Problems+Encountered+-

=Problems Encountered for Macroinvertebrates=

Overall, our testing procedure went very well. We didn't have many problems, but the few problems we had are as listed:


 * Some of the testing kits were not working properly.
 * (The test tubes had plugs that got stuck.)
 * While we were doing the "kicking", some of the organisms were hurt.
 * For example, salamanders had their tails cut off, crayfish lost their claws, etc.
 * It was very difficult to find organisms in the muddy water.
 * Just when we thought we had all of them, we'd find another animal in the mud.
 * When we were picking critters out of the net, we first placed them in a large container. Some of the larger macroinvertebrates, like crayfish, started attacking the smaller ones. We had to quickly separate them.
 * The crayfish were aggressive with the other organisms.
 * Some of the organisms were difficult to separate because they looked alike.
 * The mayfly and stonefly are very similar organisms, so we had to be careful they didn't get put together.