Ecological Archives E096-186-A1
Thomas P. Barnum, John M. Drake, Checo Colón-Gaud, Amanda T. Rugenski, Therese C. Frauendorf, Scott Connelly, Susan S. Kilham, Matt R. Whiles, Karen R. Lips, and Catherine M. Pringle . 2015. Evidence for the persistence of food web structure after amphibian extirpation in a Neotropical stream. Ecology 96:2106–2116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1526.1
Appendix A. Macroinvertebrate community biomass.
Table A1. Mean annual biomass [mg ash-free dry mass (AFDM) m-2 ± 95% CI] of macroinvertebrates in the riffle habitat pre- (2004) and post- (2009) amphibian declines.
Taxa
2004
Mean (± CI)2009
Mean (± CI)Baetis
1.34 (0.43)
2.41 (0.61)
Baetodes
3.31 (1.22)
8.85 (2.09)
Stenonema
6.31 (3.23)
0.89 (0.58)
Thraulodes
10.42 (2.09)
16.09 (3.32)
Hagenulopsis
1.06 (0.48)
2.06 (0.85)
Farrodes
14.01 (2.77)
11.27 (2.26)
Haplohyphes
2.31 (1.05)
1.59 (0.57)
Leptohyphes
2.43 (1.21)
1.05 (0.37)
Tricorythodes
8.44 (3.01)
5.31 (1.35)
Anacroneuria
2.12 (1.11)
3.33 (2.35)
Neurocordulia
13.44 (12.04)
0.27 (0.18)
Argia
2.56 (2.56)
0.00 (0.00)
Philogenia
16.07 (12.84)
22.45 (6.39)
Heteragrion
3.58 (1.03)
13.79 (3.78)
Cora
1.23 (0.82)
2.25 (1.05)
Hetaerina
3.44 (3.31)
0.00 (0.00)
Heterelmis
2.48 (1.09)
2.30 (0.80)
Neoelmis
3.05 (1.22)
0.00 (0.00)
Hexacylloepus
3.79 (1.69)
0.69 (0.30)
Phanocerus
2.70 (0.69)
2.01 (0.77)
Anchytarsus
210.50 (41.15)
54.98 (7.48)
Psephenus
14.79 (2.88)
6.02 (1.46)
Leptonema
13.69 (6.53)
4.12 (2.59)
Macronema
2.26 (1.49)
0.02 (0.02)
Smicridea
0.00 (0.00)
2.77 (1.73)
Wormaldia
3.07 (1.31)
1.06 (0.61)
Chimarra
3.70 (2.69)
0.83 (0.51)
Tanypodinae
6.25 (1.39)
4.79 (0.89)
Non-tanypodinae
7.86 (2.18)
10.98 (3.31)
Hexatoma
0.12 (0.12)
14.56 (3.50)
Tipula
3.48 (1.17)
0.00 (0.00)
Simulium
4.09 (1.49)
22.35 (11.94)
Petrophila
4.19 (1.60)
0.82 (0.55)
Table A2. Mean annual biomass [mg ash-free dry mass (AFDM) m-2 ± 95% CI] of macroinvertebrates in the pool habitat pre- (2004) and post- (2009) amphibian declines.
2004
Mean (± CI)2009
Mean (± CI)Thraulodes
4.14 (2.27)
0.33 (0.28)
Farrodes
6.79 (2.93)
6.79 (2.36)
Tricorythodes
4.93 (1.86)
1.00 (0.47)
Philogenia
5.60 (4.81)
6.43 (6.34)
Heteragrion
2.52 (1.24)
10.11 (6.34)
Hetaerina
11.11 (11.06)
0.16 (0.16)
Heterelmis (L)
4.58 (1.58)
9.97 (5.90)
Neoelmis (L)
3.53 (2.04)
0.00 (0.00)
Hexacylloepus (L)
10.57 (2.92)
4.97 (1.61)
Macrelmis (L)
0.11 (0.11)
8.10 (8.10)
Anchytarsus
351.30 (85.36)
84.14 (26.28)
Psephenus
8.50 (3.01)
0.67 (0.44)
Leptonema
20.50 (19.97)
0.00 (0.00)
Macronema
11.42 (5.21)
0.19 (0.15)
Tanypodinae
7.52 (2.89)
9.92 (2.71)
Non-tanypodinae
4.36 (0.96)
7.03 (2.39)
Hexatoma
6.85 (3.64)
32.69 (10.51)
Tipula
4.68 (3.11)
0.00 (0.00)