{"id":1388,"date":"2022-08-01T21:29:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T21:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2022-08-01T22:33:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T22:33:56","slug":"4-years-after-tropical-storm-nate-the-recovery-of-macroinvertebrate-community-composition-in-a-neotropical-stream-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/4-years-after-tropical-storm-nate-the-recovery-of-macroinvertebrate-community-composition-in-a-neotropical-stream-in-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Years After Tropical Storm Nate: The Recovery of Macroinvertebrate Community Composition in a Neotropical Stream in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:258px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"261\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Screen-ODUM-H-1CB-1024x261.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Screen-ODUM-H-1CB-1024x261.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Screen-ODUM-H-1CB-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Screen-ODUM-H-1CB-768x196.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Screen-ODUM-H-1CB-1536x391.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Screen-ODUM-H-1CB-2048x522.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-foreground-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title has-system-font-font-family\">4 Years After Tropical Storm Nate: The Recovery of Macroinvertebrate Community Composition in a Neotropical Stream in Costa Rica<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Skye E. Remko<sup>1<\/sup>, Seth J. Wenger<sup>1,2<\/sup>, Darixa Hernandez-Abrams<sup>3<\/sup>, &amp; Amanda T. Rugenski<sup>1,2<\/sup><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><sup><strong>1<\/strong><\/sup>Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, <sup><strong>2<\/strong><\/sup>River Basin Center, University of Georgia, <sup><strong>3<\/strong><\/sup>U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental Laboratory<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"246\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo-1024x246.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo-1024x246.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo-768x184.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65b1188b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:2%;padding-right:2%;padding-bottom:2%;padding-left:2%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb538\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Background<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tropical storms are predicted to increase in intensity and rainfall (Knutson, 2021). These more frequent intense disturbances have significant impacts on stream ecosystems and their macroinvertebrate communities (Guti\u00e9rrez-Fonseca et. al., 2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October of 2017 Tropical Storm Nate devastated the Monteverde, Costa Rica area with 20.45 inches of rain falling in two days resulting in landslides, and canopy cover destruction. Our study stream, Alondra, was particularly devastated (Figure 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb538\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Question<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>How does the current <strong>composition<\/strong> of the <strong>macroinvertebrate community<\/strong> in Alondra <strong>compare to<\/strong> the community composition of the stream <strong>before Tropical Storm Nate?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb538\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Methods<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We sampled 5 transects in a 100-meter reach. At each of the five transects we measured canopy cover, discharge, water pH, temperature, total dissolved solids, salinity, and conductivity. We collected macroinvertebrate samples (n=5) using a 250 \ud835\udc62m surber net. All samples were collected in September and October from 2016 to 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We identified macroinvertebrates to the lowest possible taxonomic level in the lab (usually genus), and each individual was measured to the nearest mm to estimate biomass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb538\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Hypothesis<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>As Alondra recovers, the 2021 macroinvertebrate community will have higher richness than 2018 &amp; 2019 and will shift in community composition becoming more similar to pre-Nate.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Site Description<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alondra is a premontane perennial stream characterized by year-round flow during both the wet and dry seasons. It has a rocky bottom with large boulders, areas of pools and riffles, and is mostly shallow with some deeper pools. The gradient is steep, resulting in a fast-flowing stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"840\" data-id=\"1379\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-before-2016.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-before-2016.png 612w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-before-2016-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption>Before (2016): 79%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"1350\" data-id=\"1380\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-directly-after.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-directly-after.png 991w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-directly-after-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-directly-after-752x1024.png 752w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-directly-after-768x1046.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><figcaption>Directly After (2017)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1204\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"1382\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-one-year-after.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-one-year-after.png 1204w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-one-year-after-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-one-year-after-771x1024.png 771w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-one-year-after-768x1021.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-one-year-after-1156x1536.png 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><figcaption>One Year After (2018): 43%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1662\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"1383\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-two-years-after.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-two-years-after.png 1662w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-two-years-after-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-two-years-after-1024x986.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-two-years-after-768x739.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-two-years-after-1536x1479.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1662px) 100vw, 1662px\" \/><figcaption>Two Years After (2019): 43%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1184\" height=\"1579\" data-id=\"1381\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-four-years-after.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-four-years-after.png 1184w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-four-years-after-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-four-years-after-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Alondra-four-years-after-1152x1536.