Additional Information sources.

Additional Information Sources

Primary Information Sources for the Stream Study

Save Our Streams Monitor's Guide to Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, by Loren Larkin Kellogg (Izaak Walton League of America, 1992)
This booklet is the source of most of the information provided by the Stream Study website, including the macroinvertebrate identification key and many of the line drawings.
You may want to obtain this booklet for:

more information about stream surveys, biological monitoring, water pollution, and interpretation of data

a field version of the macroinvertebrate identification key, with more information about the individual organisms

more information about constructing and purchasing sampling equipment

Save Our Streams Volunteer Trainer's Handbook, by Karen Firehock (Izaak Walton League of America, 1994)
Hands on Save Our Streams, the Save Our Streams Teacher's Manual for Grades One Through Twelve, by Karen Firehock (Izaak Walton League of America, 1995)
These documents can be obtained from the Save Our Streams Program.

Trout Stream Insects, An Orvis Streamside Guide, by Dick Pobst (Lyons and Burford Publishers, 1990)
This book is the source of the adult mayfly photograph adapted for the banner on the first page of the Macroinvertebrate Identification Key. The photographer is Carl Richards.

Additional Information Sources

Aquatic Entomology, by W.P. McCafferty (Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 1983)
This book is an excellent key to family-level identification of aquatic insects, written for the non-scientist. It can be ordered from Save Our Streams.

An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America, edited by R.W. Merrit and K.W. Cummins (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa, 1984)
Probably the most widely referenced taxonomic key -great for serious users. It can be obtained from Reiter's Scientific and Professional Books, 2021 K Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20006; or call (202)223-3327.

Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States (3rd Edition) - Protozoa to Mollusca, by R.W. Pennak (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1 Wiley Drive, Somerset, NJ 08857, 1989)
A basic non-insect reference.

Macroinvertebrate Field and Laboratory Methods for Evaluating the Biological Integrity of Surface Water (EPA/600/4-90/030), by D.J. Klem, P.A. Lewis, F. Fulk, and J.M. Lazorchak (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 1990)
An excellent taxanomic reference list. It can be obtained by calling (513)569-7391.

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