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I have seen that the county measures stream health in terms of the bugs living in the stream. Why are they important?

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I have seen that the county measures stream health in terms of the bugs living in the stream. Why are they important?

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The many bugs and other creatures living in stream beds are important to stream ecology. They perform many functions such as chewing up leaves and providing food for other animals. Measurements of the abundance and diversity of streambed creatures are used by water resources managers to measure stream health because one sample can provide a pretty complete story about the condition of a stream reach.