Ash-free dry mass values for northcentral USA caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera)

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: ash-free dry mass · Topics: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Ash-free dry mass (AFDM) values are presented for the adult stage of 63 caddisfly species commonly found throughout the northcentral US. Weights ranged from 0.01 mg for the smallest species to 7.22 mg for the largest. These values represent the first published data on the AFDM of the adult stage of Trichoptera, and can be used in other studies for more precise assessments of stream conditions without destruction of specimens. This increased precision is demonstrated herein by re-analyzing a previously published data set.

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