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Investigators | Department | Objectives | Approach Keywords | Progress Reports | Impact Statements | Publications | |
Project * COL00645 | |
| Title | Support and Enhancement of the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity |
| Investigator(s) | Kondratieff, B |
| Department | Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Mgmt. |
| Objectives | The major objective of the proposal is to provide a collection and database for the use of state and Federal agencies (Cooperative Extension Specialists and agents, Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado Department of Agriculture, USGS BRD, USDA, US Park Service), and pest management specialists, students, and national and international scientists. The data will allow verification of identifications and allow more widespread use and collaboration . |
| Approach | Databasing the holdings of the Museum to facilitate the use of the collection by state agencies, students, and national and international scientists. Approximately, 20,000 specimens are added annually to the collection, and standard methods and protocols are used to curate this material into the collection. Several Museum Associates contribute unusually important determined specimens annually. The Gillette Museum has 166,110 of its three million specimens databased. There are 149,210 specimens databased in the ASCII format required by the National Park Service for their contracting work (http://www.npwrc.usgs .gov/resource/1999/insect/insect.htm). The remaining 16,900 specimens, for that contracting work was completed for the Center for Environmental Management of Military lands (http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/), are in a dBase database. The two databasing priorities are to database all type specimens (82 primary types and 2,000 secondary types), followed by the butterflies (Lepidoptera). |
| Keywords | National History collections, insects, databasing |
| Progress Reports | |
| 1996 | During the past 125 years an extensive network of agricultural canal systems (ACS) was developed in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Their operation depends on water captured directly from stream diversions, or diverted from storage reservoirs. Irrigated cropland on the High Plains currently represents more than 20% of the total irrigated land in the United States. Agricultural canal systems embrace unique benthic communities during their seasonal operation. Physically, these systems consist in varying combinations of headwater diversions, longitudinal and lateral canals and ditches, storage reservoirs, tunnels, and aqueducts. Reservoirs and tunnels along the length of an agricultural canal system storage create unnatural interruptions in the natural flow of irrigation water toward its destination. The four objectives are of this project are: 1) assess the structure and function of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of ACS, as they traverse the agricultural lands and urbanized areas of the Front Range of Colorado as measures of water and habitat quality, and 2) assess the biological impacts of agricultural and urban/suburban inputs on the structure and function of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. Two ACS originating along the eastern foothills of the Front Range in Larimer County, Colorado are being studied: the North Poudre Canal known to irrigators as the Livermore Ditch, and the North Poudre Supply Canal known as the Monroe Ditch . |
| 1997 | During the past 125 years an extensive network of agricultural canal systems (ACS) was developed in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Their operation depends on water captured directly from stream diversions, or diverted from storage reservoirs. Irrigated cropland on the High Plains currently represents more than 20% of the total irrigated land in the United States. Results of data collected from two ACS originating along the eastern foothills of the Front Range in Larimer County, Colorado are being analyzed: the North Poudre Canal known to irrigators as the Livermore Ditch, and the North Poudre Supply Canal known as the Monroe Ditch . Aquatic macroinvertebrates entrained from the Poudre and North Fork Poudre Rivers immediately colonize these canals in large numbers and many complete their life history. This study has shown that measures of water and habitat quality can be used to assess the biological impacts of agricultural and urban/suburban inputs. Results of this study will allow for the first time an assessment of the structure and function of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of ACS, as they traverse the agricultural lands and urbanized areas of the Front Range of Colorado. |
