stream_algae_report_short_AP

Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Biological Monitoring Program
Stream Algae Report

Model Results and Variables

Blue = this sample. Boxplots = range of all samples. Grey shaded areas = 90th and/or 10th percentile of reference site values.

Statutory Class = C

Final Determination = B

Attains Class = YES

Reason = Model

Model Result = B

Prob. Class A = 0.02

Prob. Class B = 0.98

Prob. Class C = 0.00

Prob. NA = 0.00

Additional Metrics

Stream Characteristics and Water Chemistry

Blue = this sample. Boxplots = range of all samples. Grey shaded areas = 10th to 90th percentile of reference site values

Wetted width = 9 m

Depth = 33 cm

Viewing Bucket and Land Use

Site Information

Name:	Mousam River - Station 391	Sampled by:	Biomonitoring Unit
Town:	Sanford	Method:	Rock Scrapings 1 Inch Circles
Sample Date:	2004-07-08	Sample ID:	SA-391-2004R (254)

Taxa List (See key at end of report)

Name	Group	RA	RB	Oxy	Sap	Sal	Tr	Mot	GF	Tol	TN	TP
Homoeothrix janthina	Filamentous Cyanobacteria	0.248	0.056							43	19	21
Aphanothece clathrata	Cyanobacteria	0.220	0.005							43.1	NA	NA
Stigeoclonium lubricum	Filamentous Green	0.134	0.362							42.6	18	34
Phormidium	Filamentous Cyanobacteria	0.117	0.039							42.6	60	NA
Undetermined bluegreen colony	Cyanobacteria	0.052	0.001							NA	NA	NA
Encyonema silesiacum	Pennate Diatom	0.046	0.121	3	3	2	7	V	S	46.9	43	69
Xenococcus	Cyanobacteria	0.043	0.021							53.4	NA	NA
Audouinella	Red Algae	0.030	0.244							47.5	54	69
Achnanthidium minutissimum	Pennate Diatom	0.025	0.011	1	2	2	7	N	P	41.2	NA	NA
Achnanthidium rivulare	Pennate Diatom	0.019	0.011					N	P	49.9	39	49
Gomphonema parvulum	Pennate Diatom	0.015	0.026	4	4	2	5	N	S	42.2	21	NA
Stauridium tetras	Colonial Green	0.012	0.007							35.2	NA	NA
Undetermined bg filament 1-2 �m	Cyanobacteria	0.005	0.000							NA	NA	NA
Sellaphora seminulum	Pennate Diatom	0.004	0.002	4	4	2	5	M	P	51.5	67	73
Planothidium frequentissimum	Pennate Diatom	0.003	0.002	3	4	2		V	P	65.1	69	92
Fragilaria gracilis	Pennate Diatom	0.002	0.004	1	1	2	2	N	V	30.6	18	22
Cosmarium angulosum	Desmid	0.002	0.008							26	18	15
Navicula cryptocephala	Pennate Diatom	0.002	0.004	3	3	2	7	M	P	56.3	55	80
Navicula cryptotenella	Pennate Diatom	0.002	0.005		2	2	7	M	P	44.6	61	82
Undetermined Green Oval	Colonial Green	0.002	0.003							NA	NA	NA
Eunotia minor	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.007		1	1		V	E	42.4	19	34
Fragilaria neoproducta	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.003	1	1	1		N	V	NA	NA	NA
Fragilaria vaucheriae	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.001	3	3	2	5	N	V	44.2	36	NA
Ankistrodesmus falcatus	Colonial Green	0.001	0.000							45.7	58	75
Cocconeis placentula var. lineata	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.004	3	2	2	5	N	P	51.5	62	82
Cymbella tumida	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.024	1	1	2	4	V	S	57.8	48	78
Diatoma moniliformis	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.002			3		N	U	52.8	27	36
Nitzschia acidoclinata	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.000	1	2	1	3	H	P	51.6	40	56
Nitzschia dissipata var. media	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.002			2		H	P	64.7	NA	NA
Nitzschia palea	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.001	4	5	2	6	H	P	60.3	67	89
Phormidium minnesotense	Filamentous Cyanobacteria	0.001	0.000							42.6	NA	NA
Planothidium lanceolatum	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.001	3	3	2	5	V	P	72.5	72	91
Psammothidium subatomoides	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.000	1	1	1	2	V	P	42.4	20	35
Eolimna minima	Pennate Diatom	0.001	0.000	4	4	2	5	M	P	57	64	88
Synedra rumpens	Pennate Diatom	0.000	0.000			2	2	N	E	34.3	20	32
Cocconeis placentula var. euglypta	Pennate Diatom	0.000	0.000	3	2	2	5	N	P	58.2	45	81
Gomphonema clevei	Pennate Diatom	0.000	0.001					N	S	31.3	NA	NA
Mayamaea permitis	Pennate Diatom	0.000	0.000	4	4	2	5	M	P	65.3	100	100
Melosira varians	Centric Diatom	0.000	0.001	3	3	2	5	N	U	67	67	89
Ulnaria ulna	Pennate Diatom	0.000	0.013	3	4	2		N	E	34.2	17	21
Tabellaria flocculosa	Pennate Diatom	0.000	0.004	1	2	1	3	N	U	18.8	17	32
Achnanthidium subhudsonis var. kraeuselii	Pennate Diatom	0.000	0.000					V	P	57	33	89

Taxa List Key

Column	Name	Description
RA	Relative Abundance	number of cells (density of cells per square centimeter) in a sample / total abundance of all taxa
RB	Relative Biovolume	Volume of a taxon’s cells in a sample / volume of all algae cells in a sample
Oxy	van Dam Oxygen tolerance	1=100% DO saturation, 2=>75% DO saturation, 3=>50% DO saturation, 4=>30% DO saturation, 5=<30% DO saturation
Sap	van Dam Saprobic value	Saprobic values relate to the amount of organic pollution, biological oxygen demand, and DO concentrations. Values range from 1 (intolerant of organic pollution) to 5 (highly tolerant of organic pollution)
Sal	van Dam Salinity value	1=freshwater (<100 mg/L chloride) , 2=fresh-brackish (<500 mg/L), 3=brackish-freshwater (500-1000 mg/L), 4=brackish (1000-5000 mg/L)
Tr	van Dam Trophic value	1=oligotraphentic, 2=oligo-mesotraphentic, 3=mesotraphentic, 4=meso-eutraphentic, 5=eutraphentic, 6=hypereutraphentic, 7=indifferent to trophic state
Mot	Motility of Diatoms	Motility (capability of movement in water or on substrates) based on genus (Wang et al. 2005): N= not motile, M = motile , H = highly motile, V=variable within genus
GF	Growth Forms	E= erect, P=prostrate, S=stalked, U=unattached, V=variable (based on communication with R. Jan Stevenson)
Tol	Tolerance value	Tolerance to a combination of watershed disturbance, conductivity, and nutrient enrichment (based on Maine data). Value range from 1=most senstive to 100=most tolerant.
TN	TN value	Preference for total nitrogen (TN) based on Maine data. Values range from 1=low TN concentrations to 100=high TN concentrations.
TP	TP value	Preference for total phosphorus (TP) based on Maine data. Values range from 1=low TP concentrations to 100=high TP concentrations.