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Article: Aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Grand Calumet River.(Indiana)
- Article from:
- Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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ABSTRACT
The Grand Calumet River is potential habitat for a rich community of aquatic macroinvertebrates. Historical surveys of these organisms have been limited to post-industrialization of the Calumet Region; but because river habitats and conditions prior to industrialization have been described, past macroinvertebrate community composition can be inferred. In the past 20 years, several surveys have been conducted in the Grand Calumet that have focused on a limited area, but when these studies are amassed the information available covers much of the river. In this paper, the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in the river are described, and options for ...