Biocriteria Bibliography

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Adams, S. M., K. D. Ham, M. S. Greeley, R. F. LeHew, D. E. Hinton and C. F. Saylor. 1996. Downstream gradients in bioindicator responses: point source contaminant effects on fish health. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53: 2177-2187.

Allen, A. P., T. R. Whittier, P. R. Kaufman, D. P. Larsen, R. J. O'Connor, R. M. Hughes, R. S. Stemberger, S. S. Dixit, R. O. Brinkhurst, A. T. Herlihy and S. G. Paulsen. 1999. Concordance of taxonomic richness patterns across multiple assemblages in lakes of the northeastern United States. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56: 739-747.

Angermeier, P. L. 1997. Conceptual roles of biological integrity and diversity. In: J. E. Williams, C. A. Wood and M. P. Dombeck (eds.). Watershed Restoration: Principles and Practices. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. pp 49-65.

Angermeier, P. L. and J. R. Karr. 1986. Applying an index of biotic integrity based on stream-fish communities: considerations in sampling and interpretation. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 6: 418-429.

Angermeier, P. L. and J. R. Karr. 1994. Biological integrity versus biological diversity as policy directives. BioScience 44: 690-697.

Angermeier, P. L. and I. J. Schlosser. 1987. Assessing biotic integrity of the fish community in a small Illinois stream. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 7(3): 331-338.

Attayde, J. L. and R. L. Bozelli. 1998. Assessing the indicator properties of zooplankton assemblages to disturbance gradients by canonical correspondence analysis. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55(8): 1789-1797.

Bailey, R. C., M. G. Kennedy, M. Z. Dervish and R. M. Taylor. 1998. Biological assessment of freshwater ecosystems using a reference condition approach: comparing predicted and actual benthic invertebrate communities in Yukon streams. Freshwater Biology 39: 765-74.

Barbour, M. T. and J. Gerritsen. 1996. Subsampling of benthic samples: a defense of the fixed-count method. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15: 386-391.

Barbour, M. T., J. Gerritsen, G. O. Griffith, R. Frydenborg, E. McCarron, J. S. White and M. L. Bastian. 1996. A framework for biological criteria for Florida streams using benthic macroinvertebrates. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15: 185-211.

Barbour, M. T., J. Gerritsen and J. S. White. 1996. Development of the Stream Condition Index (SCI) for Florida. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, Florida.

Barbour, M. T., J. L. Plafkin, B. P. Bradley, C. G. Graves and R. W. Wisseman. 1992. Evaluation of EPA's rapid bioassessment benthic metrics: metric redundancy and variability among reference stream sites. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 11: 437-449.

Barbour, M. T. and J. B. Stribling. 1991. Use of habitat assessment in evaluating the biological integrity of stream communities. In: Biological Criteria: Research and Regulation, December, 1990.

Barbour, M. T., J. B. Stribling and J. R. Karr. 1995. Multimetric approach for establishing biocriteria and measuring biological condition. In: W. S. Davis and T. P. Simon (eds.). Biological assessment and criteria: tools for water resource planning and decision making. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton. pp 63-77.

Berkman, H. E., C. F. Rabeni and T.P.Boyle. 1986. Biomonitors of stream quality in agricultural areas: fish versus invertebrates. Environmental Management 10(3): 413-419.

Bertrand, W. A., R. W. Sauer and D. M. Day. 1990. Evaluation of the fisheries of the Mackinaw River Basin in central Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois Academy of Science 83(1-2): 82-100.

Bramblett, R. G. and K. D. Fausch. 1991. Variable fish communities and the Index of Biotic Integrity in a western Great Plains river. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 120(6): 752-769.

Cairns, J. J. and J. R. Pratt. 1993. A history of biological monitoring using benthic macroinvertebrates. In: D.M.Rosenberg and V.H.Resh (eds.). Freshwater Biomonitoring and Benthic Macroinvertebrates. Chapman and Hall, New York. pp 10-27.

Cao, Y., D. D. Williams and N. E. Williams. 1998. How important are rare species in aquatic community ecology and bioassessment? Limnology and Oceanography 43(7): 1403-1409.

Cook, S. E. K. 1976. Quest for an index of community structure sensitive to water pollution. Environmental Pollution 11: 269-288.

Courtemanch, D. L. 1995. Merging the science of biological monitoring with water resource management policy: criteria development. In: W. S. D. a. T. Simon (ed.). Biological Assessment and Criteria: Tools for Water Resource Planning and Decision Making. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL. pp 315-325.

