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Program and Technical Guidance

Best Practices for Identifying Reference Condition in Mid-Atantic Streams (PDF) (EPA-260-F-06-002, August 2006) (8pp, 1.49MB About PDF)

Concepts and Approaches for the Bioassessment of Non-wadeable Streams and Rivers (EPA 600-R-06-127 September 2006)

Use of Biological Information to Better Define Designated Aquatic Life Uses in State and Tribal Water Quality Standards: Tiered Aquatic Life Uses (PDF)(EPA 822-R-05-001, August 2005) (208 pp, 2.9 MB About PDF)

Elements of a State Water Monitoring and Assessment Program (EPA 841-B-03-003, March 2003)

Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology–Toward a Compendium of Best Practices (July 2002)

Estuarine & Coastal Marine Waters:Bioassessment & Biocriteria Guidance (EPA-822-B-00-024, December 2000)

Evaluation Guidelines for Ecological Indicators (EPA 620-R-99-005, May 2000) (109 pp, 2 MB, about PDF)

Stressor Identification Guidance Document (EPA-822-B-00-025, December 2000) (1.9 MB, 228 pages; EPA-822-B-00-025)

Lake and Reservoir Bioassessment and Biocriteria - Technical Guidance Document (EPA 841-B-98-007, August 1998)

Biological Criteria: Technical Guidance for Survey Design and Statistical Evaluation of Biosurvey Data (EPA 822-B97-002 December 1997) (47pp, 3.26 MB, About PDF)

Biological Criteria: Technical Guidance for Streams and Small Rivers, Revised Edition (1996) (EPA-822-B-96-001, May 1996) (174pp, 12.8MB, About PDF)

Generic Quality Assurance Project Plan Guidance for Programs Using Community Level Biological Assessment in Wadeable Streams and Rivers. (EPA 841-B-95-004 July 1995) (100pp, 3894K, About PDF)

Biological Criteria: National Program Guidance for Surface Waters (EPA 440-5-90-004, April 1990)

Field and Lab Methods

Stony Coral Rapid Bioassessment Protocol (PDF) (EPA/600/R-06/167, July 2007) (72pp, 4.87 MB, About PDF)

Field Operations Manual for Assessing the Hydrologic Permanence and Ecological Condition of Headwater Streams (EPA 600-R-06-126 October 2006)

Great River Ecosystems, Field Operations Manual (EPA-620-R-06-002, Feb. 2006)(227 pp, 12.8 Mb, PDF) and Spring 2006 Addenda (9 pp, 39 Kb, PDF)

National Coastal Assessment: Field Operations Manual (EPA/620/R-01/003, June 2001) (77 pp, 1 Mb, about PDF)

Coastal 2000 - Northeast Component: Field Operations Manual (EPA/620/R-00/002, April 2000) (85 pp, 415 Kb, about PDF)

Field Operations and Methods for Measuring the Ecological Condition of Non-Wadeable Rivers and Streams. 2000 (204 pp, 19.6 Mb, about PDF)

Quantifying Physical Habitat in Quantifying Physical Habitat in Wadeable Streams ( EPA-620-R-99-003, July 1999)(149 pp, 910 Kb, about PDF)

Rapid Bioassessment Protocols For Use in Streams and Wadeable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and Fish Second Edition (EPA 841-B-99-002, July 1999) (See also the Quick Contents on this site)

Field Operations and Methods for Measuring the Ecological Condition of Wadeable Streams (EPA-620-R-94-004F, September 1998) (309 pp, 12.3 Mb, about PDF)

Fish Field and Laboratory Methods for Evaluating the Biological Integrity of Surface Waters EPA 600-R-92-111 (March 1993). (372 pp., 18.4MB, About PDF)

Macroinvertebrate Field and Laboratory Methods for Evaluating the Biological Integrity of Surface Waters EPA 600-4-90-030 (PB91-171363) (1990). (272 pp., 14.7MB, About PDF)