| 1998 | Results of data collected from two ACS originating along the eastern foothills of the Front Range in Larimer County, Colorado has been analyzed: the North Poudre Canal known to irrigators as the Livermore Ditch, and the North Poudre Supply Canal known as the Monroe Ditch . Aquatic macroinvertebrates entrained from the Poudre and North Fork Poudre Rivers rapidly colonize these canals in high densities and complete their life cycles in the canals. This is the first study of the ecology of aquatic invertebrates of ACS. This study has shown that measures of water and habitat quality can be used to assess the biological impacts of agricultural and urban-suburban inputs. Future studies would continue to explore additional ecological aspects that were not addressed here, including interdisciplinary cooperation. Issues related to conservation biology and biological diversity are important to Coloradans concerned about the welfare of this state's environment. This research demonstrated the existence of viable aquatic insect communities, their ability to complete their life history development in these ACS, and their addition to the terrestrial ecosystem. Future researchers utilizing results from this study include entomologists, fish and wildlife biologists, ornithologists, aquatic and terrestrial ecologists, naturalists, and outdoor recreational planners. Results follow the issues defined in the proposal through their identification and elaboration. During the past 125 years an extensive network of agricultural canal systems ACS was developed in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Their operation depends on water captured directly from stream diversions, or diverted from storage reservoirs. Irrigated cropland on the High Plains currently represents more than 20 percent of the total irrigated land in the United States. Agricultural canal systems embrace unique benthic communities during their seasonal operation. Physically, these systems consist in varying combinations of headwater diversions, longitudinal and lateral canals and ditches, storage reservoirs, tunnels, and aqueducts. Reservoirs and tunnels along the length of an agricultural canal system storage create unnatural interruptions in the natural flow of irrigation water toward its destination. The four objectives of this project were: 1. assess the structure and function of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of ACS, as they traverse the agricultural lands and urbanized areas of the Front Range of Colorado as s on the structure and function of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. Two ACS originating along the eastern foothills of the Front Range in Larimer County, Colorado are being studied: the North Poudre Canal known to irrigators as the Livermore Ditch, and the North Poudre Supply Canal known as the Monroe Ditch . |
| 1999 | C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University, is one of the most comprehensive and expanding collections in the Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico region. The C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity is performing an integral function, related to all three missions of the Department: College and University-teaching, research, and extension. The collection is benefiting the activities of the Agricultural Experiment Station by meeting the needs of researchers in agriculture and resource management, and by providing broad support for public and formal education programs, and training student in systematics. Additionally, the C. P. Gillette Insect Collection is involved in the investigation of habitat loss, endangered species and biological diversity issues throughout the Intermountain West. Useful functions accomplished were: 1) determining species that cause damage to crops, landscapes plants, etc., 2) determining species that are predators and parasitoids of pest insects, and 3) public awareness of nature and biodiversity. Recent needs to improve storm water drainage within the urban growth area of Fort Collins, Colorado has driven the investigation of stream habitat associated with aquatic macroinvertebrate and fish communities. This ongoing research is designed to provide high quality baseline fish, macroinvertebrate, and habitat data to aid the design and enhancement of aquatic habitats during future storm water development. Study streams were mapped using a global positioning unit. A habitat quality index (HQI) was used to evaluate current habitat condition and to distinguish stream reaches into groups. Twenty-three sites were randomly chosen from grouped reaches across five storm water basins and macroinvertebrates, fish, and water quality measures were collected. Measurements of in-stream habitat were made to quantify some of the parameters estimated in the HQI. MANOVA determined no overall significance (Wilks' lambda 0 .064) among the habitat measures tested based on HQI groupings. Cluster analysis of fish and macroinvertebrate data grouped sites differently than those established by the HQI. The presence of mostly tolerant taxa and the lack of historical information complicate characterizing fish and macroinvertebrate communities based solely on habitat. Efforts will be made to identify local and regional controls of aquatic communities using geographical information system data. |
| 2000 | Recent needs to improve stormwater drainage within the cities of Fort Collins and Boulder, Colorado have driven the investigation of stream habitat associated with benthic communities. Relationships between habitat and benthic communities determined during this study will provide a basis for design criteria that stormwater engineers can use during future regional projects. A modified Habitat Quality Index (HQI) was used to characterize stream reaches into like-groups. Benthic macroinvertebrates and 17 environmental variables were measured from each of 62 sites across 10 stormwater basins. Univariate analysis of variance and the Kruskal-Wallace test revealed little year-to-year variability among habitat variables and macroinvertebrate metrics (p < 0.05). Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) explained 30 % of the variability in the species data. Monte Carlo simulations revealed that eigenvalues and species-environment correlations were significant (p<0.05). Groupings established by HQI were not closely associated with patterns produced by CCA; however, HQI scores were significantly correlated with riparian width, percent glide, percent pool, under cut bank, woody debris, and the number of habitat units at a site. More tolerant taxa such as midges, worms, snails, and amphipods were associated with glide habitat and mayflies and caddisflies with more complex ones. |