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1184px) 100vw, 1184px\" \/><figcaption>Four Years After (2021): 55%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Figure 1<\/strong>: Photos depict Alondra one year before tropical storm Nate in 2016, directly after in 2017, and in 2018, 2019,and 2021. The percent canopy cover is written after each date. We found that canopy cover decreased ~36% from 79% to 43% after Nate, but subsequently increased to 55.2% in 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb538\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Results<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65b1188b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:2%;padding-right:2%;padding-bottom:2%;padding-left:2%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-NMDS-figure-2-1024x649.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1386 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-NMDS-figure-2-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-NMDS-figure-2-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-NMDS-figure-2-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-NMDS-figure-2-1536x974.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-NMDS-figure-2-2048x1299.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Figure 2<\/strong>: NMDS ordination plot showing macroinvertebrate assemblages based on abundance in 2016, 2018, 2019, &amp; 2021. 2018 &amp; 2019 diverge from 2016. The two years after Nate were most similar with a shift in community composition in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-2021-Family-richness-figure-3-980x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-2021-Family-richness-figure-3-980x1024.png 980w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-2021-Family-richness-figure-3-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-2021-Family-richness-figure-3-768x803.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-2021-Family-richness-figure-3-1469x1536.png 1469w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-2021-Family-richness-figure-3-1959x2048.png 1959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 3<\/strong>: Macroinvertebrate family richness in<br>Alondra one year before Tropical Storm Nate<br>(2016), one year after (2018), two years after<br>(2019) and four years after (2021). <strong>Richness<br>in 2021 was similar to 2016.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-macroinvertebrate-density-figure-4-948x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-macroinvertebrate-density-figure-4-948x1024.png 948w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-macroinvertebrate-density-figure-4-278x300.png 278w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-macroinvertebrate-density-figure-4-768x830.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-macroinvertebrate-density-figure-4-1421x1536.png 1421w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-macroinvertebrate-density-figure-4-1895x2048.png 1895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 4<\/strong>: Density of macroinvertebrate individuals (no. \/m<sup>2<\/sup>) in Alondra. Error bars indicate \u00b11SD.<strong> After the initial disturbance, we saw a spike in density from more disturbance-adapted taxa (e.g, baetodes).<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"941\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-Biomass-figure-5-1024x941.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-Biomass-figure-5-1024x941.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-Biomass-figure-5-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-Biomass-figure-5-768x706.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-Biomass-figure-5-1536x1411.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-2021-Biomass-figure-5-2048x1882.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 5<\/strong>: Functional feeding group relative biomass in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021. <strong>Shredders dominated biomass pre-Nate while filterers post-Nate.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65b1188b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:2%;padding-right:2%;padding-bottom:2%;padding-left:2%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb538\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Conclusions and Next Steps<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have observed recovery in physical conditions and riparian habitat (Figure 1), and therefore we expect the macroinvertebrate community to reflect those changes. We found that four years after the initial disturbance, Alondra is showing signs of recovery. For this study we define recovery as the rate and manner in which an ecosystem returns to either its undisturbed condition or the path of chronological development after the disturbance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quantifying recovery is complex because the stream may never return to its pre-disturbance state (Kelly, 1990). However, the fact that the stream has increased in richness and shifted community composition indicates that the physical environment of the stream is recovering providing greater habitat diversity (Figure 3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our study is one of only a few to document macroinvertebrate community changes in a tropical stream following a major disturbance. As tropical areas<br>experience more frequent and intense disturbances, data like ours can provide insights into the process of stream recovery. A better understanding of stream recovery can better inform conservation and management decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#7bdbb538;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">More info<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-qrcode-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-qrcode-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-qrcode-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-qrcode-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-qrcode-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Remko-Skye-qrcode.png 1148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Scan this code for more figures and background information on the\nproject, as well as my contact information. I\u2019m looking for graduate \nopportunities in Ecology and Genetics!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Feeley, H. B., Davis, S., Bruen, M., Blacklocke, S., &amp; Kelly-Quinn, M.. (2012). The impact of a catastrophic storm event on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in upland headwater streams and potential implications for ecological diversity and assessment of ecological status. Journal of Limnology, 71(2), 32. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jlimnol.2012.e32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jlimnol.2012.e32<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Guti\u00e9rrez-Fonseca, P. E., A. Ram\u00edrez, and C. M. Pringle. 2018. Large-scale climatic phenomena drive fluctuations in macroinvertebrate assemblages in lowland tropical streams, Costa Rica: The importance of ENSO events in determining long-term (15y) patterns. PLOS ONE 13:e0191781.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly, J. R., and M. A. Harwell. 1990. Indicators of ecosystem recovery. Environmental Management 14:527\u2013545.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Knutson, T. 2021, August 9. Global warming and Hurricanes. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfdl.noaa.gov\/global-warming-and-hurricanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.gfdl.noaa.gov\/global-warming-and-hurricanes\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Acknowledgements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We would like to Carolyn Cummins for her help in the field. 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