| Main Title |
Applications of IBI Concepts and Metrics to Waters Outside the United States and Canada. |
| Author |
Hughes, R. M. ;
Oberdorff, T. ;
|
| CORP Author |
Dynamac Corp., Corvallis, OR. ;Museume National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). Lab. d'Ichtyologie Generale et Appliquee.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
| Publisher |
1997 |
| Year Published |
1997 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/A-97/060; |
| Stock Number |
PB97-195515 |
| Additional Subjects |
Aquatic ecosystems ;
Environmental monitoring ;
Species diversity ;
Aquatic habitats ;
Bioassay ;
Fish populations ;
Trophic level ;
Physicochemical properties ;
France ;
Belgium ;
Mexico ;
Venezuela ;
India ;
Australia ;
Guinea ;
Namibia ;
IBI(Index of Biotic Integrity) ;
Index of Biotic Integrity
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB97-195515 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
|
| Collation |
30p |
| Abstract |
Applications of the IBI concept outside the USA and Canada have retained the same original ecological framework including suites of metrics that represent the four major classes of biological attributes. IBI concepts based on assemblage and community ecology can be applied successfully to the markedly differing fish faunas of all six continents inhabited by freshwater fishes. These results support further development and use of this index as an efficient, quantitative, biological indicator for water resource assessment and monitoring throughout the world. Perhaps the most fundamental requirements for further application of the IBI model is increased knowledge of regional fish faunas (biology, ecology and systematics) together with improved sampling methodologies and monitoring programs. In addition, there is a need to evaluate the indices and metrics against other stressors to assess their general responsiveness to disturbance, and to conduct repeat sampling at the same sites so that the degree of sampling variance can be related to among-site variance. |
| Supplementary Notes |
See also PB95-172656, PB93-143683, PB93-149383, and PB92-203959. Prepared in cooperation with Museume National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). Lab. d'Ichtyologie Generale et Appliquee. Sponsored by Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
| Availability Notes |
Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)321-8547; and email at orders@ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Draft rept. |
| Category Codes |
68D; 57H |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/02 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
731601920 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
