Macroinvertebrate Communities in the ‘Wild & Scenic’ Reach of the Loxahatchee River Loxahatchee River Watershed Science Symposium February 2001 Richard C. Dent, Mary S. Ridler and Lorene Bachman Loxahatchee River District

Figure #2 : Comparison of General Taxonomic Composition, Station #67 & Station #

Figure #3 : Relative Presence of General Taxonomic Groups at Biological Sampling Station # Total Species Identified

Figure #4 : Relative Presence of General Taxonomic Groups at Biological Sampling Station # Total Species Identified

Major Taxonomic Groups Mean Number and Observation Frequency

Most Frequently Observed Genera

Figure #5 : Temporal Trends for Select Metrics at Station #67 Time Metric value

Figure #6 : Temporal Trends for Select Indices at Station #67 time Index value

Figure #7 : Temporal Trends for Selected Metrics at Station #69 Metric value

Figure #8 : Temporal Trends for Select Indices at Station #69 Index value

Figure #9 : River Flow at Station #69 During Sampling Events time Flow in cfs

Figure #10 : Relative Presence of Functional Feeding Groups at Sta. #67

Figure #11 : Relative Presence of Functional Feeding Groups at Sta. #69

Figure #13 : Comparison of Analytical Results at Station #69 value

Figure #12 : Comparison of Analytical Results at Station #67 Value

Figure #14 : Comparison of Select Metrics for Two Related Sites Sampled Concurrently in 1992, 1993 and 1994 value

Typical Water Quality Conditions at Monitoring Stations #67 #69 pH value Alkalinity Color Dissolved Oxygen Total Nitrogen Total Phosphorus Fecal Coliform Bact Fla. W.Q. Index 40 46

Synopsis of General Taxonomic Conditions