Rapid Bioassessment of Stream Health

An examination of sampling techniques, laboratory methods, and data analysis, this book discusses how to create a protocol for analyzing the health of streams using rapid bioassessment techniques. The editors explore how to determine reference streams in each ecoregion and subecoregion with specific indices of health. They provide field methods for monitoring and sampling invertebrates and laboratory methods for subsampling. The work focuses on the application of the EPA’s Rapid Bioassessment Protocol (RBP) but suggests various techniques that can be used to improve sampling protocols and quality control.