Supporting Technical and Scientific Materials

Coral Reef Bioassessment and Biocriteria

Bradley; P.; W.S. Fisher; H. Bell; W. Davis. V. Chan; C. LoBue and W. Wiltse. (2009). Development and Implementation of Coral Reef Biocriteria in U.S. Jurisdictions. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 150:43-51. (9pp, 310 KB, About PDF) NEW

Leska S. Fore; James R. Karr; William S. Fisher; Patricia Bradley; Wayne S. Davis. (2009). Heeding a Call to Action for US Coral Reefs: The Untapped Potential of the Clean Water Act. Marine Polluition Bulletin 58:1421-1423 (3pp, 100 KB, About PDF) NEW

William S. Fisher; Leska S. Fore; Aaron Hutchins; Robert L. Quarles; Jed G. Campbell; Charles LoBou and Wayne S. Davis. (2008). Evaluation of Stony Coral Indicators for Coral Reef Management. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56:1737-1745. (9pp, 430 KB, About PDF) NEW

Bioassessment Tools for Stony Corals: Field Testing of Monitoring Protocols in the US Virgin Islands (St. Croix) (PDF) (EPA-260-R-06-004, December 2006) (51pp, 917 KB, About PDF)

Bioassessment Tools for Stony Corals: Statistical Evaluation of Candidate Metrics in the Florida Keys (PDF) (EPA-260-R-06-002, August 2006) (35pp, 212 KB About PDF)

Bioassessment Tools for Stony Corals: Monitoring Approaches and Proposed Sampling Plan for the U.S. Virgin Islands (PDF) (EPA-260-R-06-003, August 2006) (25pp, 470 KB About PDF)

Coral Reef Factsheet (EPA-842-F-05-001h, Oct. 2005)

Charting a Course Toward Diagnostic Monitoring: A Continuing Review of Coral Reef Attributes and a Research Strategy for Creating Coral Reef Indexes of Biotic Integrity

Development of Biological Criteria for Coral Reef Ecosystem Assessment

Coral Reefs and Your Coastal Watershed

Stream and River Bioassessment

An Introduction to Freshwater Mussels as Biological Indicators - Including Accounts of Interior Basin, Cumberlandian, and Atlantic Slope Species (EPA-260-R-08-015 November 2008) (122pp, 3.6MB About PDF) NEW

An Introduction to Freshwater Fishes as Biological Indicators (EPA-260-R-08-016 November 2008) (96pp, 3.3MB About PDF) NEW

Taxonomic Aids for Mid-Atlantic Benthic Macroinvertebrates - Ephemeroptera: Baetidae; Plecoptera: Capniidae/Leuctridae; Diptera: Simuliidae (EPA-260-R-08-014, November 2008) (48pp, 1.8 MB, About PDF) NEW

Key to the Freshwater Malacostraca (Crustacea) of the Mid-Atlantic Region (EPA-260-R-08-017, November 2008) (56pp, 2 MB, About PDF) NEW

Survey of the Nation’s Rivers Web site - available documents listed

Ecological Condition of Wadeable Streams of the Interior Columbia River Basin (EPA-910-R-07-005, December 2007) (66 pp, 1.4 Mb, about PDF)

Great Rivers Reference Condition Workshop - January 2006

The Evaluation of Methods for Creating Defensible, Repeatable, Objective and Accurate Tolerance Values for Aquatic Taxa(EPA 600-R-06-045, May 2006)

Wadeable Streams Assessment: A Collaborative Survey of the Nation's Streams (EPA 841-B-06-002 December 2006)

Proof of Concept for Integrating Results from Three State Probabilistic Monitoring Programs (PDF) (EPA-903-R-06-003 June 2006) (36pp, 815KB About PDF)

Developing Biological Indicators: Lessons Learned from Mid-Atlantic Streams (PDF) (brochure, EPA-903-F-06-001, January 2006) (8pp, 913 KB About PDF)

Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA) State of the Flowing Waters Report (EPA-620-R-06-001, February 2006) (85 pp, 4.2Mb, about PDF)

Estimation and Application of Macroinvertebrate Tolerance Values (EPA-600-P-04-116F, March 2006)

