| Placement Date | July 8, 2021 | |
| Number of Packs Placed | 1 | |
| Placement Air Temperature | 26.0 °C | |
| Placement Water Temperature | 21.0 °C | |
| Stream Habitat Type | Pool |
Predominant Leaf Species:
| Retrieval Date | Aug. 3, 2021 | |
| Number of Packs Retrieved | 1 | |
| Retrieval Air Temperature | 18.0 °C | |
| Retrieval Water Temperature | 16.0 °C |
| Did storms occur while your leaf packs were in the stream? | Unknown |
| Did flooding occur? | Unknown |
| Was this site experiencing a drought during your experiment? | Unknown |
| Group 1: Sensitive | |
|---|---|
| Taxon | Tally |
| Stoneflies (Plecoptera) | 15 |
| Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) | 1 |
| Non-net-spinning caddisflies (Trichoptera other than Hydropsychidae) | 0 |
| Dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies (Megaloptera) | 3 |
| Riffle beetles larvae/adults (Elmidae) | 5 |
| Water pennies (Psephenidae) | 0 |
| Right-handed/gilled snails (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) | 0 |
| Aquatic snipe flies (Athericidae) | 0 |
| Total # of Taxa Groups Present | 4 |
| Group Weighting Factor | 3 |
| Group Index Value | 12 |
| Group 2: Somewhat Sensitive | |
|---|---|
| Taxon | Tally |
| Damselflies (Odonata, Zygoptera) | 0 |
| Dragonflies (Odonata, Anisoptera) | 0 |
| Aquatic sowbugs (Isopoda) | 0 |
| Scuds (Amphipoda) | 0 |
| Crane flies (Tipulidae) | 0 |
| Clams/mussels (Mollusca, Bivalvia) | 0 |
| Crayfish (Decapoda) | 0 |
| Net-spinning caddisflies (Hydropsychidae) | 0 |
| Total # of Taxa Groups Present | 0 |
| Group Weighting Factor | 2 |
| Group Index Value | 0 |
| Group 3: Tolerant | |
|---|---|
| Taxon | Tally |
| Midge flies (Chironomidae) | 0 |
| Black flies (Simuliidae) | 0 |
| Planarians (Turbellaria) | 0 |
| Leeches (Hirudinea) | 0 |
| Left-handed/lunged snails (Gastropoda, Archaeopulmonata) | 0 |
| Aquatic worms (Oligochaeta) | 3 |
| Rat-tailed maggots (Syrphidae) | 0 |
| Total # of Taxa Groups Present | 1 |
| Group Weighting Factor | 1 |
| Group Index Value | 1 |
| Total Number of Individuals Found | 27 |
| Pollution Tolerance Index Score | 13 |
| Pollution Tolerance Index Rating | Fair - Substantial pollution likely |
| Percent EPT | 59.26% |
The pack was left in a bit longer than the other leaf packs in my experiment. Additionally, there was a cold front that moved on the day of retrieval so that might have had an impact on the water and air temp which may have resulted in more sensitive species.