Courtemanch, D. L., S. P. Davies and E. B. Laverty. 1989. Incorporation of biological information in water quality planning. Environmental Management 13(1): 35-41.

Dauer, D. M. 1993. Biological criteria, environmental health and estuarine macrobenthic community structure. Marine Pollution Bulletin 26: 249-257.

Davies, S. P., L. T. Somides, D. L. Courtemanch and F. Drummond. 1993. Maine biological monitoring and biocriteria development program. Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Quality Control, Division of Environmental Evaluation and Lake Studies, Augusta, ME.

Davies, S. P. and L. Tsomides. 1997. Methods for Biological Sampling and Analysis of Maine's Inland Waters. Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, ME.

Davies, S. P., L. Tsomides, J. DiFranco and D. Courtemanch. 1999. Biomonitoring Retrospective: 15 Year Summary for Maine Rivers and Streams. Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, ME.

Davis, W. S. and T. P. Simon. 1995. Biological Assessment and Criteria: Tools for Water Resource Planning and Decision Making. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.

Davis, W. S., B. D. Snyder, J. B. Stribling and C. Stoughton. 1996. Summary of state biological assessment programs for streams and rivers. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Washington, D.C.

De Leo, G. A. and S. Levin. 1997. The multifaceted aspects of ecosystem integrity. Conservation Ecology [online] 1(1): 3. Available online at: http://www.consecol.org/vol1/iss1/art3

Deegan, L. A., J. T. Finn, S. G. Ayvazian, C. A. Ryder-Kieffer and J. Buonaccorsi. 1997. Development and validation of an Estuarine Biotic Integrity Index. Estuaries 20(3): 601-617.

Diamond, J. M., M. T. Barbour and J. B. Stribling. 1996. Characterizing and comparing bioassessment methods and their results: a perspective. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15(4): 713-727.

Didier, J. 1997. Biotic Index of Fish Integrity (BIFI) to assess the ecological quality of lotics ecosystems. Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium.

Dionne, M. and J. R. Karr. 1992. Ecological monitoring of fish assemblages in Tennessee River reservoirs. In: D. H. McKenzie, D. E. Hyatt and V. J. McDonald (eds.). Ecological Indicators. Elsevier Applied Science, London. pp 259-281.

Doberstein, C. P., J. R. Karr and L. L. Conquest. 2000. The effect of fixed-count subsampling on macroinvertebrate biomonitoring in small streams. Freshwater Biology 44: 1-17.

Dunham, J. B. and G. L. Vinyard. 1997. Incorporating stream level variability into analyses of site level fish habitat relationships: some cautionary examples. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 126(2): 323-329.

Dycus, D. L. and D. L. Meinert. 1991. Reservoir monitoring: 1990 summary of vital signs and use impairment monitoring on Tennessee Valley reservoirs. Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, TN.

Emery, E. B., T. P. Simon and R. Ovies. 1999. Influence of the family Catostomidae on the metrics developed for a Great River Index of Biotic Integrity. In: T. P. Simon (ed.). Assessing the sustainability and biological integrity of water resources using fish communities. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. pp 203-224.

Engle, V. D., J. K. Summers and G. R. Gaston. 1994. A benthic index of environmental conditions of Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Estuaries 17: 372-384.

EPRI. 2000. Evaluation of biocriteria as a concept, approach and tool for assessing impacts of entrainment and impingement under section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA.

Evans, D. O., G. J. Warren and V. W. Cairns. 1990. Assessment and management of fish community health in the Great Lakes: synthesis and recommendations. Journal of Great Lakes Research 16(4): 639-669.

Fausch, K. D., J. R. Karr and P. R. Yant. 1984. Regional application of an index of biotic integrity based on stream fish communities. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 113: 39-55.

Fausch, K. D., J. Lyons, J. R. Karr and P. L. Angermeier. 1990. Fish communities as indicators of environmental degradation. In: S. M. Adams (ed.). Biological indicators of stress in fish. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. pp 123-144.

Fore, L. S., J. R. Karr and L. L. Conquest. 1994. Statistical properties of an Index of Biological Integrity used to evaluate water resources. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 51(5): 1077-1087.

Gibson, G. R., M. T. Barbour, J. B. Stribling, J. Gerritsen and J. R. Karr. 1994. Biological criteria: technical guidance for streams and small rivers. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.

Gibson, G. R., M. T. Barbour, J. B. Stribling, J. Gerritsen and J. R. Karr. 1996. Biological criteria: technical guidance for streams and small rivers (revised edition). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.