| 2001 | Anthropogenic influences on the landscape have occurred worldwide and nowhere is this more evident than in the urban environment. Studies have shown that streams receiving stormwater runoff and other urban pollutants are faced with multiple stressors and as a result can experience noticeable changes in surface and ground water quality, biological condition, and channel morphology. There are strong relationships between urban run-off and the degradation of biological condition. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are often used as indicators of environmental degradation because they are closely associated with their habitat, reflecting the general condition of their watershed. Recent needs to improve stormwater drainage within the urban growth areas of Fort Collins and Boulder, have driven the evaluation of stream habitat that supports macroinvertebrate communities. Streams of this region have been historically altered to meet the needs of multiple uses beginning with the development of extensive irrigation canal networks in the 1860's that were well established by 1900. This region, typical of Front Range landscapes, is currently being subjected to extreme urban growth, which has led to multiple biological impacts such as the decrease of species diversity . Additionally, these streams have been drastically altered to meet the needs of stormwater conveyance and irrigated agriculture. This project evaluated habitat-based relationships of macroinvertebrate communities to aid the design and enhancement of aquatic habitats during future stormwater development. Habitat relationships determined during this study will provide a basis for design criteria that stormwater engineers can use during future regional projects. Habitat Quality Index (HQI) scores did not consistently predict site and macroinvertebrate community characteristics, although separation occurred between best and worst available habitat. However, Conical Correspondence Analysis identified % pool, % glide, % riffle, stream width, and rootwad area as predictors of macroinvertebrate communities. Specifically, CCA indicated that % glide habitat was associated with midges, worms, and snails, which are considered taxa tolerant to disturbance. More sensitive groups, such as mayflies and caddisflies were associated with higher percent pool, and more diverse habitats. In the urban environment investigated here, the majority of the common macroinvertebrate taxa found, including species of mayflies and caddisflies, are considered tolerant to human disturbance and therefore can exploit a wide range of habitat conditions. This may explain why some measured environmental variables that are known to affect aquatic benthic communities such as substrate, stream depth, bank stability, and riparian area were not important factors in predicting these urban benthic communities. |
| 2002 | Agricultural irrigation canal systems have been part of Colorado Front Range for more than a century. No information is available regarding the colonization and development of benthic macroinvertebrate communities during the course of the irrigation season. Theses systems and their source of waters (mountain rivers) have been traditionally viewed as pipelines or conduits for water transfer, rather than natural habitats. Additionally, these Agricultural irrigation canal systems now traverse constantly expanding urban interface, for example, Fort Collins, Loveland and Longmont. Increasingly, these canals now receive anthropogenic stresses, such as urban storm water runoff. The objectives of this research project were to study the colonization and development of benthic macroinvertebrate communities within two active canals , and monitor the change in these communities along the canals until they enter storage reservoirs. The colonization rates of benthic macroinvertebrate communities were high at the initiation of irrigation and rapidly declined over the use season. For example, Larimer County Canal #2, the number of macroinvertebrate taxa declined from over 50 taxa near the source to less than 20 at 3 km from the source. Additionally, there were significant differences in taxa richness, Ephemeroptera/Plecoptera/Trichoptera richness, and mean tolerance index values between the source stream and sites along the canals. Only relatively tolerant taxa, such as baetid mayflies, chironomid midges and black flies occurred along the course of the canal, with sensitive taxa being eliminated by change in discharge, substrate, and water quality changes. Significant negative changes in benthic macroinvertebrate communities were detected as soon as the ditches received substantial runoff from urban sources. This study clearly indicates that biomonitoring of benthic macroinvertebrate communities should become part of any water quality program of regional water supplies. It is recommended that water quality programs, including benthic macroinvertebrate sampling be implemented in agricultural irrigation canal systems throughout the use season and in parts of the systems that receive substantial urban runoff during nonuse periods. |
