Development and implementation of coral reef biocriteria in U.S. jurisdictions

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 150, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 43-51

  Bradley, Patricia ^a,f   Fisher, William S ^b   Bell, Heidi ^c   Davis, Wayne ^d   Chan, Valerie ^c   LoBue, Charles ^e   Wiltse, Wendy ^c  

^a National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d US EPA Office of Environmental Information   (United States)

^e US EPA Region 2   (United States)

^f FKNMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biocriteria; Clean Water Act; Coral reef ecosystems; Coral reefs; Rapid bioassessment protocol; RBP; Stony corals; U.S. EPA

Indexed keywords

BIOASSESSMENT; BIOCRITERIA; CLEAN WATER ACT; CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS; CORAL REEFS; RAPID BIOASSESSMENT PROTOCOL; RBP; STONY CORALS; U.S. EPA;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH RISKS; PLANNING; REEFS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

LANDFORMS;

BIOASSAY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEAWATER; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 60449108665     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0670-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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