Gibson, G. R., M. L. Bowman, J. Gerritsen, B. Snyder and E. Dohner. 1997. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters Bioassessment and Biocriteria Technical Guidance (DRAFT). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.

Guillen, G. 1995. Development of a rapid bioassessment method and index of biotic integrity for coastal environments located along the northwest Gulf of Mexico -- Draft. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Environmental Assessment Program,

Hall, L. W., Jr., S. A. Fischer, W. D. Killen, M. C. Scott, M. C. Ziegenfuss and R. D. Anderson. 1994. Status assessment of acid-sensitive and non-acid-sensitive Maryland coastal plain streams using an integrated biological, chemical, physical, and land-use approach. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health 3: 145-167.

Hall, L. W., Jr., W. D. Killen, J. Kilian and R. D. Anderson. 1999. Pilot study to develop assessment methods and biological indicators for tidal streams in Maryland's coastal plain. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD.

Hickman, G. D. and T. A. McDonough. 1996. Assessing the Reservoir Fish Assemblage Index: a potential measure of reservoir quality. American Fisheries Society Symposium 16: 85-97.

Hilsenhoff, W. L. 1982. Using a biotic index to evaluate water quality in streams. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,

Hilsenhoff, W. L. 1987. An improved biotic index of organic stream pollution. Great Lakes Entomologist 20(1): 31-39.

Hilsenhoff, W. L. 1988. Rapid field assessment of organic pollution with a family-level biotic index. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 7(1): 65-68.

Hilsenhoff, W. L. 1988. Seasonal correction factors for the biotic index. Great Lakes Entomologist 21(1): 9-14.

Hocutt, C. H. 1981. Fish as indicators of biological integrity. Fisheries 6(6): 28-31.

Hodson, P. V. 1990. Fish community health assessment: a useful concept? Journal of Great Lakes Research 16: 628-630.

Hoefs, N. J. and T. P. Boyle. 1992. Contribution of fish community metrics to the index of biotic integrity in two Ozark rivers. In: D. H. McKenzie, D. E. Hyatt and V. J. McDonald (eds.). Ecological Indicators. Elsevier Applied Science, New York. pp 283-303.

Hughes, R. M. 1990. The IBI: a quantitative, easily communicated assessment of the health and complexity of entire fish communities. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC.

Hughes, R. M., P. R. Kaufman, A. T. Herlihy, T. M. Kincaid, L. Reynolds and D. P. Larsen. 1998. A process for developing and evaluating indices of fish assemblage integrity. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 1618-1631.

Hughes, R. M., D. P. Larsen and J. M. Omernik. 1986. Regional reference sites: a method for assessing stream potentials. Environmental Management 10(5): 629-635.

Hughes, R. M. and R. F. Noss. 1992. Biological diversity and biological integrity: current concerns for lakes and streams. Fisheries 17(3): 11-19.

Jackson, D. A. and H. H. Harvey. 1989. Biogeographic associations in fish assemblages: local vs. regional processes. Ecology 70(5): 1472-1484.

Jackson, D. A. and H. H. Harvey. 1997. Qualitative and quantitative sampling of lake fish communities. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54: 2807-2813.

Jacobson, P. T. 2000. Evaluation of multi-metric bioassessment as an approach for assessing impacts of entrainment and impingement under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act. Environmental Science and Policy 3: (in press).

Jacobson, P. T., P. F. Kazyak, A. J. Janicki, D. Wade, H. Wilson and R. P. Morgan, II. 1992. Feasibility of using an Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) approach for synthesizing data from a Maryland Biological Stream Survey. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Tidewater Administration, Chesapeake Bay Research and Monitoring Division., Annapolis, Maryland.

Jennings, M. J., L. S. Fore and J. R. Karr. 1995. Biological monitoring of fish assemblages in Tennessee Valley reservoirs. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 11: 263-274.

Jennings, M. J., J. Lyons, E. E. Emmons, G. R. Hatzenbeler, M. A. Bozek, T. D. Simonson, T. D. Beard, Jr. and D. Fago. 1999. Toward the development of an Index of Biotic Integrity for inland lakes in Wisconsin. In: T. P. Simon (ed.). Assessing the sustainability and biological integrity of water resources using fish communities. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp 541-562.

Johnson, R. K., T. Wiederholm and D. M. Rosenberg. 1993. Freshwater biomonitoring using individual organisms, populations, and species assemblages of benthic macroinvertebrates. In: D. M. Rosenberg and V. H. Resh (eds.). Freshwater Biomonitoring and Benthic Macroinvertebrates. Chapman Hall, New York. pp 40-158.

