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Diversity of Large-Bodied Macroinvertebrates in Ponds Created on the Debris-Avalanche Deposit Following the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens

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The numerous ponds formed in the weeks following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens provided a unique opportunity to investigate macroinvertebrate communities in young (23- to 25-year-old) fishless ponds following a large natural disturbance. Over a 3-year period, Large-bodied macroinvertebrates were sampled from 97 ponds with a range of hydroperiods and biophysical characteristics. Macroinvertebrate communities from these ponds were spatially and temporally variable in spite of their close geographical proximity, shared regional species pool, and similar creation history. We identified 110 taxa, many of which were observed at only one pond or in only one year. Community differences appeared to be influenced more by pond size and riparian tree development rather than by hydroperiod alone, and stochastic colonization events were likely an important factor determining community composition.

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge the taxonomic skills and efforts provided by the National Aquatic Monitoring Center (Logan, UT) and specialists Dr. Luke Jacobus, Dr. Dennis Paulson, Doug Post, and Rich Van Driesche. We thank Hans Purdom, Eric Lund, Aimee McIntyre, and Juniper Tagliabue for assistance with field work and Rachel Chai for assistance with lab work. The Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, provided access to the study area. This work was funded through the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

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  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Wenatchee Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 1133 North Western Avenue, Wenatchee, WA, 98801, USA

    Shannon M. Claeson

  2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, 42218 NE Yale Bridge Rd., Amboy, WA, 98601, USA

    Charles M. Crisafulli

  3. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    William J. Gerth

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Appendix 13.1 Taxa collected from 97 ponds on the MSH debris-avalanche deposit from 2003 to 2005 via funnel traps in the littoral zone. Species in parentheses were identified from only a few reference individuals; therefore, other species are possibly present. Functional feeding groups (FFG) are collector-gatherers (CG), piercer-herbivores (PH), predators (PR), scrapers (SC), shredders (SH), and unknown (UN). The number of ponds each taxon was captured from is listed below. CPUE (individuals/trap) are the sum of the number of individuals, by life stage, per pond per year standardized by the number of traps.
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Claeson, S.M., Crisafulli, C.M., Gerth, W.J. (2018). Diversity of Large-Bodied Macroinvertebrates in Ponds Created on the Debris-Avalanche Deposit Following the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens. In: Crisafulli, C., Dale, V. (eds) Ecological Responses at Mount St. Helens: Revisited 35 years after the 1980 Eruption. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7451-1_13

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