Date of Defense
12-9-2020
Date of Graduation
12-2020
Department
Biological Sciences
First Advisor
Tiffany Schriever
Second Advisor
Dave Karowe
Abstract
The assemblage of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities is highly dependent on biotic and abiotic interactions within a given environment. Across environmental gradients, assemblages of aquatic macroinvertebrates may be predictable. I examined the relationship between Odonata larvae and the terrestrial canopy gradient in interdunal wetlands in Ludington State Park. Additionally, I examined the correlation between Odonata larvae assemblages and aquatic vegetation at each wetland site. I repeated this process with the aquatic macroinvertebrate community at each wetland site to compare assemblage trends. I found no correlation between terrestrial vegetation and richness of Odonata larvae or aquatic macroinvertebrate community, but a positive correlation between aquatic vegetation and richness of both Odonata and aquatic macroinvertebrates. I found a positive correlation between geographic distance and dissimilarity of macroinvertebrate assemblages.
Recommended Citation
Holm, Madison, "Odonate Species Richness and Canopy Gradient in Ludington State Park" (2020). Honors Theses. 3370.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/3370
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Restricted
Restricted to Campus until
3-23-2022