350 Pages 116 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

369 Pages 116 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

369 Pages
by CRC Press

Tasked by the Clean Water Act to restore and maintain the integrity of their waters, state and local governments must develop systems for assessing the health of the streams within their borders. They quickly find that one size does not fit all when it comes to sampling. Rapid Bioassessment of Stream Health examines the sampling techniques, laboratory methods, and data analysis necessary to... Read more

Introduction, J. A. Gore, D.L. Hughes, M.P. Brossett, and A.M. Herrit

Comparison of Bioassessment Methods, J.R. Olson, D.L. Hughes, and M.P. Brossett

Rapid Bioassessment Materials and Methods, M.P. Brossett, D.L. Hughes, J.R. Olson, and J.A. Gore

Candidate Reference Conditions, J.R. Olson, D.L. Hughes, J.A. Gore, and M.P. Brossett

Development of Ecoregional and Subecoregional Reference Conditions, D.L. Hughes, J.R. Olson, M.P. Brossett, and J.A. Gore

A Numerical Index of Stream Health, A.M. Herrit, D.L. Hughes, J.A. Gore, and M.P. Brossett

The Effect of Sample Size on Rapid Bioassessment Scores, U.K. Rai, J.A. Gore, D.L. Hughes, and M.P. Brossett

Taxonomic Resolution and Cost Effectiveness of Rapid Bioassessment, J.A. Williams, J.A. Gore, and M.P. Brossett

Quality Assurance/Quality Control: What Does It Reveal about the Reliability of the Rapid Bioassessment Protocol? T.J. Ferring, J.A. Gore, and D.L. Hughes

The Use of Rapid Bioassessment to Assess the Success of Stormwater Treatment Technologies (Best Management Practices) in Urban Streams, E. Oij, J. Banning, and J.A. Gore

Implementation of the Rapid Bioassessment Protocol, M.P. Brossett, D.L. Hughes, M. de la Rosa, and J.A. Gore

Appendix A: Selected 1998 Georgia Land Use Values for All Stream Sites

Appendix B: Taxonomic References

Appendix C: List of Stream Sites

Appendix D: Discrimination Efficiencies for Metrics Considered for Index Development

Appendix E: Examples of Reference Stream Criteria from the State of Georgia

Appendix F: Examples of Reference Criteria, Numerical Rating Systems, and Discrimination Efficiencies from the State of Georgia

Appendix G: Summary of Biotic Indices and Precision

Biography

Duncan L. Hughes, James Gore, Michele P. Brossett, John R. Olson