The H.J Andrews phenology research included this study of stream temperatures at six headwater streams where springtime emergence of stream macroinvertebrates were collected. Streams were selected across an elevational gradient and with young riparian forests as well as old growth riparian forests. One site was a stream that originated in a cold water spring and the site was a stream that drys late in the summer. Stream temperature loggers were placed in protective housings and stream temperatures collected year-round starting May 2009-July 2014. Data were evaluated for quality control and missing periods were filled. These data document the thermal environment that stream macroinvertebrates experience and that influence their timing of emergence (database SA025).
Christina Murphy, Ivan Arismendi, Judith L. Li, Mark D Schulze, Sherri L. Johnson
These stream temperature data were collected to support phenological research focused on increasing our understanding of factors that influence instream insect responses across the Andrews Experimental Forest. Species, taxa and communities within and across trophic levels are likely responding differently to thermal conditions.