macroinvertebrates
plate like or feathery gills on sides of lower body, three sometimes two long hair like tails
mayfly
lepomis cyanellus
green sunfish
used as an artificial substrate in streams to collect attached algae
what is the attached algae sampler
sandy or muddy layer of any body of water
Benthic zone
the channel width depth slope bed particle sizes and pattern of each stream are all components of a streams - its physical shape
Geomorphology
oval body covered in tiny hairs does not swim or surface
riffle beetle
lepomis macrochirus
bluegill
multi plate sampler alternate name
hester dendy
temperature zones, starts with an E
epilimnion
the is the tool that allows stage measurements in feet to be converted to dischrge estimates in cubic feet per second.
flow rating curve
light colored six legs on upper half of body strong jaws short antennae body smooth or with hair like projections or knobs
water beetle larvae
micropterus salmoides
largemouth bass
consists of a portable generator that produces an alternating electric current between two electrodes the generator is usually attached to a backpack frame
backpack fish shocker
temperature zones starts with an H
hypolimnion
the resulting plot is a showing the rises and falls in stream stage and flow over time
hydrograph
dark head warm like segmented body two tiny legs on each side
midge fly larva
alosa sapidissima
american shad
for collecting a representative sample of invertebrates by providing a suitable surface to colonize
barbeque basket
temperature zones starts with a T
thermocline
the guages measure above or below a selected referance point usually at 15 minute intervals and the stage measurements are then converted to flow estimates
stream stage
no operculum breathes air shell typically opens left but some species open up on the right
pouch snail
salvelinus fontinalis
brook trout
for collecting aquatic invertebrates and small fish
dip net
what are the two light zones
photic and aphotic
the average annual rainfall across most of north carolina typically ranges from to inches per year with higher amounts in certain mountin areas
40 to 55