Annelida: Branchiobdellida, oligochaetous Clitellata (‘Oligochaeta’), Polychaeta (including the Aphanoneura / Aeolosomatida), and Misc. Annelida

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

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Angradi, T.R.; Pearson, M.S.; Jicha, T.M.; et al. 2009. Using stressor gradients to determine reference expectations for great river fish assemblages. Ecol. Ind. 9(4): 748-764.

Arndt, E.; Fiedler, S.; Böhme, D. 2009. Effects of invasive benthick macroinvertebrates on assessment methods of the EU water frame work directive. Hydrobiol. 635(1): 309-320.

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Beck, M.W.; Hatch, L.K. 2009. A review of research on the development of lake indices of biotic integrity. Env. Rev. 17: 21-44.

Becker, R.H.; Sultan, M.I.; Boyer, G.L.; et al. 2009. Mapping cyanobacterial blooms in the great lakes using MODIS. J. Great lakes Res. 35: 447-453.

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Benyi, S.J.; Hollister, J.W.; Kiddon, J.A.; Walker, H.A. 2009. A process for comparing and interpreting differences in two benthic indices in New York Harbor. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 59(1-3): 65-71.

Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti S.; et al. 2009. The use of taxonomic distinctness indices in assessing patterns of biodiversity in modular organisms. Mar. Ecol. 30(2): 151-163.

Beyene A.; Addis T.; Kifle D.; Legesse W, Kloos H, Triest L. Comparative study of diatoms and macroinvertebrates as indicators of severe water pollution: Case study of the kebena and akaki rivers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ecol Ind. 2009; 9(2): 381-392.

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Bonada, N.; Murria, C.; Zamora-Munoz, C. et al. 2009. Using community and population approaches to understand how contemporary and historical factors have shaped species distribution in river ecosystems. Global Ecol. Biogeog. 18: 202-213.

Boonsoong B.; Sangpradub N.; Barbour M. 2009. Development of rapid bioassessment approaches using benthic macroinvertebrates for Thai streams. Environ. Monit. Assess. 155(1-4): 129-147.

Borja A. 2009. Ecological integrity assessment, ecosystem-based approach, and integrative methodologies: Are these concepts equivalent? Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(3): 457-458.

Borja A.; Miles A.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi A.; Berg T. 2009. Current status of macroinvertebrate methods used for assessing the quality of European marine waters: Implementing the water framework directive. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 181-196.

Borja A.; Ranasinghe A.; Weisberg S.B. 2009. Assessing ecological integrity in marine waters, using multiple indices and ecosystem components: Challenges for the future. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 59(1-3): 1-4.

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Brown, L.E.; Hannah, D.M.; Milner, A.M. 2009. ARISE: A classification tool for Alpine RIver and Stream Ecosystems. Freshwat. Biol. 54(6): 1357-1369.

Buffagni, A.; Armanini, D.G.; Erba, S. 2009. Does the lentic-lotic character of rivers affect invertebrate metrics used in the assessment of ecological quality? J. Limnol. 68: 92-105.

Carlisle D.; Falcone J.; Meador M. 2009. Predicting the biological condition of streams: Use of geospatial indicators of natural and anthropogenic characteristics of watersheds. Environ. Monit. Assess. 151(1-4): 143-160.

Carstensen J.; Henriksen P. 2009. Phytoplankton biomass response to nitrogen inputs: A method for WFD boundary setting applied to Danish coastal waters. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 137-149.

Carter, J.L.; Purcell, A.H.; Fend, S.V.; Resh, V.H. 2009. Development of a local-scale urban stream assessment method using benthic macroinvertebrates: an example from the Santa Clara Basin, California. J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 28: 1007-1021.

Casatti L.; Ferreira C.; Langeani F. 2009. A fish-based biotic integrity index for assessment of lowland streams in southeastern Brazil. Hydrobiol. 623(1): 173-189.

Chakona A.; Phiri C.; Day J. 2009. Potential for trichoptera communities as biological indicators of morphological degradation in riverine systems. Hydrobiol. 621(1): 155-167.

Conley, J.M.; Schorr, M.S.; Hanson, M.L.; Symes, S.J.; Richards, S.M. 2009. Is ambient chitobiase activity a monitoring tool for impacts on secondary production in lotic systems? Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 66: 1274-1281.

