A Preliminary Study of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates From Two Springs in the Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve, Oklahoma

Biology Department, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034The Pontotoc Ridge Nature Preserve is lo-cated in southeastern Pontotoc County,Oklahoma and is currently managed by TheNature Conservancy. It consists of 2000 acresof woodland and prairie vegetation. Severalsmall springs are located on the property andthese serve as headwaters for the Blue Riverand several of its tributaries. Very little isknown regarding the spring invertebratefauna in Oklahoma