| 2003 | During the late 19th century, agricultural canal systems (ACS) were developed in eastern Colorado for developing a stable agricultural economy. Many ACS now resemble natural streams in terms of having an associated riparian zone and year round aquatic fauna. There has been limited scientific research conducted, attributable to the fact that ACS are viewed as pipelines or conduits for water transfer rather than as natural habitats for a variety of organisms. However, due to the unprecedented urban development occurring along the Front Range of Colorado, these ACS are subjected to novel anthropogenic impacts as these canals traverse landscape changing from agricultural to rural/urban. Both water shareholders and now adjacent residents are concerned with water quality issues. Current research was designed to study the colonization and community development processes associated with the benthic macroinvertebrate communities within two ACS located along the Front Range of Colorado during the irrigation season. These processes have yet to be studied within ACS, and are needed to establish baseline information for benthic macroinvertebrate community structure and function for evaluation and management approaches. The New Mercer Canal and the Larimer County Canal #2 originate from the same diversion structure on the Poudre River near Laporte, Colorado, and run southeast through Fort Collins, Colorado. Both canals deliver water to shareholders for 120-150 days from May to September. Benthic macroinvertebrate samples were taken using a multi-habitat approach throughout the course of the irrigation season. Coefficient of community change (COCC) was calculated for each canal system by using data from the reference site on the source river and in relation to the uppermost study sites in each canal as well as in relation to the earliest samples from each study site in order to ascertain how the communities were changing longitudinally and temporally. Other indices, diversity indices, evenness values, species richness, EPT, and mean tolerance index were calculated. The important result of this study was both canals were surprisingly unique in terms of the availability and quality of habitat considering that both are over 100 years old, originate from the same location, and are parallel to one another for most of their respective lengths. The hydrological regimes of both canals were unique. These flow regimes controlled the development and persistence of the benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Lower flows favored those taxa more typically associated with standing water habitats, whereas peak flows favored rheophilic species. Additionally, it was clear that the variation of flow interrupted the life cycles of most of the benthic macroinvertebrates. The colonization processes in both canal systems seemed to follow the patterns that would generally be expected within a new aquatic system. Additionally, along the length of the canals, downstream communities were composed of more tolerant organisms than the upstream sites near the source, the rather pristine Cache la Poudre River. This strongly suggested a longitudinal increase in stress within these ACS. |
| 2004 | One Colorado's main biological collections is the C. P. Museum of Arthropod Diversity. The Museum, founded in 1870, includes more than 3,000,000-curated specimens, primarily representing more than 55,000 insect species.This repository represents a baseline of (historical) diversity information, in which species and genetic diversity are catalogued and stored, especially being important in the rapid changing landscapes of Colorado. Since changes in biodiversity are unfolding in space and time, spatio-temporal information is crucial to document these changes in faunal patterns. Properly preserved, catalogued, and maintained specimens are the ultimate physical database for verification of reported data that are based on them and the populations from which they were samples. Collections like the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity are also irreplaceable reservoir of untapped information for future studies.This information is crucial for efforts directly related to Colorado agriculture including identification of new pests, identification of emerging pests, and biocontrol releases and successes. Approximately 50,000 specimens are added to the collection annually. The Museum serves as the repository for regional National Parks and other public land stewards. Annually, 5,000 specimens are loaned to researchers throughout the world. The Museum makes available its collections and libraries to Colorado Heritage Program and other biodiversity concern state agencies on a daily basis. Annually, 1,200 identifications of insects and other arthropods are made for Cooperative Extension agents and specialists. The Museum serves as the focus for the general public interested in insects and other arthropods, serving annually more than 2,000 K-12 students and parents. The Museum directly facilitates teaching both undergraduate and graduate students as an extension of the classroom and a facility for independent studies. The Museum has initiated a successful endowment program to support high quality museum and outreach activities. Recent needs to improve storm water drainage within the rapidly growing urban area of the Front Range of Colorado, has driven the investigation of urban stream and irrigation canal networks. The last five years, research was designed to provide high quality baseline benthic macroinvertebrate and habitat data to aid the design and enhancement of aquatic habitats during storm water development and evaluate impacts as these canals that traverse landscape changing from agricultural to rural/urban. Both canals and small urban streams were unique in terms of the availability and quality of habitat. Storm events and canal operations controlled the development and persistence of the benthic macroinvertebrate communities. In the canals, lower flows favored those taxa more typically associated with standing water habitats, whereas peak flows favored rheophilic species. Variation of flow of both the urban streams and canals interrupted the life cycles of most of the benthic macroinvertebrates. However, it is clear that both aquatic systems can be redeemed as aesthetic resources with some ecological integrity. |
