Estuaries and Near Coastal Areas: Bioassessment & Biocriteria Guidance

Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters: Bioassessment and Biocriteria Technical Guidance

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Complete document: Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters: Bioassessment and Biocriteria Technical Guidance (PDF (300 pp., 2.3 MB, About PDF; EPA-822-B-00-024; December 2000)

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Bioassessment and Biocriteria
• Chapter 2: Biological Survey
• Chapter 3: Habitat Characterization
• Chapter 4: Physical Classification and the Biological Reference Condition
• Chapter 5: Sampling Program Issues, Biological Assemblages, and Design
• Chapter 6: Water Column & Bottom Characteristics
• Chapter 7: Tier 0: Desktop Screening
• Chapter 8: Tier 1
• Chapter 9: Tier 2
• Chapter 10: Tier 3
• Chapter 11: Index Development
• Chapter 12: Quality Assurance: Design, Precision, and Management
• Chapter 13: Case Studies
  • Puget Sound
  • Galveston Bay
  • Tampa Bay
  • North Carolina
  • Indian River, Florida
  • Ocean City, Maryland
  • Environmental Quality of Estuaries of the Carolinian Province: 1995
  • Assessment of the Ecological Conditions of the Delaware & Maryland Coastal Bays
• Glossary
• Literature Cited