Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1012 g
Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1012 g
ISBN: 978-0-87371-894-3
Verlag: CRC Press
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.
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Academic, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development
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Foreword. Conceptual Framework for Biocriteria Development: Introduction. Clean Water is Not Enough. Biological Assessment and Criteria: Building on the Past. Defining Acceptable Condition. Ecoregions: A Spatial Framework for Environmental Management. Multimetric Approach for Establishing Biocriteria and Measuring Biological Condition. Water Resource Planning and Decision-Making: Status of Biological Criteria Development and Implementation. Development and Application of Biological Impairment Criteria for Rivers and Streams in New York State. Biological Criteria Program Development and Implementation in Ohio. Development of Regionally-Based Biological Criteria in Texas. Biocriteria: A Regulated Industry Perspective. Freshwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Rapid Assessment Procedures for Water Quality Monitoring in Developing and Newly Industrialized Countries. Methods Advancements and Technical Applications: Habitat Indices in Water Resource Quality Assessments. Use of Periphyton in the Development of Biocriteria. Development and Application of the Ohio EPA Invertebrate Community Index (ICI). Fish Community Attributes for Evaluating Water Resource Integrity in Freshwater Ecosystems. Biological Response Signatures and the Area of Degradation Value: New Tools for Interpreting Multimetric Data. The Role of Ecological Sample Surveys in the Implementation of Biocriteria. Policy and Perspectives: Monitoring Water Resource Quality Using Volunteers. Merging the Science of Biological Monitoring with Water Resource Management Policy: Criteria Development. Policy Issues and Management Applications for Biological Criteria. Filling the Gaps in Water Quality Standards: Legal Perspectives on Biocriteria. Index.
