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Modeling the Size Spectrum for Macroinvertebrates and Fishes in Stream Ecosystems
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Modeling the Size Spectrum for Macroinvertebrates and Fishes in Stream Ecosystems

Modeling the Size Spectrum for Macroinvertebrates and Fishes in Stream Ecosystems

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July 30, 2019

DOI:

10.3791/59945-v

DOI:
10.3791/59945-v

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07:41 min
July 30, 2019

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1Center for Environmental Studies,Virginia Commonwealth University, 2Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,University of Tennessee, 3Department of Environmental Quality

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This is a protocol to model the size spectrum (scaling relationship between individual mass and population density) for combined fish and invertebrate data from wadable streams and rivers. Methods include: field techniques to collect quantitative fish and invertebrate samples; lab methods to standardize the field data; and statistical data analysis.

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McGarvey, D. J., Woods, T. E., Kirk, A. J. Modeling the Size Spectrum for Macroinvertebrates and Fishes in Stream Ecosystems. J. Vis. Exp. (149), e59945, doi:10.3791/59945 (2019).

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