9323

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9323
• Author: Cooper, D. J. and C. Severn.
• Title: Wetlands of the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Utah
• USFW Year: 1994.
• USFW - Doc Type: Hydrology, Water Chemistry, Vegetation, Invertebrate Communities, and Restoration Potential.
• Copyright Material: NO

OURAY INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES
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WATER COLUN>nl INVERTEBRATES
® BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES
-~ 60
w
~ 40
z
20
0
BR OW CW BW R
COMMUNITY
Figure 14. Mean number L-1 and standard error for water column
and benthic invertebrates sampled from June through September,
1993. Communities are coded as: BR=bulrush, OW=open water,
CW=flooded cottonwood, BW=backwater, and R=river. Sample sizes
for water column samples are: BR=33, OW=78, CW=12, BW=12, and
R=54. Sample sizes for benthos are: BR=10, OW=26, CW=4, BW=4,
and R=18.
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