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Brad Taylor Didymo index (Animalia)

Subcategory: algal biomass assessment
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Visual estimation of Didymosphenia geminata biomass using percent cover and height measurements at multiple spatial scales (microhabitat via viewing box, macrohabitat via transect surveys).

Typical Equipment

  • Aqua Googie™ glass-bottomed viewing box
  • measuring equipment for transects

Output Measurements

  • Didymo biomass index
  • percent cover
  • growth height

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

student_paper

Exploring effects of proliferation of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> on abundance and coexistence of <i>Rhyacophila</i> species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

2020using