Protocols

Multi-parameter assessment of beaver pond physical characteristics including area, depth, flow velocity, and beaver activity indicators to control for habitat differences in community analyses.

Comprehensive measurement of stream physical and chemical parameters including substrate characteristics, water quality, and algal biomass. Provides environmental context for species distribution patt...

Standardized measurement of individual larval dry mass using precision microbalance after oven-drying at controlled temperature. Applied to assess growth and biomass responses to experimental treatmen...

Tracer Additions for Spiraling Curve Characterization method involving simultaneous injection of water tracer and nutrients with downstream breakthrough curve monitoring to quantify reach-scale nutrie...