| 2005 | The main repositories of baseline (historical) diversity information are natural history collections, in which species and genetic diversity are cataloged and stored. Since changes in biodiversity are unfolding in space and time, spatio-temporal information is crucial to document changes in faunal and floral patterns, likewise for recent changes in the genetics and biology of individual species or populations. Properly preserved, cataloged, and maintained specimens are the ultimate physical database for verification of reported data that are based on them and the populations from which they were sampled. They are vouchers for species identity and other specimen-specific information. The objective of the proposal is to provide a collection and database for the use of state and Federal agencies (Cooperative Extension Specialists and agents, Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado Department of Agriculture, USGS BRD, USDA, US Park Service), and pest management specialists, students, and national and international scientists. In 2005 approximately 25,000 insect labeled and identified specimens were add to the collection; approximately, 500 identifications were made for Extension Specialist, County Extension agents, federal and state agencies, pest control professionals, and the general public; approximately, 1,200 K-12 students utilized museum public outreach services; and approximately, 15,000 specimens were data based. Two graduate students completed their degrees using Museum resources. Funding proposals were submitted to NSF (NSF 03-566) and Gates Family Foundation for integration of the collection into a Colorado State University Natural History Research Collection. |
| 2006 | The C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, a three million specimen museum,is the primary respository of the southern Rocky Mountain Region. This collection is used as a database for state and Federal agencies including Cooperative Extension Specialists and agents, Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado Department of Agriculture, USGS-BRD, USDA, US Park Service,pest management specialists, students, and national and international scientists . Recently, Dr. Don Bright, an international expert on bark and ambrosia beetles, was added to the staff, joining Dr. Paul A. Opler, an internationally recognized Lepidoptera expert. Approximately, 300 persons visited the collection to examine specimens in 2006. Ten scientific referred papers were published in 2006, directly using museum specimens. About a dozen new taxa were described from this material. |
| Impact | |
| 1999 | The C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity has provided taxonomic service to the Cooperative Extension Service and the general public. It has been involved in major biodiversity efforts throughout Colorado. Modified bioassesments and habitat based approaches for aquatic macroinvertebrates have been successfully implemented for two Front Range Colorado cities, allowing for water quality evaluation and management of urban growth along drainage basins. Maintaining high water quality is beneficial to agricultural users. |
| 2000 | The results of this research is being incorporated in urban drainage management plans of several Front Range cities of Colorado, and implemented in stormwater designs of new housing developments. |
| 2001 | Results indicate that aquatic macroinvertebrates are responding to channel morphology in these urban streams, which can be influenced by stormwater departments through the proper design of stable channels in urban environments. Stormwater engineers should work with aquatic biologists throughout the design and construction process so that habitat features important to aquatic organisms can be incorporated into urban streams. This is especially important along the Front Range where most cities have been established near the transition zone between mountains and plains, which theoretically should harbor highest species richness. Consistent biological monitoring and maintenance of such projects will be essential in determining the success of any mitigation that takes place in the urban environment and should be incorporated |
| 2002 | Agricultural irrigation canal systems are crucial features of the Colorado Front Range landscape. The protection of water quality is a national priority, This study has indicated that the evaluation of benthic macroinvertebrate community structure and function is applicable for monitoring water quality of the canals as they traverse the agricultural/urban interface. |
| 2003 | From this research it is recommended that each agricultural canal systems be treated independently when developing water quality standards using benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators. Additionally, this research clearly indicated that there is an increase in environmental stress as these ACS traverse urban zones, and the potential causes of this pollution should be a topic of concern for shareholders and managers of these canal systems. |
