Johnson, S.; Li, J. 2019. Aquatic and terrestrial insect activity phenology with trap collections at the Andrews Experimental Forest, 2009-2014 Long-Term Ecological Research Andrews Forest LTER Site. [Database]. Available: https://andrewsforest-stage.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/fsdb-data-catalog/SA025 Accessed 2026-05-10.

This study was designed to evaluate the influence of microclimatic heterogeneity, associated with complex terrain, on phenology and to evaluate potential trophic responses to scenarios of climate change, disturbance and land use. We focus on a simplified model trophic system involving vascular plants, terrestrial and aquatic insects, and migratory neotropical and resident birds. The model trophic system is interesting because the phenologies of different components in the model system are independent (cued by various abiotic drivers) and dependent (due to trophic interactions), potentially leading to complex system behaviors. Plant and poiklothermic animal (ex. invertebrates) phenologies are highly temperature dependent. Phenologies of terrestrial plants and invertebrates would therefore likely exhibit wide spatial and temporal variation across the landscape in response to temperature variation associated with elevational differences, cold air drainages patterns, and temperature inversions. Aquatic invertebrate phenologies are also tied to temperature, but stream temperatures are influenced by different factors than those driving air temperatures and they may be less sensitive to complex terrain. For the invertebrate part of this study, we are examining spring-time (April through June) flying (terrestrial and adult aquatic) insect activity and adult aquatic insect emergence across a range of sites in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. Flying insect activity will be assessed using malaise traps deployed at 16 sites ranging from 450m to over 1300m in elevation, and with a variety of forest stand ages and slope aspects. Emerging aquatic insects will be collected with emergence traps in six 1st to 2nd order streams ranging from 450m to 1000m in elevation, and differing in water source (spring vs run-off) and surrounding forest age. Insects from malaise traps will be identified to varying levels from order to genus, depending on the group and available keys. Adult aquatic insects will be identified to varying levels from subfamily to species. We will be monitoring overall activity levels and emergence rates over time as well as the activity/emergence of selected key taxa. Data collection began in 2009 and is ongoing.

Temporal coverage: 2009-04-09 to 2014-07-02

Geographic coverage: H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon, USA

Spatial coverage:

Bounds: W -122.26077333, E -122.12050000, N 44.27447074, S 44.20664191

• We will assess the activity level of flying insects and emergence rates of adults of aquatic insects across the range of microclimates provided by the complex terrain at the HJ Andrews experimental forest. Our goal is to look at spatial and temporal variation within the Spring season, and to assess the variability among years. Invertebrate data will be combined with plant and bird phenology data to look for interactions among trophic levels. Data collected will provide a baseline which will be used to assess possible effects of climate and/or land-use change.

Title: Long-Term Ecological Research

• William J. Gerth
  Role: Other Researcher
  Oregon State University; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Nash Hall 104, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
  Phone: 541-737-1949
  Email: william.gerth@oregonstate.edu
• Sherri L. Johnson
  Role: Principal Investigator
  US Forest Service ;Pacific NW Research Station ;3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
  Phone: 541-758-7771
  Email: sherri.johnson2@usda.gov, sherri.johnson@oregonstate.edu
  URL: https://www.fs.fed.us/research/people/profile.php?alias=sherrijohnson
• Sherri L. Johnson
  Role: Creator
  US Forest Service ;Pacific NW Research Station ;3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
  Phone: 541-758-7771
  Email: sherri.johnson2@usda.gov, sherri.johnson@oregonstate.edu
  URL: https://www.fs.fed.us/research/people/profile.php?alias=sherrijohnson
• Judith L. Li
  Role: Creator
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife;104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-1093
  Email: judyli@comcast.net, judith.li@oregonstate.edu
  URL: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/pnw-erc/personnel/li.htm

• Information Manager
  Andrews Forest LTER Program, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331
  Email: hjaweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/

• Andrews Forest LTER Site
  Role: Publisher
  Forest Ecosystems and Society Department in Forestry, Oregon State University, 201K Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752
  Phone: (541) 737-8480
  Email: lterweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/

This study was designed to evaluate the influence of microclimatic heterogeneity, associated with complex terrain, on phenology and to evaluate potential trophic responses to scenarios of climate change, disturbance and land use. We focus on a simplified model trophic system involving vascular plants, terrestrial and aquatic insects, and migratory neotropical and resident birds. The model trophic system is interesting because the phenologies of different components in the model system are independent (cued by various abiotic drivers) and dependent (due to trophic interactions), potentially leading to complex system behaviors. Plant and poiklothermic animal (ex. invertebrates) phenologies are highly temperature dependent. Phenologies of terrestrial plants and invertebrates would therefore likely exhibit wide spatial and temporal variation across the landscape in response to temperature variation associated with elevational differences, cold air drainages patterns, and temperature inversions. Aquatic invertebrate phenologies are also tied to temperature, but stream temperatures are influenced by different factors than those driving air temperatures and they may be less sensitive to complex terrain. For the invertebrate part of this study, we are examining spring-time (April through June) flying (terrestrial and adult aquatic) insect activity and adult aquatic insect emergence across a range of sites in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. Flying insect activity will be assessed using malaise traps deployed at 16 sites ranging from 450m to over 1300m in elevation, and with a variety of forest stand ages and slope aspects. Emerging aquatic insects will be collected with emergence traps in six 1st to 2nd order streams ranging from 450m to 1000m in elevation, and differing in water source (spring vs run-off) and surrounding forest age. Insects from malaise traps will be identified to varying levels from order to genus, depending on the group and available keys. Adult aquatic insects will be identified to varying levels from subfamily to species. We will be monitoring overall activity levels and emergence rates over time as well as the activity/emergence of selected key taxa. Data collection began in 2009 and is ongoing. We will assess the activity level of flying insects and emergence rates of adults of aquatic insects across the range of microclimates provided by the complex terrain at the HJ Andrews experimental forest. Our goal is to look at spatial and temporal variation within the Spring season, and to assess the variability among years. Invertebrate data will be combined with plant and bird phenology data to look for interactions among trophic levels. Data collected will provide a baseline which will be used to assess possible effects of climate and/or land-use change. Field Methods - SA025

