Biological Assessment and Criteria: Tools for Water Resource Planning and Decision Making
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0873718941 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This unusually well-integrated, 24-author volume presents the case for use of biological properties of aquatic communities to manage streams and regulate their use for effluent dilution and other purposes The quality of the papers is high, and they cover the topic thoroughly" -SETAC News
The first book to present the technical foundation, rationale, program and policy relevance, and legal basis for the most accurate tools used to assess freshwater natural resource and regulatory efforts, this book provides useful and timely information for water quality managers.. It also provides examples of the use of qualitative and quantitative biocriteria as regulatory tools to complement water quality criteria and standards. The book presents case studies which illustrate how bioassessment has been used to identify and diagnose water quality problems. Biological Assessment and Criteria presents a state-of-the-art overview of the applications of biological assessments and biocriteria for water quality management in fresh waters
Must read this if you're engaged in freshwater conservation Yoichiro Kanno The book provides very thorough insights into biological foundations in relation to water resource management in North America. For those learners and researchers who are interested in biogical monitoring using index of biotic integrity(IBI), there is a lot to gain from the book. One strength of the book is that it provides many examples of IBI . Aquatic Assessment BookboyPA This is a very good book; suggest it for any person working with assessment of aquatic ecosystems. Has an excellent summary of most current assessment techniques, as well as historical/past uses of same. Copious examples of water quality examples.