The insects that invade a dying or dead tree are the immediate cause of death and the principle mediators of early stages of decomposition of the tree. These insects form a large and complex community, the species
components of which are restricted to particular habitats. A study of
the insect...
The eruption of Mt. St. Helens provided the
opportunity to study secondary production of grazing insects in the context of disturbance. Two stream sites were chosen that significantly differed in how their
watersheds were impacted by the eruption. Clearwater Creek was catastrophically disturbed (physical alteration of habitat, loss of riparian...
The preliminary results of a study of the insect emergence at Findley Lake in the Cascade Mountains of Washington during 1972 are presented. Bottom samples were taken from different regions of the lake to compare
the insect emergence at the surface, the physical conditions of the bottom,
and the biological...
Three aspects of lotic ecology have been analyzed utilizing data collected from totally autotrophic-based streams maintained by the Weyerhaeuser Company: energy transfer, effects of nitrogen addition, and simulation
modeling. All three streams had very similar periphyton, grazer, collector,
invertebrate predator, and vertebrate predator (fish) communities during
the study period (1972-1974)....