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Figures
- Figure 1.
Location of management plots (A, B, C) in the Palo Verde wetland (in gray), Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
- Figure 2.
Taxa accumulation curve according to Abundance Estimator based on coverage (ACE) for each plot (closed circles-Plot A, open circles-Plot B and triangles- Plot C) and number of blocks (six blocks of each plot are combined for each plot/sampling date) in the Palo Verde wetland.
- Figure 3.
Mean values and interaction patterns for each plot and sampling date in the Palo Verde wetland, August 2003-2004. A) Taxa Richness per plot, B) Taxa Richness per sampling date, C) Macroinvertebrate abundance per plot, D) Macroinvertebrate abundance per sampling date.
- Figure 4.
Estimated surface responses for the adjustment of: A) Taxa richness (vegetation cover = T. domingensis) and B) Abundance of macroinvertebrates to a linear model (LM) versus the significant independent variables (depth, dissolved oxygen, sampling date, and vegetation cover).
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Tables
- Table 1.
Collected macroinvertebrates in the Palo Verde wetland (Guanacaste, Costa Rica) for each management plot. Abundance classification for each taxa: rare or I, 1 individual; occasional or II, 2-10 individuals; frequent or III, 11-50 individuals; and abundant or IV, > 50 individuals (Trama et al. 2009b).
Taxa Plot A Plot B Plot C # Individuals Abundance
class# Individuals Abundance
class# Individuals Abundance
classOligochaeta 35 III 2 II 116 IV Hirudinea 17 III 93 IV 28 III Mollusca Basommatophora Bulinidae Gundlachia radiata 1 I Lymnaeidae 1 I 1 I 2 II Physidae 103 IV 131 IV 235 IV Planorbiidae Planorbella sp. 81 IV 34 III 21 III Biomphalaria sp. 4 II 2 II Antillorbis aeruginosus 35 III 10 II 39 III Drepanotrema anatinum 119 IV 60 IV 75 IV Mesogastropoda Ampullariidae/Pilidae Pomacea flagellata 12 III 8 II 9 II Hydrobiidae Aroapyrgus costaricensis 2 II 12 III Thiaridae Melanoides tuberculata 1 I 2 II 7 II Veneroidea Sphaeriidae Eupera veatleyi 19 III Collembola sp. 1 2 II 2 II 7 II Insecta Ephemeroptera Baetidae Baetis sp. 5 II Callibaetis sp. 1 I Fallceon sp. 14 III Polymitarcidae Campsurus sp. 1 I Caenidae Caenis sp. 5 II 376 IV Leptohyphidae Leptohyphes sp. 3 II 4 II Leptophlebiidae Farrodes sp. 2 II Traverella sp. 1 I Megaloptera Corydalidae Corydalus sp. 1 I Hemiptera Hydrometridae Hydrometra sp. 1 I Belostomatidae Lethocerus sp. 1 I 11 III Hebridae Hebrus sp. 16 III 6 II 24 III sp.1 1 I Veliidae Microvelia sp. 1 I sp. 1 1 I Mesoveliidae Mesovelia sp. 11 III 3 II 5 II Naucoridae Pelocoris sp. 5 II 2 II Notonectidae Buenoa sp. 1 I 2 II Pleidae 5 II 7 II 32 III Corixidae 2 II Nepidae Curicta sp. 1 I Ranatra sp. 3 II Odonata Libellulidae Anatya sp. 1 I Erythemis sp. 5 II 1 I 2 II Erythemis vesiculosa 3 II Orthemis sp. 1 I 7 II 1 I Pantala sp. 3 II 4 II 1 I Perithemis sp. 8 II 23 III 1 I Tramea sp. 11 III Pseudoleon sp. 1 I Nephepeltia sp. 2 II 2 II 6 II Miathyria sp. 1 I 1 I 3 II sp 1. 