Cooper T.; Gilmour J.; Fabricius K. 2009. Bioindicators of changes in water quality on coral reefs: Review and recommendations for monitoring programmes. Coral Reefs 28(3): 589-606.

Coste M.; Boutry S.; Tison-Rosebery J.; Delmas F. 2009. Improvements of the biological diatom index (BDI): Description and efficiency of the new version (BDI-2006). Ecol. Ind. 9(4): 621-650.

Dambacher J.M.; Gaughan D.J.; Rochet M.; et al. 2009. Qualitative modelling and indicators of exploited ecosystems. Fish. Fish. 10(3): 305-322.

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de-la-Ossa-Carretero J.A.; del-Pilar-Ruso Y.; Giménez-Casalduero F.; Sánchez-Lizaso J.L. 2009. Testing BOPA index in sewage affected soft-bottom communities in the north-western Mediterranean. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(3): 332-340.

Devlin M.; Barry J.; Painting S.; Best M. 2009. Extending the phytoplankton tool kit for the UK water framework directive: Indicators of phytoplankton community structure. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 151-168.

Donohue I.; Donohue L.; Ní Ainín B.; Irvine K. 2009. Assessment of eutrophication pressure on lakes using littoral invertebrates. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 105-122.

Erba S,; Furse M.; Balestrini R.; et al. 2009. The validation of common european class boundaries for river benthic macroinvertebrates to facilitate the intercalibration process of the water framework directive. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 17-31.

Eshleman K.N.; McNeil B.E.; Townsend P.A. 2009. Validation of a remote sensing based index of forest disturbance using streamwater nitrogen data. Ecol. Ind. 9(3): 476-484.

Feio M.J.; Norris R.H.; Graça M.A.S.; Nichols S. 2009. Water quality assessment of Portuguese streams: Regional or national predictive models? Ecol. Ind. 9(4): 791-806.

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Fleischer D.; Zettler M.L. 2009. An adjustment of benthic ecological quality assessment to effects of salinity. Mar Pollut Bull. 58(3): 351-357.

Franco A.; Torricelli P.; Franzoi P. 2009. A habitat-specific fish-based approach to assess the ecological status of Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(11): 1704-1717.

Fritz K.M.; Glime J.M.; Hribljan J.; Greenwood J.L. 2009. Can bryophytes be used to characterize hydrologic permanence in forested headwater streams? Ecol. Ind. 9(4): 681-692.

Gascón S.; Boix D.; Sala J. 2009. Are different biodiversity metrics related to the same factors? A case study from Mediterranean wetlands. Biol. Conserv. 142(11): 2602-2612.

Gillett N.; Pan Y.; Parker C. 2009. Should only live diatoms be used in the bioassessment of small mountain streams? Hydrobiol. 620(1): 135-147.

Gillies C.; Hose G.; Turak E. 2009. What do qualitative rapid assessment collections of macroinvertebrates represent? A comparison with extensive quantitative sampling. Environ Monit. Assess. 149(1-4): 99-112.

Giordani G.; Zaldívar J.M.; Viaroli P. 2009. Simple tools for assessing water quality and trophic status in transitional water ecosystems. Ecol. Ind. 9(5): 982-991.

Gnyubkin V. 2009. An early warning system for aquatic environment state monitoring based on an analysis of mussel valve movements. Russ. J. Mar. Biol. 35(5): 431-436.

Goodsell P.J.; Underwood A.J.; Chapman M.G. 2009. Evidence necessary for taxa to be reliable indicators of environmental conditions or impacts. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(3): 323-331.

Gremare, A.; Labrune, C.; Vanden Berghe, E.; et al. 2009. Comparison of the performance of two biotic indices based in the MacroBen database. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 382: 297-311.

Hamerlick, L.; Bitusek, P. 2009. The distribution of littoral chironomids along an altitudinal gradient in high Tatra mountain lakes: could they be used as indicators of climate change? Intern. J. Limnol. 45: 157-170.

Heino J.; Ilmonen J.; Kotanen J.; et al. 2009. Surveying biodiversity in protected and managed areas: Algae, macrophytes and macroinvertebrates in boreal forest streams. Ecol. Ind. 9(6): 1179-1187.

