Additions to the Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, U.S.A

Kondratieff, Boris C.; Lechleitner, Richard A.; Zuellig, Robert E.

doi:10.3157/0013-872x(2006)117[461:attspo]2.0.co;2

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“…Headwaters with meltwater inputs from glaciers, ice, and/or snowpack are known to support a number of rare and endemic aquatic insect species (Winterbourn et al ., ; Brown et al ., ; Snook and Milner, ). In addition, documenting rare and endemic taxa is important for state records (Kondratieff & Lechleitner, ) and providing biological information that is essential for optimising management and monitoring efforts (Baumann & Kondratieff, ). This study provides information on the presence and distribution of several cold‐water, spring‐seep, rare, and possibly endemic taxa; however, more research is needed to help identify species range limits, vulnerability, and the strength of observed geohydrologic‐ecological linkages (Brown et al ., ).…”

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Aquatic insect assemblages associated with subalpine stream segment types in relict glaciated headwaters

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Torgersen

Bolton

et al. 2012

Insect Conserv Diversity

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Aquatic habitats and biotic assemblages in subalpine headwaters are sensitive to climate and human impacts. Understanding biotic responses to such perturbations and the contribution of high‐elevation headwaters to riverine biodiversity requires the assessment of assemblage composition among habitat types. We compared aquatic insect assemblages among headwater stream segment types in relict glaciated subalpine basins in Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Aquatic insects were collected during summer and autumn in three headwater basins. In each basin, three different stream segment types were sampled: colluvial groundwater sources, alluvial lake inlets, and cascade‐bedrock lake outlets. Ward's hierarchical cluster analysis revealed high β diversity in aquatic insect assemblages, and non‐metric multidimensional scaling indicated that spatial and temporal patterns in assemblage composition differed among headwater stream segment types. Aquatic insect assemblages showed more fidelity to stream segment types than to individual basins, and the principal environmental variables associated with assemblage structure were temperature and substrate. Indicator species analyses identified specific aquatic insects associated with each stream segment type. Several rare and potentially endemic aquatic insect taxa were present, including the recently described species, Lednia borealis (Baumann and Kondratieff). Our results indicate that aquatic insect assemblages in relict glaciated subalpine headwaters were strongly differentiated among stream segment types. These results illustrate the contribution of headwaters to riverine biodiversity and emphasise the importance of these habitats for monitoring biotic responses to climate change. Monitoring biotic assemblages in high‐elevation headwaters is needed to prevent the potential loss of unique and sensitive biota.

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Aquatic insect assemblages associated with subalpine stream segment types in relict glaciated headwaters

Kubo

Torgersen

Bolton

et al. 2012

Insect Conserv Diversity

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“…Ricker (1943) placed the species in his new subgenus Moselia, which was raised to generic status by Illies (1966). The species has been reported from British Columbia to California and Nevada (Ricker 1943, Jewett 1959, Needham and Claassen 1925, Stark et al 1998, Stewart and Oswood 2006, and adult terminalia have been illustrated by Needham and Claassen (1925), Jewett (1959), Kondratieff and Lechleitner (2002), and Stewart and Oswood (2006).…”

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The Banded-wing Moselia infuscata (Claassen) Phenotype from California and Oregon, U.S.A. (Plecoptera: Leuctridae)

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Kondratieff

Stark

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Moselia specimens from California and Oregon with a banded-wing phenotype were found to be indistinguishable morphologically from those of M. infuscata (Claassen) with typical wing pigment pattern. Preliminary DNA barcode data (Cytochrome c Oxidase subunit I [COI]), however, show significant genetic variation among four populations including three from northern California sites and one from southern Oregon. Although this genetic variation exceeded standard divergence thresholds often used to recognize distinct stream insect species, no new taxa are proposed at this time due to the preliminary nature of the data.

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“…Indeed, despite seven years of relatively intense stonefly collecting in Mt. Rainier National Park by Kondratieff and Lechleitner (2002), This study also highlights additional challenges to understanding the species' current distribution. For example, surveys at two other previously-documented sites, one historic (Upper Bagley Lake) and one recent (Colchuck Lake), resulted in no detections.…”

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New distributional data for the northern forestfly,Lednia borealisBaumann and Kondratieff, 2010 (Plecoptera: Nemouridae), Washington, USA

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Blevins

Blackburn

et al. 2021

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The northern forestfly, Lednia borealis (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) is a rare montane stonefly believed to be endemic to Washington. The species, first recognized as a valid taxon in 2010, is the only member of the genus Lednia known from the state. Like other species in its genus, it is found in mid- to high-elevation cold water habitat, including lakes, glacial-fed streams, and rheocrenes (channelized springs). Lednia species in general appear to be rare or at least rarely collected. Because of their reliance on alpine and subalpine habitat, Lednia may be especially vulnerable to threats associated with climate change. However, relatively little is known about this species, and distribution data are scarce. From 2015 to 2019, 94 sites were surveyed in order to document unmapped populations of Lednia borealis to improve range and distributional information from montane areas of Washington State. In this paper, we share locations of L. borealis documented to date, including collections from eight newly documented Lednia sites in the Mt. Baker and Glacier Peak Wildernesses in the Cascade Mountains of Washington, and report recent COI barcoding results. We also provide updated details on the species’ distribution, highlight a confirmed habitat association with glacial edge meltwater, and provide recommendations for future surveys.

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Additions to the Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, U.S.A

Cited by 6 publications

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Aquatic insect assemblages associated with subalpine stream segment types in relict glaciated headwaters

Aquatic insect assemblages associated with subalpine stream segment types in relict glaciated headwaters

The Banded-wing Moselia infuscata (Claassen) Phenotype from California and Oregon, U.S.A. (Plecoptera: Leuctridae)

New distributional data for the northern forestfly,Lednia borealisBaumann and Kondratieff, 2010 (Plecoptera: Nemouridae), Washington, USA

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