Jones, J. R., B. H. Tracy, J. L. Sebaugh, D. H. Hazelwood and M. M. Smart. 1981. Biotic index tested for ability to assess water quality of Missouri Ozark streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 110(5): 627-637.

Jordan, S., J. Charmichael and B. Richardson. 1992. Habitat measurements and Index of Biotic Integrity based on fish sampling in northern Chesapeake Bay. In: A proceedings: estuarine and near coastal bioassessment and biocriteria workshop, Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Science and Technology, Washington, DC.

Jordan, S. J., P. A. Vaas and J. Uphoff. 1990. Fish assemblages as indicators of environmental quality in Chesapeake Bay. In: Biological Criteria: Research and Regulation, December 12-13, 1990, Arlington, VA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water.

Kanehl, P. D., J. Lyons and J. E. Nelson. 1997. Changes in the habitat and fish community of the Milwaukee River, Wisconsin, following removal of the Woolen Mills dam. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17(2): 387-400.

Karr, J. R. 1981. Assessment of biotic integrity using fish communities. Fisheries 6(6): 21-27.

Karr, J. R. 1987. Biological monitoring and environmental assessment: a conceptual framework. Environmental Management 11(2): 249-256.

Karr, J. R. 1990. Biological integrity and the goal of environmental legislation: lessons from conservation biology. Conservation Biology 4(3): 244-250.

Karr, J. R. 1991. Biological integrity: a long-neglected aspect of water resource management. Ecological Applications 1(1): 66-84.

Karr, J. R. 1993. Defining and assessing ecological integrity: beyond water quality. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 12: 1521-1531.

Karr, J. R. 1993. Measuring biological integrity: Lessons from streams. In: Ecological Integrity and the Management of Ecosystems. St. Lucie Press, Boca Raton, RL. pp 83-104.

Karr, J. R. 1998. Rivers as sentinels: using the biology of rivers to guide landscape management. In: R. J. Naiman and R. E. Bilby (eds.). River ecology and management: lessons from the Pacific coastal ecosystem. Springer, New York. pp 502-528.

Karr, J. R. 1999. Defining and measuring river health. Freshwater Biology 41(2): 221-234.

Karr, J. R. and E. W. Chu. 1999. Restoring Life in Running Waters: Better Biological Monitoring. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Karr, J. R. and D. R. Dudley. 1981. Ecological perspective on water quality goals. Environmental Management 5: 55-68.

Karr, J. R., K. D. Fausch, P. L. Angermeier, P. R. Yant and I. J. Schlosser. 1986. Assessing biological integrity in running waters: a method and its rationale. Illinois Natural History Survey,

Karr, J. R., P. R. Yant and K. D. Fausch. 1987. Spatial and temporal variability of the index of biotic integrity in three midwestern streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 116(1): 1-11.

Kay, J. K. 1991. A nonequilibrium thermodynamic framework for discussing ecosystem integrity. Environmental Management 15(4): 483-495.

Kazyak, P. F. 1997. Maryland Biological Stream Survey Sampling Manual. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD.

Kelly, J. R. and M. A. Harwell. 1990. Indicators of ecosystem recovery. Environmental Management 14(5): 527-545.

Kerans, B. L. and J. R. Karr. 1994. Development and testing of a benthic index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) for rivers of the Tennessee Valley. Ecological Applications 4: 768-785.

Kerans, B. L., J. R. Karr and S. A. Ahlstedt. 1992. Aquatic invertebrate assemblages: Spatial and temporal differences among sampling protocols. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 11: 377-390.

Klauda, R., P. Kazyak, S. Stranko, M. Southerland, N. Roth and J. Chaillou. 1998. Maryland Biological Stream Survey: a state agency program to assess the impact of anthropogenic stresses on stream habitat quality and biota. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 51: 299-316.

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Loeb, S. L. and A. Spacie, (eds.). 1994. Biological Monitoring of Aquatic Systems. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

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Lyons, J. 1992. Using the index of biotic integrity (IBI) to measure environmental quality in warmwater streams of Wisconsin.

Lyons, J., S. Navarro-Perez, P. A. Cochran, E. S. C. and M. Guzman-Arroyo. 1995. Index of biotic integrity based on fish assemblages for the conservation of streams and rivers in west-central Mexico. Conservation Biology 9: 569-584.

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