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

By

Houghton, David
Lardner, Ryan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

951

Pages

37--46

Subjects

ash-free dry mass , biomass , caddisfly , Great Lakes , organic , Trichoptera

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.951.49790

 

Abstract

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.