Assessment tools for urban catchments: Defining observable biological potential

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 320-330

  Paul, Michael J ^a   Bressler, David W ^a   Purcell, Alison H ^b,c   Barbour, Michael T ^a   Rankin, Ed T ^d   Resh, Vincent H ^b  

^a TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Midwest Biodiversity Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological assessment; Biological condition gradient; Least disturbed reference; Observed biological potential; Quantile regression; Stream; Tiered aquatic life use; Tiered aquatic life uses; Urban gradient; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BINS; CATCHMENTS; RUNOFF;

BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; BIOLOGICAL CONDITION GRADIENT; LEAST DISTURBED REFERENCE; OBSERVED BIOLOGICAL POTENTIAL; QUANTILE REGRESSION; STREAM; TIERED AQUATIC LIFE USE; TIERED AQUATIC LIFE USES; URBAN GRADIENT; URBANIZATION;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BENCHMARKING; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; CATCHMENT; DISTURBANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAM; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BALTIMORE; CALIFORNIA; CLEVELAND [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JOSE [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 63149115993     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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