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Freshwater Biological Traits Database (Final Report)
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Freshwater Biological Traits Database (Final Report). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-11/038F, 2012.
Impact/Purpose:
Supporting document for Implications of Climate Change for Bioassessment Programs and Approaches to Account for Effects.
Description:
EPA announced the release of the final report, Freshwater Biological Traits Database. This 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 Final Report (PDF, 99 pp, 1216 KB, about PDF)Freshwater Biological Traits Database (without Appendices) (PDF, 16 pp, 187 KB, about PDF)
1. FBTD, Appendix A: List of Cold- and Warm-Water Preference Taxa (PDF, 11 pp, 166 KB, about PDF)
2. FBTD, Appendix B: Data Integration Rules (PDF, 22 pp, 442 KB, about PDF)
3. FBTD, Appendix C: Traits Gap Analysis (PDF, 21 pp, 250 KB, about PDF)
4. FBTD, Appendix D: List of Traits and Associated Metadata (PDF, 11 pp, 145 KB, about PDF)
5. FBTD, Appendix E: Instructions on using the Freshwater Biological Traits Database (PDF, 16 pp, 383 KB, about PDF)
Freshwater Biological Traits Database Web site
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( PUBLISHED REPORT/ REPORT)
Product Published Date:03/12/2012
Record Last Revised:03/20/2017
OMB Category:Other
Record ID:
241813