible to stream disturbances. Abundance is low overall, with a few exceptions. Stream chemistry measurements fall within expected ranges for developed areas. Dissolved oxygen level, discharge and flow regime may be limiting factors in most of the streams.