Seasonal Abundance and Distribution of Benthic Fauna within a Pond

Authors

Ellis L. Matheny, University of Tennessee
E. A. Heinrichs, University of TennesseeFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1-1970

Citation

Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63:1 (January 1970), pp. 31–34.

doi: 10.1093/ aesa/63.1.31

Comments

Copyright © 1970 Entomological Society of America. Published by Oxford University Press. Used by permission.

Abstract

A Tennessee pond was sampled weekly from June 18 to August 20, 1968, to determine quantitative differences among benthic organisms in sampling depths and dates. Annelids (Oligochaeta), Chironomidae larvae, and Chaoboridae larvae were the dominant organisms collected. Preferred depths existed for each group of organisms. Chaoboridae and Chironomidae exhibited distinct seasonal variations in numbers, with the population decreasing throughout the summer. Chaoboridae were the most and Chironomidae the least numerous of the 3 groups.