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| Title | Taxonomic Laboratory Protocol for Stream Macroinvertebrates Collected by the Washington State Department of Ecology | |
| Month-Year Published | June 1996 | |
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is engaged in collection and storage of biological data from Washington State's surface waters. Biological data collection is, in part, intended to be used for delineating temporal and spatial distribution patterns as well as establishing biocriteria. The long term program goal is to develop a diagnostic tool for determining the condition and source of degradation in the state′s aquatic systems. (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 96-323 | |
| Author(s) | Plotnikoff, R. | |
| Print Availability | ||
| Number of pages | 32 pp. | |
| Keywords | biological, guidance, invertebrates, laboratory, macroinvertebrates, methods, protocol, quality assurance, stream, stream bioassessment, water | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Benthic Macroinvertebrate Biological Monitoring Protocols for Rivers and Streams: 2001 Revision | similar topic | |
| Instream Biological Assessment Monitoring Protocols: Benthic Macroinvertebrates | similar topic | |
| Ambient Monitoring Instream Biological Assessment: Progress Report of 1993 Pilot Survey | similar topic | |
| Using Invertebrates to Assess the Quality of Washington Streams and to Describe Biological Expectations | similar topic | |
| Stream Biological Assessments (Benthic Macroinvertebrates) for Watershed Analysis/Mid-Sol Duc Water | similar topic | |
| Biological Assessment of Small Streams in the Coast Range Ecoregion & the Yakima River Basin | similar topic | |
| The Relationship Between Stream Macroinvertebrates and Salmon in the Quilceda/Allen Drainage | similar topic | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is engaged in collection and storage of biological data from Washington State's surface waters. Biological data collection is, in part, intended to be used for delineating temporal and spatial distribution patterns as well as establishing biocriteria. The long term program goal is to develop a diagnostic tool for determining the condition and source of degradation in the state′s aquatic systems. Ecology's aquatic invertebrate biological assessment program and other related monitoring programs in the agency consist of several components: field collection, sample processing, organism identification, data storage/analysis, and interpretation of results. Protocols that standardize methods for each component help assure consistent and comparable results between projects. Standardized field collection protocols and sample processing protocols have already been described in other Ecology quality assurance project plans (Merritt, 1994; Plotnikoff, 1994). The taxonomic laboratory protocol provides guidance for consistent aquatic macroinvertebrate (invertebrate) identifications. Consistency between taxonomists and between projects enhances comparability of taxonomic effort. |
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