Sampling aquatic invertebrate drift near Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona
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Sampling aquatic invertebrate drift near Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona (March 4, 2016).
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The U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) is uniquely positioned in the Colorado River Basin to provide sound information, specialized expertise, and innovative tools to support the management and sustained use of natural resources on public and Tribal lands in the Southwest U.S.
Insect Drift
All aquatic invertebrates drift downstream at some point in their life cycle. Invertebrates may drift to find more preferable habitats, to leave the water during their transition from aquatic larvae to terrestrial adults, or accidentally such as when swept off the riverbed by a flood. Regardless, when they enter the drift, invertebrates become particularly susceptible to predation by several...
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All aquatic invertebrates drift downstream at some point in their life cycle. Invertebrates may drift to find more preferable habitats, to leave the water during their transition from aquatic larvae to terrestrial adults, or accidentally such as when swept off the riverbed by a flood. Regardless, when they enter the drift, invertebrates become particularly susceptible to predation by several...