Protocol for Monitoring Aquatic Invertebrates of Small Streams in the Heartland Inventory & Monitoring Network (Natural Resource Report NPS/HTLN/NRR?2008/042) - Softcover

Bowles, David E.; Williams, Michael H.; Dodd, Hope R.; Morrison, Lloyd W.; Hinsey, Janice A.; Ciak, Catherine E.; Rowell, Gareth A.; Catherine E. Ciak, Gareth A.DeBacker, Michael D.; Haack, Jennifer L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492355097 ISBN 13: 9781492355090

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Aquatic invertebrates are an important biomonitoring tool for understanding and detecting changes in ecosystem integrity over time. Therefore, the monitoring objectives of this protocol as described by DeBacker et al. (2005) are: 1) Determine the status and trends of invertebrate species diversity, abundance, and community metrics. 2) Relate invertebrate community to overall water quality through quantification of metrics related to species richness, abundance, diversity, and region-specific multi-metric indices as indicators of water quality and habitat condition.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1492355097
• ISBN 13: 9781492355090
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: National Park Service