Indicators for the Assessment of Great River Ecosystems EMAP-GRE Workshop - October 24-26, 2006, Duluth, Minnesota - link to meeting presentations

An Ecological Assessment of Western Streams and Rivers (EPA-620-R-05-005, September 2005) (56 pp, 2.7 Mb, about PDF)

EMAP Western Streams and Rivers Statistical Summary (EPA 620-R-05-006, June 2005) (1,762 pp, 18.7 Mb, about PDF)

A Review of Biological Assessment Tools and Biocriteria for Streams and Rivers in New England States (PDF) (EPA-600-R-04-168, Oct. 2004) (124 pp, 1.7 MB About PDF)

Evaluation and Development of Large River Biological Assessment Methods and Standardized Protocols for Region V: Boat Electrofishing Methods Comparison Study (PDF) (110 pp, 2.8 MB About PDF)

Technical Components of State and Tribal Bioassessment Programs (PDF) (EPA-822-F-03-009, January 2004) (8pp, 1.3MB About PDF)

Region V State Bioassessment and Ambient Monitoring Programs: Initial Evaluation and Review (January 2004)

Pilot Study for Montgomery County and Maryland DNR Data Integration: Comparison of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Protocols for Freshwater Streams (EPA-903-R-03-005, May 2003) (51pp, 917 KB, About PDF)

States and Tribes Embrace Bioassessment and Biocriteria for Protecting Streams and Small Rivers (PDF) (EPA-822-F-03-005, June 2003) (5pp, 1.39MB, About PDF)

Developing Biological Indicators: Lessons Learned from Mid-Atlantic Streams (EPA-903-R-03-003, March 2003)(54pp, 1.6MKB, About PDF)

Biological Indicator Variability and Stream Monitoring Program Integration: A Maryland Case Study. (EPA-903-R-02-008, March 2002) (93pp, 2.36 MB, About PDF)

Case Study: Montgomery County, Maryland Uses Biological Monitoring to Better Understand and Manage Watersheds (EPA-903-F-02-005, August 2002) (8pp, 3.3 MB, About PDF)

Biological Assessments and Criteria: Crucial Components of Water Quality Programs (PDF) (EPA 822-F-02-006, summer 2002) (6 pp, 1MB About PDF)

Summary of Biological Assessment Programs and Biocriteria Development for States, Tribes, Territories, and Interstate Commissions: Streams and Wadeable Rivers (EPA-822-R-02-048, December 2002) (404 pp, 19 MB, About PDF)

Mid-Atlantic Highlands Streams Assessment: Technical Support Document (PDF) (EPA-903-B-00-004, October 2000) (113 pp, 13.2MB About PDF)

Biological Monitoring and Assessment: Using Multimetric Indexes Effectively (EPA-235-R97-001, December 1997) (155 pp, 10.7MB About PDF)

Summary of State Bioassessment Programs for Streams and Rivers . (EPA-230-R-96-007, February 1996) (168pp, 9.5MB, About PDF)

Biological Assessment Methods, Biocriteria, and Biological Indicators: Bibliography of Selected Technical, Policy, and Regulatory Literature (EPA-230-B-96-001, February 1996) (169pp, 542 KB, About PDF)

Evaluation of Draft Technical Guidance on Biological Criteria for Streams and Small Rivers (PDF) (EPA Science Advisory Board, EPA-SAB-EPEC-94-003, November 1993) (31 pp, 1.1MB, About PDF)

Estuarine Bioassessment

National Coastal Condition Reports

Ecological Condition of the Columbia River Estuary (EPA 910-R-07-004, December 2007) (60 pp, 1.6 Mb, about PDF)

Ecological Condition of the Estuaries of Oregon and Washington: An Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) Report (EPA 910-R-06-001, March 2006) (83 pp, 2.8 Mb, about PDF)

Coastal Communication Reports

Condition of the Mid-Atlantic Estuaries (EPA-600-R-98-147, November 1998) (60 pp, 3.2 Mb, about PDF)

Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program Long-term benthic monitoring and assessment component. Level 1 comprehensive report. July 1984-December 1997. 1998 (109 pp, 5.1 Mb, about PDF)

USEPA Region 3 Quality Assurance Guidelines for Sorting (PDF) (9 pp., 93K, About PDF) and Identifying (PDF) (8 pp., 93K, About PDF) Marine Benthos (contact Dr. Dave Russell for more information)

Lakes Bioassessment

Survey of the Nation's Lakes Web site listing available documents

Review of the Draft Guidance for Lakes and Reservoir Bioassessment and Biocriteria (EPA Science Advisory Board), ( 15 pp., 167K About PDF) )

Wetlands Bioassessment and Biocriteria

Monitoring and Assessment documents for wetlands

Visit Office of Water's Biological Assessment of Wetlands

Biological Assessment and Criteria Programs for Wetlands

Bioindicators for Assessing Ecological Integrity of Prairie Wetlands (September 1995)

Wetland Bioassessment Fact Sheets (Office of Water)

Techniques, and Applications of Community Level Biomonitoring Data (EPA ORD)

Proceedings of the Wetlands Biological Assessment Methods and Criteria Development Workshop, Boulder, Colorado 1996

Impacts on Quality of Inland Wetlands of the United States: A Survey of Indicators, Techniques, and Applications of Community Level Biomonitoring Data (EPA/600/3-90/073)

Volunteer Monitoring Program

Volunteer Monitoring Page with links to publications (Office of Water)

Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual (Office of Water)

The Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans (Office of Water) 

General

Pond, G.J. et al. (2008). Downstream Effects of Mountaintop Coal Mining: Comparing Biological Conditions Using Family- and Genus-level Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Tools. Journal North American Benthological Society 27(3):717-737. (21pp, 860 KB About PDF) NEW

Michael H. Shapiro; Susan M. Holdsworth and Steven G. Paulsen. (2008). The Need to Assess the Condition of Aquatic Resources in the US. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27(4):808-811. (4pp, 160 KB About PDF) NEW

Paulsen, S. G. et al. (2008). Condition of Stream Ecosystem in the US: An Overview of the First National Assessment. Journal North American Benthological Society 27(4):812-821. (10pp, 418 KB About PDF) NEW

Davies SP, Jackson SK. (2006). The Biological Condition Gradient: A Descriptive Model for Interpreting Change in Aquatic Ecosystems. Ecological Applications 16(4): 1251–1266 (16pp, 184 KB About PDF) NEW

Stoddard, J.L. et al. (2006). Setting Expectations for the Ecological Condition of Streams: The Concept of Reference Condition. Ecological Applications 16(4):1267-1276) (10pp, 231 KB About PDF) NEW

Flotemersch, J.E. and K.A. Blocksom. (2005). Electrofishing in Boatable Rivers: Does Sampling Design Affect Bioassessment Metrics? Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 102:263-283. (21pp, 790 KB About PDF) NEW

Blocksom, K.A. and J.E. Flotemersch. (2005). Comparison of Macroinvertebrate Sampling Methods for Nonwadeable Streams. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 102:243-262. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 77:311-333. (20pp, 1.1 Mb, About PDF) NEW

Griffith, M.B. et al. (2004). Comparative Application of Indices of Biotic Integrity Based on Periphyton, Macroinvertebrates, and Fish to Southern Rocky Mountain Streams. Ecological Indicators 5:117-136. (20pp, 390 KB, About PDF) NEW

Hill, B.H. et al. (2003). Assessment of Streams of the Eastern United States using a Periphyton Index of Biotic Integrity. Ecological Indicators 2:325-338. (14pp, 550 KB, About PDF) NEW

Blocksom, K.A. (2002). Development and Evaluation of the Lake Macroinvertebrate Integrity Index (LMII) for New Jersey Lakes and Reservoirs. (23pp, 370 KB, About PDF) NEW

Biological Assessments and Criteria: Crucial Components of Water Quality Programs (PDF) (EPA 822-F-02-006, summer 2002) (6pp, 1.1 Mb, About PDF)

