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Contents
- Taxa Tolerance Values
- Overall Detailed Introduction
- The Zoobenthos of Freshwaters ... Chapter I
- Relationships with Man ... Chapter II
- Diagnostic features of Superphylum Arthropoda (Mackie, 1998)
- Class Collembola (springtails) ... Chapter XVIII
- Order Ephemeroptera (mayflies) ... Chapter III
- Order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) ... Chapter IV
- Order Plecoptera (stoneflies) ... Chapter V
- Order Hemiptera (true bugs) ... Chapter VI
- Order Trichoptera (caddisflies) ... Chapter VII
- Order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) ... Chapter VIII
- Order Aquatic Coleoptera (beetles) ... Chapter IX
- Order Megaloptera (alderflies, dobsonflies, fishflies) ... Chapter X
- Order Aquatic Neuroptera (spongillaflies) ... Chapter XI
- Order Diptera (two-winged or true flies) ... Chapter XII
- Order Orthoptera and Grylloptera (grasshoppers, crickets) ... Chapter XIX
- Order Hymenoptera (aquatic wasps, etc.) ... Chapter XX
- Subcohort Hydrachnidia (true water mites) ... Chapter XXI
- Subphylum Crustacea (cladocerans [water fleas], shrimps, copepods, amphipods [scuds], sow bugs, crayfish, fish lice) ... Chapter XXII
- Phylum Mollusca:
- Phylum Annelida: (Diagnostic features of Annelida, Mackie, 1998)
- Phylum Platyhelminthes:
- Taxa Tolerance Values
References
(Advanced & popular handbooks in
benthic ecology; Australia; Canada; India; Malaysia; Miscellaneous
leading references; Philippines;
South America; Thailand; UNEP;
USA; US Department of Defense; U.S.
Geological Survey; US National Park Service; also see Select References)
- Biological Indicators of Watershed Health- USEPA:
- A Function-Based Framework for Stream Assessment and Restoration Projects. 2012.
Harman, W., Starr, R., Carter, M., Tweedy, K., Clemmons,
M., Suggs, K., and Miller, C. 2012. US Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Washington, DC. EPA
843-K-12-006. 344pp.
- Lake and Reservoir Bioassessment and Biocriteria, Technical Guidance Document- USEPA (Gerritsen et al, 1998)
- The Concept of Rapid Bioassessment- Streams and Rivers-USEPA (Barbour et al, 1999)
- Popularity of freshwater macroinvertebrates in biomonitoring
- Developing Biocriteria as a Water Quality Assessment Tool: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation- Key to Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
- Australia (miscellaneous references):-
1. Stoessel, D. 2009.
Artificial aeration of Lake Bullen Merri: review of operations.
Fisheries Revenue Allocation Committee, Department of Environment and
Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia. ISSN 1833-3478; ISBN
978-1-74217-637-6.
- Canada (miscellaneous references):-
- Brock,
H., Jean, K., and Veliz, M. 2011. Community-Based Biodiversity
Strategy for the Port Franks Area-Draft. Ausable Bayfield Conservation
Authority. 38p.
- Favalaro,
J., and Lompart, J.
2012. Benthic Macroinvertebrate Study, Thames River. Environmental and
Engineering Services Dept., Wastewater Treatment Operations, City of
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Petro-Canada, and Shawna Mattison, Pembina Pipeline Corporation. The Use Of Ecological Risk Assessment For Regional
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Carr, M.K., Phillips, I.D., and Lindensch, K-E. 2016.
Using a Geospatial Model to Relate Fluvial
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references):-
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B., and Gupta, S. 2016.
Assemblage of coleoptera and hemipteran community in a stream of
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Assessment of surface water quality and associated aquatic insect fauna
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- Indian
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- Malaysia (miscellaneous
references):-
- Mahazar,
A., Shuhaimi-Othman, M., Kutty, A.A., and Desa, M.N.M. 2013.
Monitoring Urban River Water Quality Using Macroinvertebrate and
Physico-Chemical Parameters: Case study of Penchala River, Malaysia.
