Using multiple indicators to evaluate the ecological integrity of a coastal plain stream system

Zampella, Robert A.; Bunnell, John F.; Laidig, Kim J.; Procopio, Nicholas A.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.08.027

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“…Fish has been identified as suitable for biological assessment due to its easy identification and economic value (Simon & Lyons, 1995;Smith et al, 1999;Siligato & Böhmer, 2001). Fish assemblages have widely been used as ecological indicators to assess and evaluate the level of degradation and health of rivers and streams at various spatial scales (Zampella et al, 2006). Plafkin et al (1989) observed that there are many advantages of using fish assemblage as biological indicator.…”

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Assessment of an index of biological integrity (IBI) to quantify the quality of two tributaries of river Chenab, Sialkot, Pakistan

Qadir

Malik

2008

Hydrobiologia

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Assessment of an index of biological integrity (IBI) to quantify the quality of two tributaries of river Chenab, Sialkot, Pakistan

Qadir

Malik

2008

Hydrobiologia

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“…The scoring criteria for each metric was 5, 3, and 1 followed by the criteria of Reference [1], which reflected that the biotic integrity either approximated, deviated, or greatly deviated from the pristine conditions. The final scores obtained after summing up all metric values led to evaluate as five categories of biological health from excellent (36)(37)(38)(39)(40), good (28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34), fair (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26), poor and very poor (08-13). Detailed account of specified metrics and their characteristics as well as the respective scoring standards could be consulted from An et al [40].…”

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Stream Health Evaluation Using a Combined Approach of Multi-Metric Chemical Pollution and Biological Integrity Models

Atique

2018

Water

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Bouchung Stream is a large tributary of the Geum River watershed that is simultaneously affected by wastewater treatment plant effluents and agricultural activities in the watershed area. The focal subject was to diagnose the chemical and biological health of the temperate stream by using a combined approach of the multi-metric water pollution index (WPI) and the index of biological integrity (IBI KR ), using datasets from 2008-2014. Water chemistry analyses indicated seasonal and inter-annual variations mainly linked to the intensity of monsoon rainfall in the watershed, potentially causing the availability of agricultural runoff water. The main events of phosphorus inflow and nitrogen dilutions occurred during July-August. Temporal and spatial heterogeneities were observed and were largely recognizable due to nutrient enrichment and organic matter intensification. Chlorophyll showed weak linear relation to total phosphorus (R 2 = 0.17) but no relation to total nitrogen (p > 0.05). Fish compositions analyzed as trophic/tolerance guilds in relation to water chemistry showed visible decline and modifications. Average WPI site scores ranged from 33-23, indicating an excellent upstream to fair downstream water quality status. Correspondingly, IBI KR scores ranged between 38-28 approximating with WPI site classification, as well as both indices showed higher regression relation (R 2 = 0.90). Fish guild analyses revealed tolerant and omnivore species dominating the downstream, while sensitive and insectivores depleting in approximation with changing water chemistry and was confirmed by the principal component analysis. In addition, the fish guilds meticulously responded to phosphorus inflows. In conclusion, overall stream health and water chemistry analyses indicated continuous chemical and biological degradation influencing the trophic and tolerance fish guilds. Moreover, the combined application approach of WPI and IBI KR could help in better understanding the chemical and biological mechanisms in rivers and streams.

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“…Establishment of Indicate System The establishment of evaluation index system is the basis of ecosystem integrity evaluation [15,26,31,33]. Domestic and foreign scholars have proposed "indicator species" for ecosystem integrity.…”

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Ecological Integrity Evaluation Based on Landscape Index

Zhang

2012

2012 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering

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The impacts of land use on ecosystem have received high attention in global environmental change. Different land use patterns and intensities play significant impact on ecological integrity, which can be directly reflected on ecosystem composition and structure. The effectiveness of ecosystem integrity evaluation plays an important role in sustainable development. The innovation of this paper is the selection of evaluation index and the establishment of evaluation index system from the perspective of landscape based on the support of GIS and RS.

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Using multiple indicators to evaluate the ecological integrity of a coastal plain stream system

Cited by 47 publications

References 29 publications

Assessment of an index of biological integrity (IBI) to quantify the quality of two tributaries of river Chenab, Sialkot, Pakistan

Assessment of an index of biological integrity (IBI) to quantify the quality of two tributaries of river Chenab, Sialkot, Pakistan

Stream Health Evaluation Using a Combined Approach of Multi-Metric Chemical Pollution and Biological Integrity Models

Ecological Integrity Evaluation Based on Landscape Index

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