Freshwater Biological Traits Database (Data Sources)
When EPA release the final report, Freshwater Biological Traits Database, it referenced numerous data sources that are included below. The Traits Database report covers the development of a database of freshwater biological traits with additional traits that are relevant to detecting climate change-related effects, especially traits related to temperature tolerances and flow.
This report and the Freshwater Biological Traits Database are intended for resource managers and scientists working on biological indicators, bioassessment, biomonitoring, and biocriteria, particularly in the EPA’s Office of Water and Regions, and also at state agencies and universities.
This report and the Freshwater Biological Traits Database are intended for resource managers and scientists working on biological indicators, bioassessment, biomonitoring, and biocriteria, particularly in the EPA’s Office of Water and Regions, and also at state agencies and universities.
Impact/Purpose
Supporting document for Implications of Climate Change for Bioassessment Programs and Approaches to Account for Effects.
Citation
U.S. EPA. Freshwater Biological Traits Database (Data Sources). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 2012.
- Beck Report Summary (1977) (PDF) (2 pp, 64 KB, about PDF)
- Idaho DEQ Report: Temperature Preferences and Tolerances for 137 Common Idaho Macroinvertebrate Taxa (2001) (PDF) (62 pp, 1 MB, about PDF)
- Idaho DEQ Report Summary (2001) (PDF) (1 pp, 34 KB, about PDF)
- Harris and Lawrence Report Summary (1978) (PDF) (2 pp, 59 KB, about PDF)
- UCA Report: Development and Evaluation of Tolerance Values for Lahontan Region Invertebrates - Preliminary Analysis (2007) (PDF) (11 pp, 131 KB, about PDF)
- UCA Report Summary (California, 2007) (PDF) (1 pp, 59 KB, about PDF)
- Hubbard and Peters Report Summary (1978) (PDF) (2 pp, 63 KB, about PDF)
- Table 1. List of Cold Water Preference Taxa (Maine) (PDF) (15 pp, 127 KB, about PDF)
- Data Integration Rules (Maine) (PDF) (8 pp, 83 KB, about PDF)
- EPA GCRP Summary (Maine, 2010) (PDF) (2 pp, 38 KB, about PDF)
- Traits Gap Analysis (Maine) (PDF) (6 pp, 63 KB, about PDF)
- Table 1. List of Cold Water Preference Taxa (North Carolina) (PDF) (11 pp, 103 KB, about PDF)
- Data Integration Rules (North Carolina) (PDF) (8 pp, 84 KB, about PDF)
- EPA GCRP Summary (North Carolina, 2010) (PDF) (2 pp, 39 KB, about PDF)
- Traits Gap Analysis (North Carolina) (PDF) (6 pp, 97 KB, about PDF)
- Appendix Table 2. Weighted Stressor Values (Ohio) (PDF) (124 pp, 2 MB, about PDF)
- DEQ Report: Detecting Shifts in Macroinvertebrate Community Requirements: Implicating Causes of Impairments in Streams (Oregon) (PDF) (30 pp, 411 KB, about PDF)
- DEQ Report Summary (Oregon, 2008) (PDF) (1 pp, 34 KB, about PDF)
- Poff, etal Article Summary (2006) (PDF) (1 pp, 33 KB, about PDF)
- MBI Report: Temporal Change in Regional Reference Condition as a Potential Indicator of Global Climate Change (Ohio) (PDF) (30 pp, 698 KB, about PDF)
- MBI Report Summary (Ohio, 2009) (PDF) (2 pp, 36 KB, about PDF)
- Surdick and Gaufin Report Summary (1978) (PDF) (2 pp, 60 KB, about PDF)
- Table 1. List of Cold Water Preference Taxa (Utah) (PDF) (12 pp, 102 KB, about PDF)
- Data Integration Rules (Utah) (PDF) (8 pp, 83 KB, about PDF)
- EPA GCRP Summary (Utah, 2010) (PDF) (2 pp, 38 KB, about PDF)
- Traits Gap Analysis (Utah) (PDF) (6 pp, 63 KB, about PDF)
- Yuan Report Summary (2006) (PDF) (1 pp, 33 KB, about PDF)
- USGS Citations (version 1) (PDF) (53 pp, 172 KB, about PDF)
- USGS Report: A Database of Lotic Invertebrate Traits for North America (PDF) (19 pp, 103 KB, about PDF)
- USGS Invertebrate Traits Database Fields (2006) (PDF) (3 pp, 28 KB, about PDF)
- USGS Database Summary (2006) (PDF) (1 pp, 34 KB, about PDF)