Purpose: We will assess the activity level of flying insects and emergence rates of adults of aquatic insects across the range of microclimates provided by the complex terrain at the HJ Andrews experimental forest. Our goal is to look at spatial and temporal variation within the Spring season, and to assess the variability among years. Invertebrate data will be combined with plant and bird phenology data to look for interactions among trophic levels. Data collected will provide a baseline which will be used to assess possible effects of climate and/or land-use change.

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• LTER controlled vocabulary: habitats (theme), communities (theme), populations (theme), biodiversity (theme), spatial variability (theme), aquatic ecosystems (theme), streams (theme), invertebrates (theme), aquatic invertebrates (theme), arthropods (theme), insects (theme), birds (theme)
• Andrews Experimental Forest site thesaurus: Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) (theme), entomology (theme), temporal variability (theme)
• LTER core research areas: populations (theme)

• All Organisms: All Organisms
• Highest common category (ca. kingdom): Animalia
• Division or Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Coleoptera
• Family: Hydraenidae
• Genus: Hydraena
• Order: Hemiptera
• Family: Gerridae
• Genus: Aquarius
• Order: Ephemeroptera
• Family: Leptophlebiidae
• Genus: Paraleptophlebia
• Family: Ameletidae
• Genus: Ameletus
• Family: Baetidae
• Genus: Baetis
• Genus: Diphetor
• Family: Heptageniidae
• Genus: Cinygmula
• Genus: Cinygma
• Genus: Epeorus
• Family: Ephemerellidae
• Genus: Ephemerella
• Genus: Drunella
• Order: Diptera
• Family: Trichoceridae
• Genus: Paracladura
• Family: Simuliidae
• Genus: Prosimulium
• Family: Dixidae
• Family: Psychodidae
• Genus: Maruina
• Subfamily: Psychodinae
• Family: Tipulidae
• Genus: Molophilus
• Genus: Limonia
• Genus: Dicranota
• Genus: Limnophila
• Genus: Pedicia
• Family: Blephariceridae
• Genus: Agathon
• Family: Culicidae
• Genus: Aedes
• Family: Empididae
• Genus: Thanategia
• Genus: Dolichocephala
• Genus: Neoplasta
• Genus: Chelifera
• Genus: Oreothalia
• Genus: Clinocera
• Genus: Trichoclinocera
• Genus: Ceratopogon
• Family: Ceratopogonidae
• Family: Chironomidae
• Subfamily: Diamesinae
• Genus: Tanypodinae
• Subfamily: Orthocladiinae
• Genus: Podonominae
• Subfamily: Chironominae
• Order: Plecoptera
• Family: Peltoperlidae
• Genus: Yoraperla
• Family: Leuctridae
• Genus: Moselia
• Genus: Paraleuctra
• Genus: Pomoleuctra
• Family: Perlodidae
• Genus: Chernokrilus
• Family: Perlidae
• Genus: Calineuria
• Family: Chloroperlidae
• Genus: Alloperla
• Genus: Kathroperla
• Genus: Sweltsa
• Family: Capniidae
• Genus: Capnia
• Genus: Eucapnopsis
• Genus: Paracapnia
• Family: Nemouridae
• Genus: Ostrocerca
• Genus: Visoka
• Genus: Soyedina
• Genus: Malenka
• Genus: Zapada
• Genus: Calliperla
• Order: Trichoptera
• Family: Polycentropodidae
• Genus: Polycentropus
• Family: Arctopsychidae
• Genus: Parapsyche
• Family: Lepidostomatidae
• Genus: Lepidostoma
• Family: Goeridae
• Genus: Goeracea
• Genus: Lepania
• Family: Philopotamidae
• Genus: Dolophilodes
• Genus: Wormaldia
• Family: Limnephilidae
• Genus: Pseudostenophylax
• Genus: Ecclisomyia
• Genus: Apatania
• Family: Glossosomatidae
• Genus: Glossosoma
• Genus: Anagapetus
• Family: Brachycentridae
• Genus: Micrasema
• Family: Odontoceridae
• Genus: Namamyia
• Family: Rhyacophilidae
• Genus: Rhyacophila
• Family: Uenoidae
• Genus: Farula

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General acknowledgement: Data were provided by the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest research program, funded by the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Program (DEB 2025755), US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Oregon State University.

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• Version1 (2009-04-09)
  Original creation of metadata into SQL
• Version2 (2015-06-08)
  Imported metadata from Excel file and data from CSV file. Ran QC. Created SQL structures and appended data for all 4 entities. Data through 2013.
• Version4 (2016-10-21)
  Uploaded new data and corrected problems with attribute domains. Data tables for entities 1-3 are completely new and restructured.