| 2004 | The C. P. Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University provides unique services and opportunities in biodiversity cataloguing and systematic needs for the state. It is the only expanding repository that represents a baseline of (historical) diversity information, in which insect and other arthropod species and genetic diversity are catalogued and stored. This allows for the expert identification of species for state, federal, and local agencies and concerns. The Museum serves as a focus for K-12 outreach, training of students, and refereed publications in systematic and biodiversity issues. |
| 2005 | The C. P. Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University continues to provide unique services to the citizens of Colorado by providing expert identifications of insects and related arthropods to Cooperative Extension, federal and state agencies, and the general public. It is the only comprehensive repository for Colorados insect biodiversity, an estimated 30,000 species, about 1/3 of the states total biodiversity. Additionally, the Museum serves as a focus for K-12 outreach, training of students, and refereed publications in systematic and biodiversity issues. |
| 2006 | The C. P. Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University is making a stronger effort to provide unique services and opportunities to the citizens of Colorado by providing expert identifications of insects and related arthropods to Cooperative Extension, federal and state agencies, and the general public. Enhanced efforts are being made to train student, with four graduate (i PhD, 3 MS) students currently being directed. Additionally, the Museum continues serves as a focus for K-12 outreach, and refereed publications in systematic and biodiversity issues |
| Publications | |
| 1996 |
Adair, T. W. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1996. The occurrence of Nitidula flavomaculata (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) on a human corpse. Entomol. News. 107: 233-236 Armstrong, J. S., S. D. Pilcher and B. C. Kondratieff. 1995. Two chloropid flies (Diptera: Chloropidae) infesting Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) in northeastern Colorado. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 68: 478-480 Harris, S. C., B. C. Kondratieff and B. P. Stark. 1996. New records of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera from Alabama. Entomol. News 107: 237-242. Kirchner, R. F. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1996. A review of the genus Hansonoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 89:501-509 Kondratieff, B. C. and S. J. Fitzgerald. 1996. Review of the mydid genus Opomydas Curran (Diptera: Mydidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 89: 348-353 Rhodes, H. A. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1996. Annotated list of the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Western Nebraska, U.S.A. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 69: 191-198. Zimmerman, R., B. Kondratieff, E. Nelson. and C. Sclar. 1996. The life history of two species of grape leafhoppers on wine grapes in western Colorado. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 69: 337-345. |
| 1997 |
Durfee, R. S. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1997. Description of adults of Labiobaetis apache (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) with additions and corrections to the inventory of Colorado mayflies . Entomol. News. 108: 97-101 Fitzgerald, S. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1997. A new species of Pseudonomoneura Bequaert (Diptera: Mydidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 99: 171-173. Kirchner, R. F., and B. C. Kondratieff. 1997. A new species of Nearctic Perlesta (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Virginia. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 99. 290-293 Kondratieff, B. C. 1996. New Biological Books. Aquatics Sciences. Chironomids: From Genes to Ecosystems. Quart. Review Biol. 71(4) 588-589 Kondratieff, B. C., R. Jason and A. M. Brasher. 1997. The life cycle of an introduced caddisfly, Cheumatopsyche pettiti (Banks) (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in Waikolu Stream, Molokai, Hawaii. Hydrobiologia 350: 81-85 Long, L. S. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1996. The mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of Tennessee, with a review of the possibly threatened species occurring within the state. Great Lakes Entomol. 29: 171-182. Sarver, R. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1997. Survey of Missouri mayflies (Ephmeroptera). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 70: 132-140. Thesis: Miller, K. B. 1997. Taxonomic studies of nearctic and neotropical Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). MS Thesis 186 pp |
| 1998 |
Baron, J. S., T. LaFrancois and B. C. Kondratieff. 1998. Chemical and biological characteristics of desert rock pools in intermittent streams of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 58: 250-264 Kondratieff, B. C. and R. F. Kirchner. 1998. A new species of Sweltsa from Eastern North America (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae). Entomol. News. 109: 293-295 Kondratieff, B. C. and R. W. Baumann. 1999. Studies on stoneflies of North Dakota with description of a new Perlesta species (Plecoptera: Perlidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 101(2) |
| 1999 |
