Diversity and community of macroinvertebrates in Timpanogos Caves, Utah

Authors

Erika Frandsen, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
C. Riley Nelson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

Arthropod, biodiversity, subterranea

Abstract

The Timpanogos Cave System consists of three caves in American Fork, Utah. In 2003, the National Park Service (NPS) commissioned Dr. Riley Nelson and laboratory students to conduct a survey of the diversity and abundance of terrestrial arthropod species found within the caves. Over the two years they sampled in Timpanogos Caves, they identified 55 species of macroinvertebrates in an unpublished report. In the 20 years since the last sampling, many environmental factors could have changed in these caves, contributing to an overall decrease in both abundance and biodiversity of fauna. Therefore, we repeated the sampling done by the Nelson lab in 2003-2004 for the duration of May 2023-October 2023 to compare the two time periods’ macroinvertebrate communities.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Frandsen, Erika and Nelson, C. Riley, "Diversity and community of macroinvertebrates in Timpanogos Caves, Utah" (2024). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024. 39.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2024/39

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024-03-21

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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