Ecological integrity assessment as a metric of biodiversity: are we measuring what we say we are?
ED Brown, BK Williams - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2016 - Springer
As the recognition of the importance of biological diversity in biological conservation grows,
an ongoing challenge is to develop metrics that can be used for effective conservation and …
an ongoing challenge is to develop metrics that can be used for effective conservation and …
The future of fish‐based ecological assessment of European rivers: from traditional EU Water Framework Directive compliant methods to eDNA metabarcoding‐based …
Most of the present EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) compliant fish‐based assessment
methods of European rivers are multi‐metric indices computed from traditional electrofishing …
methods of European rivers are multi‐metric indices computed from traditional electrofishing …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluating four fish-based indices of biotic integrity for similar measures of ecological condition
MK Jarvie, DA Jackson - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
While the use and development of biological indices for management and planning
purposes has increased in popularity over the past few decades, many of their properties …
purposes has increased in popularity over the past few decades, many of their properties …
Site length for biological assessment of boatable rivers
JE Flotemersch, JB Stribling… - River Research and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing international interest by water resource management agencies
worldwide in develo** the capacity for quantitative bioassessments of boatable rivers …
worldwide in develo** the capacity for quantitative bioassessments of boatable rivers …
Patterns in catch per unit effort of native prey fish and alien piscivorous fish in 7 Pacific Northwest USA rivers
Nonnative or alien invasive species are commonly accorded threats to native biological
assemblages; however, it is difficult to separate the effects of aliens from other covarying …
assemblages; however, it is difficult to separate the effects of aliens from other covarying …
Sampling sufficiency for fish assemblage surveys of tropical Atlantic forest streams, Southeastern Brazil
Knowledge of the adequacy of field sampling protocols is critical for detecting species and
assessing biological conditions. Several studies have been conducted to determine the …
assessing biological conditions. Several studies have been conducted to determine the …
Implications of community concordance for assessing stream integrity at three nested spatial scales in Minnesota, USA
Fish and invertebrate assemblage data collected from 670 stream sites in Minnesota (USA)
were used to calculate concordance across three nested spatial scales (statewide …
were used to calculate concordance across three nested spatial scales (statewide …
Effects of fixed-count size on macroinvertebrate richness, site separation, and bioassessment of Chinese monsoonal streams
Subsampling that counts and identifies a random subset of individuals from field samples is
widespread yet controversial. We evaluated the effects of fixed-count size on …
widespread yet controversial. We evaluated the effects of fixed-count size on …
Systematic underestimation resulting from measurement error in score-based ecological indices
Many ecological indices convert raw estimates of a variable into a score, and combine
scores for multiple variables into a total score. Biodiversity valuation indices, for example …
scores for multiple variables into a total score. Biodiversity valuation indices, for example …
High spatial variability biases the space-for-time approach in environmental monitoring
The space-for-time approach is widely used in fundamental and applied ecology but
assemblages from some habitats are highly variable. For example, streams may show …
assemblages from some habitats are highly variable. For example, streams may show …