Functional Feeding Groups: Collectors

There is an old saying, “One man’s waste is another man’s treasure,” and this could not be truer for the next group of invertebrates, the collectors. There are two types of collectors, gatherers and filterers, both equally important. They eat Fine Particulate Organic Matter (FPOM), which can be the particles created by the shredders. The […]

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The MSP project is funded by an ESEA, Title II Part B Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant through the Montana Office of Public Instruction. MSP was developed by the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program and faculty from Montana Tech of The University of Montana and Montana State University, with support from other Montana University System Faculty.