Biological Assessment and Criteria: Tools for Water Resource Planning and Decision MakingWayne S. Davis, Thomas P. Simon Biological Assessment and Criteria presents a state-of-the-art overview of the applications of biological assessments and biocriteria for water quality management in fresh waters. The book presents case studies which illustrate how bioassessment has been used to identify and diagnose water quality problems. It also provides examples of the use of qualitative and quantitative biocriteria as regulatory tools to complement water quality criteria and standards. The first book to present the technical foundation, rationale, program and policy relevance, and legal basis for the most accurate tools used to assess freshwater natural resource and regulatory efforts, this book provides useful and timely information for water quality managers. |
Contents
Introduction Wayne S Davis and Thomas P Simon 375 | 3 |
Defining Acceptable Biological Status by Comparing with Reference Conditions | 31 |
A Spatial Framework for Environmental Management James M Omernik | 63 |
Status of Biological Criteria Development and Implementation Mark T Southerland | 81 |
Development and Application of Biological Impairment Criteria for Rivers and Streams | 97 |
Biological Criteria Program Development and Implementation in Ohio Chris O Yoder | 109 |
Development of Regionally Based Biological Criteria in Texas C Evan Hornig | 145 |
A Regulated Industry Perspective Robin J Reash | 153 |
Development and Application of the Invertebrate Community Index ICI | 217 |
Application of the Index of Biotic Integrity to Evaluate Water Resource Integrity | 245 |
New Tools | 263 |
The Role of Ecological Sample Surveys in the Implementation of Biocriteria | 287 |
Monitoring Water Resource Quality Using Volunteers Joyce E Lathrop | 303 |
Merging the Science of Biological Monitoring with Water Resource Management | 315 |
Policy Issues and Management Applications for Biological Criteria Chris O Yoder | 327 |
Legal Perspectives on Biocriteria | 345 |
Common terms and phrases
analysis application approach aquatic community assemblages attainment benthic benthic macroinvertebrates bioassessment biocriteria biological assessment biological community biological integrity biological monitoring biologists biosurvey Biotic Integrity caddisflies Chapter chemical Chironomidae classification Clean Water Act Cricotopus database defined degradation designated determine drainage area ecological ecoregion ecosystem effluent Environmental Protection Agency Ephemeroptera evaluation Figure fish community Fisheries flow groups habitat Hocking River Hughes Illinois impact types Index of Biotic indices instream Karr lakes macroinvertebrate macroinvertebrate community measures methods metrics modified monitoring programs multimetric Muskingum River nonpoint source numeric biocriteria Ohio EPA Ohio River Omernik organisms percentile periphyton point source population QHEI reference condition reference sites regions regulatory riparian sample saprobic Scioto River scores Section species richness streams and rivers surface waters survey taxa tolerant U.S. Environmental Protection USEPA values variability Warmwater Habitat Water Pollution water quality water quality standards waterbody watershed