Durfee, R. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1999. Notes on North American Baetis (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae): Baetis moffatti new synonym of B. tricaudatus and range extension for B. bundyae. Entomol News. 110:177-180 Durfee, R. S., B. C. Kondratieff and L. J. Livo. 1999. New records of aquatic Heteroptera for Colorado: Notonectidae, Pleidae, Corixidae. Entomol. News 110: 243-245 Huntsman, B. O., R. W. Baumann, and B. C. Kondratieff. 1999. Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, USA: Distribution and zoogeography affinities. Great Basin Nat. 59:1-17. Kirchner, R. F. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1999. New records for threatened tiger beetles of West Virginia and a new state record for Mason county (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Cicindela. 31: 83-85. Kondratieff, B. C. and R. W. Baumann. 1999. Studies on stoneflies of North Dakota with description of a new Perlesta species (Plecoptera: Perlidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 101: 325-331 McCafferty, W. P. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1999. New species of Paraleptophlebia (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from Idaho and Washington. Entomol. News 110: 217-220 Weissmann, M. J. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1999. An inventory of arthropod fauna at Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado. Univ. Kansas Nat. Hist. Mus. Spec. Publ. 24: 57-68 Weissmann, M. J. and B. C. Kondratieff. 1999. Two new species of Amblyderus from Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado (Coleoptera: Anthicidae). Entomol. News. 110:137-143. |
| 2001 |
Huntsman, B. O., R. W. Baumann, and B. C. Kondratieff. 2001. The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of South Dakota. Entomol. News: 112: 104-111. McCafferty, W. P., T. H. Klubertanz, R. P. Randolph, A. W. Provonsha, H. R. Lawson, and B. C. Kondratieff. 2001. Mayflies (Ephemeroptera of the Great Plains. I. Nebraska. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 127: 5-29. VanWieren, B. J., B. C. Kondratieff and B. P. Stark. 2001. A review of the North American species of Megarcys Klapalek (Plecoptera: Perlodidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 103: 409-427. Ward, J.V., B. C. Kondratieff, and R. E. Zuellig. 2002. An illustrated guide to the mountain stream insects of Colorado, 2nd ed. University of Colorado Press. Zuellig, R. E. 2001. Macroinvertebrate and fish communities along the Front range of Colorado and their relationship to habitat in the urban environment. M. S. Thesis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Zuellig, R. E. and B. C. Kondratieff. 2001. Aquatic macroinvertebrate communities associated with changing urban environments. Colorado Water 18: 7-13. |
| 2002 |
Kondratieff, B.C. and R.F. Kirchner. 2002. Perlesta etnieri (Plecoptera: Perlidae), a new species of stonefly from Tennessee. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 104:46-49. Kondratieff, B.C. and R.W. Baumann. 2002. A review of the stoneflies of Colorado with description of a new species of Capnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae). Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 385-402. Schneider, S.C. 2002. The colonization of two Colorado Front Range Agricultural Canal Systems by Benthic Macroinvertebrates. M.S. Thesis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Shieh, Sen-Her, J.V. Ward, and B.C. Kondratieff. 2002. Energy flow through macroinvertebrates in a polluted plains stream. J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 21: 660-675. Zuellig, R.E., B.C. Kondratieff, and H.A. Rhodes. 2002. Benthos recovery after an episodic sediment release into a Colorado Rocky Mountain River. Western N. Amer. Nat. 62: 59-72. Zuellig, R.E., P M. Pineda, and B.C. Kondratieff. 2002. Aquatic insects of a high plains spring: Warm Springs, Guernsey, Wyoming. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 75: 163-171. |
| 2003 |
Kondratieff, B. C. and R. F. Kirchner. 2003. Two new species of Perlesta (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Eastern North America. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 105:933-939. Kondratieff, B. C. and R. F. Kirchner. 2004. Alloperla lenati, a New Species of Stonefly from North Carolina (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae) and Two New State records (Plecoptera: Perlodidae) . Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97:101-103. Schneider, S. 2003. The Colonization of two agricultural canal systems by benthic macroinvertebrates. MS Thesis, Colorado State University. Stark, B. P. and B. C. Kondratieff. 2004. , a new stonefly from Peru (Plecoptera: Perlidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 79:26-28. |
| 2004 |
