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More About Streams

It is important for our research, and our communities, to have healthy streams and food webs. The materials on this page share more details about the important connections between healthy stream habitats, aquatic insects, and trout populations.

Educational Video Gallery
Len's Intro
02:34
Insect species found in Minnesota during winter months
02:14
Are there specialized habitats for aquatic insects?
03:32
Growth of aquatic insects in their habitats along streams
02:52
Species mating during winter months in Minnesota
01:17
Temperature recording process for aquatic insects
03:01
Oviposition process for aquatic insects
05:58
Len's Conclusions
06:09
Amy's Intro
03:06
How Beaver Dams Affect Fish Movement?
01:21
Do Humans Affect Fish Movement?
01:35
Do Different Individual Trout Have Different Movement Tendencies?
02:33
How Do Interactions Between Trout Species Affect Trout Movement?
02:51
How Do Daily or Annual Fluctuations in Stream Temperature Affect Trout?
01:41
How Does Temperature Affect Trout Movement?
02:11
Conclusions
03:14
Bruce's Intro
06:12
Trout Feeding Patterns Through Winter Months
00:48
What is the Invertebrate Distribution in Minnesota Streams
02:34
Common Prey for Large Trout in Minnesota Streams
00:45
How Does Trout Prey Matchup With the Appropriate Fly
03:01
Trout Consumption Among Various Streams in Minnesota
03:12
Conclusions
03:15

Educational Resources

Whether you are an elementary school teacher or high school agricultural educator, we have resources to help you get your students interested in bugs and winter ecosystems. 

Bugs Below Zero is supported by an interdisciplinary team of experts from the agricultural and environmental sciences, science communication, entomology, fisheries, wildlife, and conservation biology disciplines. Our work combines classroom resources, educational events, digital tools, and a participatory science effort. We focus on winter aquatic insects in trout streams around Minnesota. These bugs are vitally important to the health of trout ecosystems. Partial funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

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