Distinguishing the Relative Influence of Habitat and Water Quality on Aquatic Biota
Abstract
Provides users with both a report (in PDF format) and electronic databases used to develop the method described. In response to increased emphasis on chemistry and habitat in regulatory decisions of water quality, this project developed a method to quantitatively incorporate the significance of habitat limitations on aquatic life. Researchers developed the Integrated Impact Analysis method, refined it with several sets of real-world data, and used it to analyze data from Fountain Creek in Colorado. The main product of this project is a user's guide for the method, which provides a detailed process for analyzing and understanding physical and chemical stressor and biological response data. Published by WERF. CD-ROM.
Originally funded as WERF project 98-WSM-1.