Journal of Biological Sciences: 13: 474-482.
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A.A., Long, S.H. and Ahmad, A. 2011.
Composition and distribution of aquatic insect communities in relation
to water quality in two freshwater streams of Hulu Terengganu,
Terengganu. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management. Volume 6
Number 1, June 2011: 148-155. ISSN: 1823-8556.
- Miscellaneous leading references:-
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Hoffmann, A.A. 2013. Environmental monitoring
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R.V., and Ballard, J.W.O. It’s All in the Genes: How
Genotype Can Impact Upon Response to Contaminant Exposure and the
Implications for Biomonitoring in Aquatic Systems. 27p. (link is
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2009. The Impacts of Cultural Eutrophication on Lakes: A Review of
Damages and Nutrient Control Measures. 7p.
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J., Bonsdorff, E., Back, S., Lax, H-G., Villnas, A., and Westberg, V.
2007.
Zoobenthos as Indicators of Ecological Status in Coastal Brackish
Waters: A Comparative Study from the Baltic Sea. Royal Swedish Academy
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D.J., Cessna, A.J., and Soares, A.M.V.M. 2009. Structural
and functional responses of benthic invertebrates to imidacloprid in
outdoor stream mesocosms-
Combining organism-level responses with community-level processes for
the evaluation and prediction of pesticide effects on stream
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Rose, C.L., Merovich Jr., G.T., Welsh, S.A., and T. Anderson, J.T. 2012.
Community-Level Response of Fishes and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to
Stream Restoration in a Third-Order Tributary of the Potomac River,
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America (miscellaneous references):-
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R., De la Lanza-Espino, G., Contreras-Ramos, A., and González-Mora, e
I. 2013.
Aquatic insects indicators of water quality in Mexico: study cases,
Copalita, Zimatán and Coyula rivers , Oaxaca. Rev. Mex. Biodiv.
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Guilherme de Souza Beghelli, André Cordeiro Alves dos Santos; Maria
Virgínia Urso-Guimarães; and Maria do Carmo Calijuri. 2012.
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reservoir (Itupararanga,
Brazil). Biota Neotrop. vol.12 no.4 Campinas Oct./Dec. 2012. 12p.
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Guntharee. Benthic Macroinvertebrates as a Biological Index of
Water Quality in the Lower Thachin River. pp. 168-193.
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and Trends of Biodiversity of Inland Water Ecosystems.
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal,
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K., Anthony, A., Bilger, M., and Holt, J. 2014.
Assessment of Passive and Active Macroinvertebrate Collection Methods
in Adjacent Reaches on the Upper Main Stem of the Susquehanna River.
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Chuey, C.F., Jedlicka, J., and O’Neill, J. Barrett. 2005. Assessment of Potential Aquatic Habitat Restoration Sites
In The Buffalo River Area Of Concern. 130pp.
- LandStudies.
2010. Bell Bend Project Site: Supplemental Field
Assessments for PPL Riverlands. Prepared for: PPL Bell Bend
Nuclear Power Plant County, PA. 25pp. (link is opened in a new window)
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Morsell Northern Ecological Services. 2014.
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Study – Baseline Studies of Macroinvertebrates and Periphyton in Grant
Creek Final Report. Prepared for Kenai Hydro, LLC. 52p.
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A.N., and Stevenson, R.D. 2011.
Comparison of Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Community Structure among
Perennial and Non-Perennial Headwater Streams. Northeastern Naturalist
18(1):7-26. 2011.
- USDOD (US Department of Defense):-
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Installations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Department of
Defense Legacy Resource Management Program. Under Legacy 06/7-305. 14p.
- USGS (U.S.
Geological Survey):-
- Microbial
Source-Tracking and Detection Techniques
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synthesis of the macroinvertebrate component from 1992 to 2002 for the
Long Term Resource Monitoring Program.
2004. Final report submitted to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the
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- USNPS (US
National Park Service):-
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Analysis of Aquatic Invertebrate Communities in Wadeable and
Non-Wadeable Streams of the Northern Great Plains Network.
Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science, Vol. 85. Pp. 49-61.
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