Simon, T.P. (2000). The Use of Biological Criteria as a Tool for Water Resource Management. Environmental Science and Policy 3:S43-S49. (7pp, 260KB, About PDF) NEW

Barbour, M.T. et al. 2000. Meauring the Attainment of Biological Integrity in the USA: A Critical Element of Ecological Integrity. Hydrobiologia 422/423: 453-464. (12pp, 410KB, About PDF) NEW

Combined Sewer Overflows and the Multimetric Evaluation of Their Biological Effects: Case Studies in Ohio and New York (EPA 823-R-96-002 April 1996) (98pp, 8.5 Mb, About PDF)

Ecoregions: A Spatial Framework for Environmental Management (PDF) (James Omernik 1995) (19 pp., 551K, About PDF)

Jackon, S.K. and W. Davis. 1994. Meeting the Goal of Biological Integrity in Water-Resource Programs in the US Environmental Protection Agency. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, Vol. 13, No. 4, 592-597.(6 pp., 445KB, About PDF)

Proceedings of the 1991 Midwest Pollution Control Biologists Meeting (EPA 905-R-92-003, March 1992) (119pp, 6.6MB, About PDF)

Biological Criteria: Research and Regulation - Proceedings of a Symposium (EPA 440-5-91-005, July 1991) (174 pp., 12.5M, About PDF)

Biological Criteria: Guide to Technical Literature (EPA 440-5-91-004, July 1991) (145 pp., 6.9M, About PDF)

Biological Criteria: State Development and Implementation Efforts (PDF) (EPA 440-5-91-003, July 1991) (42 pp., 2M, About PDF)

Proceedings of the 1990 Midwest Pollution Control Biologists Meeting (EPA 905-R-90-005, October 1990) (159pp, 9.5MB, About PDF)

Proceedings of the First National Workshop on Biological Criteria (EPA 905-R-89-003, December 1988) (140pp, 7.9MB, About PDF)

Report of the National Workshop on Instream Biological Monitoring and Criteria (held in Lincolnwood, Illinois December 2-4, 1987) (42pp, 4.3 MB, About PDF).

Hughes, R.M., J.H. Gakstatter, M.A. Shirazi.and J.M. Omernik. 1982. An approach for determining biological integrity in flowing waters. Pages 877-888 in T.B. Brown (editor). In Place Resource Inventories: Principles and Practices, A National Workshop. Paper presented at the workshop August 9-14, 1981. Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, Maryland (12 pp., 525KB, About PDF)

Klemm, D.J. 1982. Leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) of North America. Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268. EPA-600-3-82-025. (196 pp., 6M, About PDF)

Karr, J. R. 1981. Assessment of biotic integrity using fish communities. Fisheries (Bethesda) 6: 21-27. (7 pp., 538KB, About PDF)

Schuster, G.A. and D.A. Etnier. 1978. Manual for the Identification of the Larvae of the Caddisfly Genera Hydropsyche Pictet and Symphitopsyche Ulmer in Eastern and Central North America (Trichoptera:Hydropsychidae). (EPA -600-4-78-060, October 1978).  (148 pp., 8MB, About PDF)

Frey, D. 1977. Biological integrity of water: an historical approach. Pages 127-140 in R.K. Ballentine and L.J. Guarraia (editors). The Integrity of Water. Proceedings of a Symposium, March 10-12, 1975, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. (18 pp., 1.2 MB, About PDF)

Jorling, Thomas. 1977. Incorporating Ecological Interpretation into Basic Statutes. Pages 9-14 in R.K. Ballentine and L.J. Guarraia (editors). The Integrity of Water. Proceedings of a Symposium, March 10-12, 1975, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. (10 pp., 569KB, About PDF)

Woodwell, G.M. 1977. Biological Integrity - 1975. Pages 141-147 in R.K. Ballentine and L.J. Guarraia (editors). The Integrity of Water. Proceedings of a Symposium, March 10-12, 1975, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. (11 pp., 651KB, About PDF)

Weber, C.I. 1973. Biological field and laboratory methods for measuring the quality of surface waters and effluents. EPA-670-4-73-001. National Environmental Research Center, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (194 pp., 11 MB, About PDF)

