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Stream Bugs as Biomonitors
A Guide to Pacific Northwest Macroinvertebrate Monitoring and Identification

The CD-ROM Stream Bugs as Biomonitors: A Guide to Pacific Northwest Macroinvertebrate Monitoring and Identification and the companion field guide are now available from the Xerces Society.

The CD-ROM uses 900 pages of text and over 5000 images to detail the entire process of freshwater macroinvertebrate monitoring in the Pacific Northwest - from deciding if macros are right for you, to identifyingmacroinvertebrates, to interpreting data. A section on the Sampling Process leads you through 10 steps of developing and implementing a macroinvertebrate monitoring program, with detailed information on each step. The identification section provides a variety of resources, including lists of freshwater macroinvertebrates by ecoregion (for Oregon and Washington); information on introduced macroinvertebrates; practice for field identification; and detailed identification guides and descriptions of nearly 500 Pacific Northwest macroinvertebrates.

Other major sections of the CD-ROM include background on macroinvertebrate monitoring, data interpretation, and use of macroinvertebrate data. Also included is a section on sampling macroinvertebrates for education, several simple games, short macroinvertebrate movie clips, an extensive resource section, and a glossary of selected macroinvertebrate monitoring terminology.

View a dramatically scaled down version of the CD-ROM.

Macroinvertebrates of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide

The field guide is printed on durable, water resistant paper and has images and brief discussions of the 56 groups (mostly families) of macroinvertebrates that are likely to be encountered in the riffles of wadeable Northwest streams (click on samples below for enlargements).

Aquatic Invertebrates in Pacific Northwest Freshwater Wetlands:
An Identification Guide and Educational Resource

This CD-ROM includes a key to family for the aquatic invertebrates in Pacific Northwest Freshwater wetlands. It also contains information on wetland bioassessment, collecting and preserving wetland invertebrates and wetland conservation.

Ordering Information

Item	Price ( includes regular shipping within the U.S.)
Streambugs CD-ROM plus field guide	Xerces members: $14.00; nonmembers: $17.00
Streambugs CD-ROM only	members & nonmembers: $8.00
Streambugs Field guide only	members & nonmembers: $9.00
Wetland Invertebrates CD-ROM	members & nonmembers: $5.00

(Orders from Canada add $1.35 per item or set. For other international orders, please contact info@xerces.org for shipping.)

To order, please download and print an Order Form (pdf)

Indicate which package you would like (Streambugs CD-ROM with field guide, Streambugs CD-ROM only, field guide only, or Wetland CD-ROM), fill out form, and mail to the address below with check/money order or VISA/MasterCard information.

Purchase orders accepted by fax (503-233-6794) or by mail: The Xerces Society
4828 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97215-3252

Funding

Generous grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Flintridge Foundation, The Bullitt Foundation, and The Norcross Wildlife Foundation allowed us to make these tools available for production and distribution.

Technical Notes

The Streambugs CD-ROM is most effectively viewed on a PC at a screen resolution of 1024x768 and brower text size of medium (Internet Explorer) or 100% (Netscape).
Macs don't recognize the images on the Streambugs CD-ROM. We intend to address this problem. Please let us know if you would like to be notified when the Mac version is available (celeste@xerces.org). Mac users can still view the scaled down Internet version, www.xerces.org/cd-rom for web/. Mac users can also use the Wetland Invertebrates CD-ROM.

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