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

John Lyons

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-149

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

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Authors:

John Lyons

Year:

1992

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-149

Source:

General Technical Report NC-149. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Describes an index based on attributes of fish assemblages that has proven effective in assessing biotic integrity and environmental health in intermediate-sized, warmwater (i.e., too warm for salmonids) streams and rivers of Wisconsin. Provides detailed guidelines for applying this index.

Keywords

fish, bioassessment, biomonitoring, species richness, community structure

Citation

Lyons, John. 1992. Using the index of biotic integrity (IBI) to measure environmental quality in warmwater streams of Wisconsin. General Technical Report NC-149. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station