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Freshwater Biological Traits Database (External Review Draft)
EPA is announcing the release of the draft report, Freshwater Biological Traits Database, for public review and comment. This draft report discusses the development of a database of biological traits useful for detecting climate change-related effects. The database combines several existing traits databases into an online format. The report will be available for public comment for 30 days, during which time it will undergo external peer review. There will be a public panel review meeting on May 11, 2011.
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Freshwater Biological Traits Database (External Review Draft). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-11/038A, 2011.
Impact/Purpose:
Supporting document for Implications of Climate Change for Bioassessment Programs and Approaches to Account for Effects
Description:
This draft report discusses the development of a database of freshwater biological traits. The database combines several existing traits databases into an online format. The database is also augmented with additional traits that are relevant to detecting climate change-related effects, especially traits related to temperature tolerances and flow.
URLs/Downloads:
Freshwater Biological Traits Database (PDF, 23 pp, 427 KB, about PDF)Appendix A: List of cold- and warm-water preference taxa (PDF, 12 pp, 77 KB, about PDF)
Appendix B: Data Integration Rules (PDF, 25 pp, 162 KB, about PDF)
Appendix C: Traits Gap Analysis (PDF, 24 pp, 173 KB, about PDF)
Appendix D: List of traits and associated metadata (PDF, 12 pp, 89 KB, about PDF)
Appendix E: List of traits and associated metadata (PDF, 16 pp, 1836 KB, about PDF)
Implications of Climate Change for State Bioassessment Programs and Approaches to Account for Effects (External Review Draft)
Link to Traits online database (staging)
Bioassessment Regional Workshop Web site
Biocriteria SW Guidance
EPA Bioindicators
RSL Monitoring -Stream Survey
Download all traits information
Download all traits information - Transposed