Durfee, R.S., Jasper, S.K. and Kondratieff, B.C. 2005. Colorado Haliplidae (Coleoptera): Biogeography and identification. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 78: 24-53. Kondratieff, B.C. and Baumann, R.W. 2004. A record of the arctic forestfly Nemoura arctica (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from the contiguous United States. Entomol. News 115: 113-115. Kondratieff, B.C. and Kirchner, R. F. 2004. Alloperla lenati, a new species of stonefly from North Carolina (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae) and two state records (Plecoptera: Perlodidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 97: 361-363. Kondratieff, B.C. and Perez-Gelabert, D.E. 2004. A new species of Nemomydas and a new record for Baliomydas gracilis (Diptera: Mydidae) from Hispaniola. Florida Entomol. 87: 380-382. Kondratieff, B.C. and Zuellig, R.E. 2004. A new species of Zealeuctra (Plecoptera: Leuctridae) and confirmation of Hydroperla fugitans from Texas (Plecoptera: Perlodidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 106: 840-843. Slater, J. and Kondratieff, B.C. 2004. A review of the mayfly genus Cinygmula McDunnough (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) in Colorado. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 77: 121-126. Stark, B.P. and Kondratieff, B.C. 2004. Acroneuria kirchneri (Plecoptera: Perlidae), a new species from eastern North America. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 97: 393-396. Stark, B.P. and Kondratieff, B.C. 2004. Acroneuria yuchi (Plecoptera: Perlidae), a new stonefly from Virginia, U.S.A. Jeffersoniana 13: 1-6. Stark, B.P. and Kondratieff, B.C. 2004. Anacroneuria from Mexico and upper Mesoamerica (Plecoptera: Perlidae). Mongraph. Western North Amer. Nat. 2: 1-64. Stark, B.P. and Kondratieff, B.C. 2004. Pictetiella lechleitneri (Plecoptera: Perlodidae), a new species from Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, U.S.A. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 106: 747-750. Zuellig, R.E., Kondratieff, B.C. and Thorp, R.A. 2004. Life cycle of the net-spinning caddisfly, Cheumatopsyche analis (Banks) (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae), in two small Front Range Urban streams, Fort Collins, Colorado. Western North Amer. Nat. 64: 497-502. |
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Al Dhafer, H.M. 2005. Revision of the North American species of Limonius (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Ph.D Thesis. Colorado St. Univ., Dept. of BSPM, Fort Collins, CO. 301 pp. Carr, R.J. 2005. The subfamily Leptogastrinae (Diptera: Asilidae) in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, U.S.A. and a revision of the genus Tipulogaster Cockerell (Diptera: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae) in North America North of Mexico. M.S. Thesis. Colorado St. Univ., Dept. of BSPM, Fort Collins, CO. 90 pp. Kondratieff, B.C., Kirchner, R.F., and Lenat, D. 2005. Two new species of Haploperla (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae) from North Carolina, U.S.A. Proc. Entomol. Soc. 107: 859-863. Marquardt, W.C., Kondratieff, B.C., Moore, C.G., Freier, J.E., Hagedorn, H.H., Black IV, W.C. , James, A.A., Hemingway, J., and Higgs, S. (eds). 2005. Biology of Disease Vectors. 2nd edition. Elsevier Academic Press, Burlington, Massachusetts. 785 pp. Ruiter, D.E., Kondratieff, B.C., Lechleitner, R.A., and Zuellig, R.E. 2005. An annotated list of the caddisflies (Trichoptera) of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 131: 159-187. Zuellig, R.E. and Kondratieff, B.C. 2005. A new state record of the shortwing snowfly Allocapnia vivipara (Plecoptera: Capniida) from Nebraska. Entomol. News. 116: 111-112. Zuellig, R.E., Kondratieff, B.C., Schmidt, J.P., Durfee, R.S., Ruiter, D.E., and Prather, I.E. 2005. An annotated list of aquatic insects of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, excluding Diptera with notes on several new state records. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 78: 2-22. |
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Adair, T. W. and B. C. Kondratieff. 2006. Three species of insects collected from an adult human corpse above 3,300 meters in elevation: A review of a case from Colorado. J. Forensic Sciences 51: 1164-1165. Cranshaw, and B. C. Kondratieff. 2006. Guide to Colorado Insects. Westcliffe Publishers, Englewood, Colorado. 232 pp. Kondratieff, B. C., R. A. Lechleitner, and R. E. Zuellig. 2006. Additions to the stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, U.S.A. Entomol. News. 117: 461-463. Kondratieff, B. C., R. E. Zuellig, and D. R. Lenat. 2006. Description of the adults of Maccaffertium lenati (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae), notes on its ecology and distribution, and a new North Carolina record for Isonychia arida (Ephemeroptera: Isonychiidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 108: 995-997. Kondratieff, B. C., R. E. Zuellig, R. F. Kirchner, and D. R. Lenat. 2006. Three new species of Perlesta (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Eastern North America and notes on new state records. Illiesia 2:31-38. Kondratieff, B. C., R. E. Zuellig, R. F. Kirchner, and D. R. Lenat. 2007. A new species of Tallaperla (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae) from North Carolina, U.S.A. Entomol. News 118: 23-25. Nadeau, L., P. E. Cushing, and B. C. Kondratieff. 2006. Effects of fire disturbance on grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) assemblages of the Comanche National Grasslands, Colorado. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 79: 2-12. Poff, N. L., J. D. Olden, N. K. M. Vieira, D. S. Finn, M. P. Simmons, and B. C. Kondratieff. 2006. Functional trait niches of North American lotic insects: trait-based ecological applications in light of phylogenetic relationships. J. N. Amer. Benthol. Soc. 25: 730-755. Schmidt, J. 2006. The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of Colorado. M.S. Thesis. Colorado State University, 303 pp. Zuellig, R. E., B. C. Kondratieff, and R. W. Hood. 2006. Studies on stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Colorado with eastern faunal affinities, including a new state record of the midwestern salmonfly, Pteronarcys pictetii Hagen (Plecoptera: Pteronarcyidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 108: 335-340. |