2 II 1 I 2 II sp.2 1 I 1 I sp.3 2 II Aeshnidae Anax sp. 1 I 1 I 14 III Calopterygidae Heteaerina sp. 1 I Coenagrionidae Ischnura ramburii 6 II Telebasis sp. 6 II Leptobasis sp. 23 III Acanthagrion sp. 2 II 7 II 10 II Argia sp. 3 II 11 III Coleoptera Elmidae Microcylloepus sp. 1 I 2 II Haliplidae Haliplus sp. 2 II Staphylinidae 3 II Lampyridae sp. 1 1 I Lutrochidae 1 I sp. 1 1 I Dryopidae Pelonomus sp. 1 I Dytiscidae sp.1 10 II 1 I 7 II sp.2 4 II 2 II 4 II sp.3 3 II 2 II 17 III sp.4 1 I 1 I 1 I Noteridae sp.1 2 II 10 II 12 III sp.2 1 I 2 II 14 III Hydrophilidae Derallus sp. 3 II 1 I 70 IV Berosus sp. 15 III 16 III 49 III Tropisternus sp. 4 II Helochares sp. 1 I 7 II Phaenonotum sp. 1 I 1 I 4 II Hydrophilus sp. 7 II Helobata sp. 8 II 1 I Enochrus sp. 5 II 2 II 1 I sp. 1 3 II 1 I 8 II Scirtidae 12 III 8 II 220 IV Curculionidae 2 II Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Smicridea sp. 1 I Hydroptilidae Hydroptila sp. 1 I 9 II 1 I Neotrichia sp. 4 II 10 II 2 II Oxyethira sp. 144 IV 1 I Leptoceridae Nectopsyche sp. 6 II Oecetis sp. 1 I Lepidoptera Crambidae Petrophila sp. 1 I Diptera Ceratopogonidae Probezzia sp. 7 II 2 II Alluaudomya sp. 3 II 1 I sp.1 3 II 3 II 5 II Chironomidae Tanypodinae 35 III 147 IV 26 III Podonominae 1 I 2 II Chironominae 381 IV 772 IV 337 IV Tabanidae Chrysops sp. 6 II 4 II 3 II Tabanus sp. 1 I Culicidae Aedeomyia squamipennis 1 I Culex culex 4 II Culex erraticus 1 I Mansonia dyari 12 III Mansonia titillans 3 II Chaoboridae Chaoborus sp. 1 I Stratiomyidae 23 III 2 II 20 III Tipulidae sp 1. 1 I 1 I Tipula sp. 1 I 1 I Arachnoidea Acari/acarina Fam. Indet. 10 II 2 II 1 I Oribatidae 10 II Crustacea Conchostraca 35 III 1752 IV 1 I Cladocera Daphniidae 5 II 24 III 6 II Ostracoda Cyprididae Zonocypris sp. 2 II Sasrcypridopsis sp. 12 III 3 II 1 I Lymnocytheridae Cytheridella sp. 11 III 244 IV 83 IV Gen. sp. 1 18 III 129 IV 9 II Gen. sp. 2 38 III 27 III 149 IV Gen. sp. 3 2 II 104 IV 7 II Gen. sp. 4 4 II 9 II 20 III Gen. sp. 5 1 I 12 III Gen. sp. 6 5 II 4 II 1 I Family richness per plot 35 39 40 Total Family richness (entire study) 53 Taxa richness per plot 74 82 81 Total Taxa richness (entire study) 116 Individual abundance per plot 1186 4317 1848 Total Individual abundance (entire study) 7□C1 7351 - Table 2.
Taxa richness and abundance of macroinvertebrates in % for each Class/Order collected in all sampling points.
Class /Order Plot A Plot B Plot C Taxa richness Oligochaeta 1.35 1.22 1.22 Hirudinea 1.35 1.22 1.22 Basommatophora 8.11 8.54 7.32 Mesogastropoda 2.70 3.66 3.66 Veneroidea — — 1.22 Ephemeroptera 5.41 7.32 — Trichoptera 4.05 6.10 3.66 Odonata 13.51 20.73 15.85 Coleoptera 20.29 18.29 24.80 Collembola — 1.22 1.22 Hemiptera 8.11 6.10 13.41 Lepidoptera — — 1.22 Diptera 18.92 10.96 10.98 Ostracoda 10.81 9.76 9.76 Acari/acarina 1.35 1.22 2.44 Cladocera 1.35 1.22 1.22 Conchostraca 1.35 1.22 1.22 Macroinvertebrate abundance Oligochaeta 3.57 0.21 6.54 Hirudinea 4.33 3.96 3.34 Basommatophora 26.03 4.22 18.25 Mesogastropoda 0.99 0.21 1.37 Veneroidea — — 0.93 Ephemeroptera 0.82 4.86 4.86 Trichoptera 0.46 3.00 0.20 Odonata 1.97 1.71 3.39 Coleoptera 5.31 0.90 21.44 Collembola 0.91 0.21 1.18 Hemiptera 3.04 0.32 4.02 Lepidoptera — — 0.05 Diptera 36.50 16.46 19.48 Ostracoda 6.38 9.20 13.83 Acari/acarina 0.76 0.04 0.54 Cladocera 0.38 0.42 0.29 Conchostraca 7.97 52.02 0.29
