In this paper, we present a review on concepts, current use and anticipated future directions
of biomonitoring approaches and bioindicators used for river ecosystems. Periphyton …

Fish assemblage indicators developed throughout the world were reviewed and key
differences in methodologies depending on ecoregions, basins and contrasting fish fauna …

Water of sufficient quality and quantity is critical to all life. Increasing human population and
growth of technology require human society to devote more and more attention to protection …

The basis for using biological monitoring of fishes to assess environmental degradation is
that the relative health of a fish community is a sensitive indicator of direct and indirect …

Considerations involved in develo** a suite of indicators to monitor regional
environmental health, similar in conception to management use of 'leading economic …

This chapter compiles much of the known information on diet, morphology, and behavior for
over 400 North American species based on literature and personal investigation to develop …

A stand-alone working document, Stormwater Effects Handbook: A Toolbox for Watershed
Managers, Scientists, and Engineers assists scientists and regulators in determining when …

This chapter summarizes present index of biological integrity (IBI) applications outside the
US and Canada, with particular emphasis on the way metrics have been modified while …

Despite an increased awareness by governments and the general public of the need for
protecting all types of aquatic habitats, human impacts continue to impair the services that …

Summary 1 The need for sensitive biological measures of aquatic ecosystem integrity
applicable at large spatial scales has been highlighted by the implementation of the …