Klemm, D.J. 1972. Biota Of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 8 Freshwater Leeches Annelida Hirudinea Of North America   (58 pp., 2.7 MB, About PDF)

Mason, W.T., P. A. Lewis and J. B. Anderson. 1971. Macroinvertebrate Collections and Water Quality Monitoring In The Ohio River Basin, 1963-1967 EPA-R-71-003  (125 pp., 4.7MB, About PDF

Keup, L.E., W.M. ingram and K.M. Mackenthum. 1967. Biology of Water Pollution - A Collection of Selected Papers on Stream Pollution, Waste Water, and Water Treatment. US Department of the Interior, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. Washington, DC.

Tarzwel, C.M. 1965. Biological Problems in Water Pollution - Third Seminar 1962. EPA-000-R-65-104 (426 pp., 39MB, About PDF)

US Geological Survey Publications

National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Biological Sampling, Habitat, and Laboratory Protocols

Ecological National Synthesis (ENS) Project - Publications - Publications

Concepts of an Index of Biotic Integrity for Streams of the Red River of the North Basin (USGS)

Index of Biotic Integrity Applied to a Flow-regulated River System. Bowen, Z.H., M.C. Freeman, and D.L. Watson. 1998.

Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality Final Report: Technical Appendix E: Indicator Selection Criteria

Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality Final Report: Technical Appendix F: Ecoregions, Reference Condition and Index Calibration

Intergovernmental Task Force on Monitoring Water Quality Final Report: Technical Appendix G: Multimetric Approach for Describing Ecological Conditions

Methods for Sampling Fish Communities as a Part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (USGS Open-File Report 93-104)

Methods for Collecting Benthic Invertebrate Samples as Part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (USGS Open-File Report 93-406)

Guidelines for the Processing and Quality Assurance of Benthic Invertebrate Samples Collected as Part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (USGS Open-File Report 93-407)

Methods for Characterizing Stream Habitat as Part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (USGS Open-File Report 93-408)

Methods for Collecting Algal Samples as Part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (USGS Open-File Report 93-409)

Biotic Integrity of the Boise River Upstream & Downstream from Two Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Boise, Idaho, 1995-96 (William H. Mullins, USGS)

Non-EPA/USGS Publications (Note: all of the following links exit the EPA website Exit EPA Disclaimer

American Fisheries Society

Center for Applied Bioassessment & Biocriteria

Karr, J. R. 1981. Assessment of biotic integrity using fish communities. Fisheries (Bethesda) 6: 21-27. (7 pp., 193KB, About PDF)

A New Approach to Assessing Ecological Health: Developing an Index of Biological Integrity with Insects at Hanford (Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation)

An Assessment of the Biological Integrity of the Western Canadian River Basin in Texas (Red River Authority of Texas)

Biological Criteria for Water Resource Management (C. Yoder and E. Rankin – Measures of Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Condition (1999) National Academy of Engineering

Freshwater Benthic Ecology and Aquatic Entomology - 2002 - S.M. Mandaville from the Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax

Central Plains Center for Bioassessment - publications

Communicating Ecological Indicators to Decision Makers and the Public

Field Guide to Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest (Illinois Natural History Survey)

Journal of the North American Benthological Society (NABS) Abstracts

North American Benthological Society (NABS) Bulletins

SalmonWeb Biomonitoring Publications

Bacterial growth on stream insects: potential for use in bioassessment (Dennis Lemly, in JNABS)

Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program Documents

History of the EPT Taxa Richness Metric (Dave Lenat and Dave Penrose, NABS)

Application of the Index of Biotic Integrity to Evaluate Water Resource Integrity in Freshwater Ecosystems (PDF) (Thomas Simon and John Lyons) (15 pp, 160K, About PDF)

Mandaville, S.M. 2002. Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Freshwaters- Taxa Tolerance Values, Metrics, and Protocols (PDF). Project H-1, Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax. xviii, 48p., Appendices A-B. 120p total. (128 pp, 221K, About PDF)

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