Table BC05. Summary of April 9, 1996 biocriteria macroinvertebrate sampling conducted in the Pomme de Terre River watershed by MDNR, with emphasis on aquatic insects (MDNR unpublished data).
Macroinvertebrate Community Description Site #1 Site #2
Number of individuals 1,668 1,356
Number of Taxa 103 96
Number of EPT Taxa 28 21
Number of Chironimid Taxa 27 25
Percent of Composition:
Ephemeroptera 7 4
Plecoptera 3 2
Trichoptera 1 1
Diptera 38 36
Coleoptera 7 3
Oligochaeta 39 50

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