located within the following watersheds: Howell Branch Watershed, Little Wekiva Watershed
Explore general as well as scientific information about the movement, chemistry and biology of area surface water environments.
Amphipod
Caddisfly Larva
Crayfish
Dragonfly Nymph
Mayfly Larva
Polychaete
Stonefly Larva
Macroinvertebrates are animals that can serve as indicators of water quality. Aquatic macroinvertebrates include animals that live in wet environments such as lakes, marshes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands—they can even be found in buckets of standing water or in puddles. Macroinvertebrates are valuable biological indicators of the health of a water resource. Learn more about macroinvertebrate data »
Here is some information on the aquatic invertebrates living in your watershed.
Vegetation sampling is the identification and quantification of plant species and communities. Vegetation sampling is a tool used in environmental assessments and can inform a myriad of assessment goals including biomass availability, water quality concerns, management benchmarks, and determining the introduction and establishment of invasive species. Sampling can be conducted via destructive or non-destructive methods. Learn more about vegetation sampling from the links and documents listed below.