Benchmarks provide context and are a critical element of all ecological assessments. Over
the last 25 y, hundreds of papers have been published on various aspects of ecological …

The use of the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) standard method for
sampling fish in lakes using multi-mesh gillnets allowed the collection of fish assemblages of …

Abstract The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a Wadeable Stream
Assessment (WSA) of all wadeable streams and rivers in the conterminous US between …

The statistical rigour and interpretability of ecological assessments is strongly affected by
how well we predict the biological assemblages expected to occur in the absence of human …

Because of natural environmental and faunal differences and scientific perspectives,
numerous indices of biological integrity (IBIs) have been developed at local, state, and …

Robust predictions of stream solute concentrations expected under natural (reference)
conditions would help establish more realistic water quality standards and improve stream …

Coolwater streams, which are intermediate in character between coldwater “trout” streams
and more diverse warmwater streams, occur widely in temperate regions but are poorly …

Diatom-based indicators can contribute significantly to comprehensive assessments of
stream biological conditions. We used modeling to develop, evaluate, and compare 2 types …

Biological assessments of river conditions are increasingly conducted at regional and
continental scales that match the extent of large-scale river management efforts. Multimetric …

Temperature is a primary driver of the structure and function of stream ecosystems.
However, the lack of stream temperature (ST) data for the vast majority of streams and rivers …