NAWQA Ecological (1993)
| Protocol Name | Methods for sampling ecological (fish, inverts, and algal) communities as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (1993) | |
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| Citation Information | Meador, M. R.; Cuffney, T. F.; Gurtz, M. E., 1993, Methods for sampling fish communities as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: U.S. Geological Survey ; Books and Open-File Reports [distributor], Open-File Report 93-104, iv, 40 p.
Cuffney, T.F., Gurtz, M.E., and Meador, M.R., 1993, Methods for collecting benthic invertebrate samples as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: USGS Open-File Report 93-406. Porter, S.D.; Cuffney, T.F.; Gurtz, M.E.; and Meador, M.R., 1993, Methods for collecting algal samples as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: USGS Open-File Report 93-409. | |
| Title | Methods for sampling ecological (fish, inverts, and algal) communities as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program | |
| Author | Meador, M. R.; Cuffney, T. F.; Gurtz, M. E.; Porter, S.D. | |
| Publication Year | 1993 | |
| Abstract | The combination of physical, chemical, and biological data to be collected as part of NAWQA provides an integrated assessment of water quality within selected environmental settings. Natural and human factors that influence the quality of water will be addressed in the integrated-assessment approach of the NAWQA Program. These factors include ecoregion, geology, hydrology, and stream size, as well as land- and water-use activities. The objectives of NAWQA ecological surveys are to characterize benthic invertebrate (Cuffney and others, 1993), fish (Meador, Cuffney, and Gurtz, 1993), and algal communities, in addition to documenting instream and riparian habitat conditions (Meador, Hupp, and others, 1993). | |
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