Herlihy A.; Sifneos J.; Bason C.; et al. 2009. An approach for evaluating the repeatability of rapid wetland assessment methods: The effects of training and experience. Environ. Managem. 44(2): 369-377.

Hughes, S.J.; Santos, J.M.; Ferreira, M.T.; et al. 2009. Ecological assessment of an intermittent Mediterranean river using community structure and function: Evaluating the role of different organism groups. Freshwat. Biol. 54(11): 2383-2400.

Hutchens J.J.; Schuldt J.A.; Richards C.; et al. 2009. Multi-scale mechanistic indicators of midwestern USA stream macroinvertebrates. Ecol. Ind. 9(6): 1138-1150.

Infante D.; David A.J.; Linke S.; Norris R. 2009. Relationship of fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages to environmental factors: Implications for community concordance. Hydrobiol. 623(1): 87-103.

Johnson B.R.; Fritz K.M.; Blocksom K.A.; Walters D.M. 2009. Larval salamanders and channel geomorphology are indicators of hydrologic permanence in forested headwater streams. Ecol. Ind. 9(1): 150-159.

Josefson A.B.; Blomqvist M.; Hansen J.L.S.; et al. 2009. Assessment of marine benthic quality change in gradients of disturbance: Comparison of different Scandinavian multi-metric indices. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(9): 1263-1277.

Kaiblinger C.; Anneville O.; Tadonleke R.; et al. 2009. Central European water quality indices applied to long-term data from peri-alpine lakes: Test and possible improvements. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 67-74.

Kane D.D.; Gordon S.I.; Munawar M.; et al. 2009. The planktonic index of biotic integrity (P-IBI): An approach for assessing lake ecosystem health. Ecol. Ind. 9(6): 1234-1247.

Kelly M.; Bennett C.; Coste M.; et al. 2009. A comparison of national approaches to setting ecological status boundaries in phytobenthos assessment for the European water framework directive: Results of an intercalibration exercise. Hydrobiol. 621(1): 169-182.

Kelly M.; Bennion H.; Burgess A.; et al. 2009. Uncertainty in ecological status assessments of lakes and rivers using diatoms. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 5-15.

Kowalski, K.P.; Wilcox, D.A.; Wiley, M.J. 2009. Stimulating a Great Lakes coastal wetland seed bank using portable cofferdams: implications for habitat rehabilitation. J. Great Lakes Res. 35: 206-214.

Kroll, A.J.; Hayes, M.P.; MacCracken, J.G. 2009. Concerns regarding the use of amphibians as metrics of critical biological thresholds: A comment on Welsh and Hodgson (2008). Freshwat. Biol. 54(11): 2364-2373.

Kroll A.J.; Runge J.P.; MacCracken J.G. 2009. Unreliable amphibian population metrics may obfuscate more than they reveal. Biol. Conserv. 142(11): 2802-2806.

Lamb E.G.; Bayne E.; Holloway G.; et al. 2009. Indices for monitoring biodiversity change: Are some more effective than others? Ecol. Ind. 9(3): 432-444.

Lane C.R.; Reiss K.C.; DeCelles S.; Brown M.T. 2009. Benthic diatom composition in isolated forested wetlands subject to drying: Implications for monitoring and assessment. Ecol. Ind. 9(6): 1121-1128.

Lara, G.: Encina, G.; Rodriguez-Ruiz, A. 2009. Trophometric index: A predictor for fish density, biomass and production in Mediterranean reservoirs in Spain. Fish. Manage. Ecol. 16(5): 341-351.

Lavesque N.; Blanchet H.; de Montaudouin X. 2009. Development of a multimetric approach to assess perturbation of benthic macrofauna in Zostera noltii beds. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 368(2): 101-112.

Lavoie I.; Dillon P.J.; Campeau S. 2009. The effect of excluding diatom taxa and reducing taxonomic resolution on multivariate analyses and stream bioassessment. Ecol. Ind. 9(2): 213-225.

Lear, G.; Bootroyd, I.K.G.; Turner, S.J.; et al. 2009. A comparison of bacteria and benthic invertebrates as indicators of ecological health in streams. Freshwat. Biol. 54(7): 1532-1543.

Lermontov A.; Yokoyama L.; Lermontov M.; Machado M.A.S. 2009. River quality analysis using fuzzy water quality index: Ribeira do iguape river watershed, Brazil. Ecol. Ind. 9(6): 1188-1197.

