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Insecta Plecoptera Allocapnia^^^ 0.002 (0.032) 0.003 (0.046) Ephemeroptera Eurylophella 0.002 (0.023) 0.002 (0.023) 0.016 (0.120) 0.028 (0.230) Paraleptophlebia 0.002 (0.029) 0.005 (0.071) 0.083 (0.421) Diptera Dixidae < 0.001 (0.002) Ceratopogonidae 0.001 (0.015) Chironomidae Tanypodinae Genus A 0.003 (0.034) 0.044 (0.137) 0.107 (0.335) 0.120 (0.363) Genus B 0.008 (0.101) 0.306 (0.880) 0.017 (0.089) 0.297 (0.671) Tanytarsini Micropsectra 0.003 (0.013) 0.001 (0.007) 0.003 (0.018) Chironomini Polypedilum^^^ 0.013 (0.062) 0.001 (0.010) 0.131 (0.590) 1.683 (5.157) Paratendipes 0.008 (0.038) 0.002 (0.023) 0.009 (0.078) Chironomus^^^ 0.001 (0.011) 0.010 (0.085) 0.006 (0.063) Dicrotendipes < 0.001 (0.006) Orthocladiinae Corynoneura < 0.001 (0.005) < 0.001 (0.003) Parametriocnemus 0.005 (0.038) 0.017 (0.073) < 0.001 (0.003) 0.023 (0.110) Heleniella 0.001 (0.005) 0.005 (0.039) Rheocricotopus 0.003 (0.025) 0.003 (0.026) Diplocladius 0.005 (0.042) < 0.001 (0.002) 0.005 (0.039) Eukiefferiella 0.001 (0.008) 0.002 (0.013) 31
Table 2. Mean (±1 S.D.) daily temperature and NH 4 + -N, NO 3 - -N, and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) concentrations in four cave streams in northeastern <strong>Alabama</strong> and southeastern Tennessee, U.S.A. during two incubation periods. Inc = incubation period, Temp = temperature, BD = below detection. Cave Inc Temp ( o C) NH + 4 -N (µg L -1 ) NO - 3 -N (µg L -1 ) SRP (µg L -1 ) Big Mouth 1 13 ± 1 6 ± 5 367 ± 139 4 ± 5 2 13 ± 1 11 ± 18 207 ± 117 2 ± 2 Jess Elliot 1 13 ± 0 BD 242 ± 50 5 ± 6 2 14 ± 0 BD 231 ± 63 2 ± 3 Salt River 1 12 ± 1 3 ± 2 286 ± 83 5 ± 2 2 13 ± 1 4 ± 2 265 ± 27 4 ± 3 Tony Sinks 1 14 ± 1 4 ± 3 259 ± 34 2 ± 3 2 14 ± 1 7 ± 4 284 ± 39 1 ± 2 32
Page 1 and 2: THE INFLUENCE OF ENERGY AVAILABILIT
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Page 15 and 16: LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 2.1 (a) Box
Page 17 and 18: FIGURE 4.3 Growth models for Orcone
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Page 23 and 24: CHAPTER 2 EFFECTS OF ORGANIC MATTER
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and females in Tony Sinks Cave were
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Estimates of life span for O. austr
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available size-classes were well re
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References Anonymous (1999) Cave Sc
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Huryn A.D. & Wallace J.B. (1987) Pr
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Whitmore N. & Huryn A.D. (1999) Lif
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Table 2. Estimated life span (years
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Figure 1. Annual growth increment (
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Figure 3. Growth models for Orconec
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CHAPTER 5 CONSUMER-RESOURCE DYNAMIC
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following incidental inputs of orga
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Temperature data were not available
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minimum (Venarsky et al., 2012b). A
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100% organic matter (i.e., maximum
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Macroinvertebrate biomass varied si
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Discussion The energy-limitation hy
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crayfish captured in most months we
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systems is likely high, especially
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function of microbial films in grou
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Crustacean Biology, 4, 35-54. Momot
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Whitmore N. & Huryn A. (1999) Life
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Table 2. Assimilation efficiencies
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Table 3. Continued Tanypodinae 0.03
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Table 5. Estimates of mean wood and
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Figure 1. (A) Box and whisker plot
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CHAPTER 6 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS Due t
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characteristics (e.g., higher growt
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characteristics, highly efficient p
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