Modeling Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Richness Using Landscape Attributes
Table 4
Feeding guild, water quality tolerance, and life habit preferences for macroinvertebrate families in the study area and associated habitat classes.
Family
Feeding guild
Water quality tolerance
Habitat preferences
HCB
HCG
HOB
HOG
LCB
LCG
LOB
LOG
Aeolosomatidae
cf
T
bur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ancylidae
sc
I
all
X
X
Asellidae
cg
T
all
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Athericidae
pr
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Baetidae
cg
I
sw
X
X
X
X
Bithyniidae
sc
T
all
X
X
X
X
Blephariceridae
sc
I
clg
X
X
Brachycentridae
cf
I
clg
X
X
Caenidae
cg
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Calopterygidae
pr
I
clb
X
X
X
X
Cambaridae
cg
I
all
X
X
X
X
Capniidae
sh
I
sp
X
X
Carabidae
pr
I
clg
X
X
Ceratopogonidae
pr
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Chironomidae
cg
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Chloroperlidae
pr
I
clg
X
X
Coenagrionidae
pr
T
clb
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Corixidae
pr
I
sw
X
X
X
X
Corydalidae
pr
I
clg
X
X
Curculionidae
sh
I
clg
X
Dixidae
cg
I
sw
X
X
X
X
Dolichopodidae
pr
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Dytiscidae
pr
I
clb
X
X
X
X
Elmidae
sc
I
clg
X
X
Empididae
pr
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Enchytraeidae
cg
T
bur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ephemerellidae
cg
I
clg
X
X
Ephemeridae
cg
I
bur
X
X
X
X
Gammaridae
cg
I
all
X
X
X
X
Glossosomatidae
sc
I
clg
X
X
Gomphidae
pr
I
bur
X
X
X
X
Heptageniidae
sc
I
clg
X
X
Hydrobiidae
sc
T
all
X
X
X
X
Hydrophilidae
cg
I
sw
X
X
X
X
Hydropsychidae
cf
I
clg
X
X
Hydroptilidae
sc
I
clg
X
X
Lepidostomatidae
sh
I
clb
X
X
Leptoceridae
cg
I
clb
X
X
X
X
Leptophlebiidae
cg
I
sw
X
X
X
X
Leuctridae
sh
I
sp
X
X
Limnephilidae
sh
I
sp
X
X
Muscidae
pr
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Naididae
cg
T
bur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Nemouridae
sh
I
sp
X
X
Noteridae
pr
I
sw
X
X
X
X
Oligoneuriidae
cg
I
sw
X
X
X
X
Orthocladiinae
cg
T
bur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Peltoperlidae
sh
I
clg
X
Perlidae
pr
I
clg
X
X
Perlodidae
pr
I
clg
X
X
Philopotamidae
cf
I
clg
X
X
Phryganeidae
sh
I
clb
X
X
Physidae
cg
T
all
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Pisidiidae
cf
I
bur
X
X
X
X
Polycentropodidae
cf
I
clg
X
X
Polymitarcyidae
cg
I
bur
X
X
X
X
Potamanthidae
cg
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Psephenidae
sc
I
clg
X
X
Psychomyiidae
cg
I
clg
X
X
Pteronarcyidae
sh
I
clg
X
Pyralidae
sh
I
clb
X
X
Rhyacophilidae
pr
I
clg
X
X
Saldidae
pr
I
clb
X
X
X
X
Sialidae
pr
I
bur
X
X
X
X
Simuliidae
cf
I
clg
X
X
Siphlonuridae
cg
I
sw
X
X
X
X
Sphaeriidae
cf
I
bur
X
X
X
X
Tabanidae
pr
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Talitridae
cg
T
bur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tetrastemmatidae
pr
T
all
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tipulidae
sh
I
bur
X
X
Tricorythidae
cg
I
sp
X
X
X
X
Tubificidae
cg
T
bur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
H = high gradient, L = low gradient, C = closed canopy, O = open canopy, G = water quality suitable for life support, and B = water quality biologically stressed; cf = collector filterer, cg = collector gatherer, sc = scraper, sh = shredder, pr = predator; I = intolerant, T = tolerant; bur = burrower, clb = climber, clg = clinger, sp = sprawler, sw = swimmer, and all = all life habits represented.