Leunda P.M.; Oscoz J.; Miranda R.; Ariño A.H. 2009. Longitudinal and seasonal variation of the benthic macroinvertebrate community and biotic indices in an undisturbed Pyrenean river. Ecol. Ind. 9(1): 52-63.

Lin T.; Lin J.; Cui S.; Cameron S. 2009. Using a network framework to quantitatively select ecological indicators. Ecol. Ind. 9(6): 1114-1120.

Lister A.; Scott C. 2009. Use of space-filling curves to select sample locations in natural resource monitoring studies. Environ. Monit. Assess. 149(1-4): 71-80.

Llansó R.; Vølstad J.; Dauer D.; Dew J. 2009. Assessing benthic community condition in Chesapeake Bay: Does the use of different benthic indices matter? Environ. Monit. Assess. 150(1-4): 119-127.

Lopez y Royo C.; Silvestri C.; Salivas-Decaux M.; et al. 2009. Application of an angiosperm-based classification system (BiPo) to mediterranean coastal waters: Using spatial analysis and data on metal contamination of plants in identifying sources of pressure. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 169-179.

Lücke J.D.; Johnson R.K. 2009. Detection of ecological change in stream macroinvertebrate assemblages using single metric, multimetric or multivariate approaches. Ecol. Ind. 9(4): 659-669.

MacNeil C.; Briffa M. 2009. Replacement of a native freshwater macroinvertebrate species by an invader: Implications for biological water quality monitoring. Hydrobiol. 635(1): 321-327.

Maloney, K.O.; Weller, D.E.; Russell, M.J.; Hothorn, T. 2009. Classifying the biological condition of small streams: an example using benthic macroinvertebrates. J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 28: 869-884.

Marchetto, A.; Padedda, B.M.; Mariani, M.A.; 2009. A numerical index for evaluating phytoplankton response to changes in nutrient levels in deep Mediterranean reservoirs. J. Limnol. 68: 106-121.

Masese, F.O.; Raburu, P.O.; Muchiri, M.; 2009. A preliminary benthic macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) for monitoring the Moiben River, Lake Victoria. Africa J. Aquat. Sci. 34: 1-14.

Mazor R, Purcell A, Resh V. Long-term variability in bioassessments: A twenty-year study from two northern California streams. Environ. Managem. 43(6): 1269-1286.

McQuatters-Gollop A.; Gilbert A.J.; Mee L.D.; et al. 2009. How well do ecosystem indicators communicate the effects of anthropogenic eutrophication? Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 82(4): 583-596.

Meador, M.R.; Carlisle, D.M. 2009. Predictive models for fish assemblages in Eastern US streasm: implications for assessing biodiversity. Tran. Am. Fish. Soc. 138: 725-740.

Mistri M.; Basset A.; Casazza G.; Borja A. 2009. The implementation of the water framework directive in Italy: State of the art on benthic indicators and European experiences. Mar. Ecol. 30(2): 212-213.

Möller T.; Kotta J.; Martin G. 2009. Effect of observation method on the perception of community structure and water quality in a brackish water ecosystem. Mar. Ecol. 30(s1): 105-112.

Montefalcone M. 2009. Ecosystem health assessment using the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanic: A review. Ecol. Ind. 9(4): 595-604.

Moreno P.; França J.; Ferreira W.; et al. 2009. Use of the BEAST model for biomonitoring water quality in a neotropical basin. Hydrobiol 630(1): 231-242.

Munkittrick, K.R.; Arens, C.J.; Lowell, R.B.; Kaminski, G.P. 2009. A review of potential methods of determining critical effect size for designing environmental monitoring programs. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 1361-1371.

Munné A.; Prat N. 2009. Use of macroinvertebrate-based multimetric indices for water quality evaluation in Spanish Mediterranean rivers: An intercalibration approach with the IBMWP index. Hydrobiol. 628(1): 203-225.

Munari C.; Manini E.; Pusceddu A.; et al. 2009. Response of BITS (a benthic index based on taxonomic sufficiency) to water and sedimentary variables and comparison with other indices in three Adriatic lagoons. Mar. Ecol. 30(2): 255-268.

Munoz B.; Lesser V.; Dorney J.; Savage R. 2009 .A proposed methodology to determine accuracy of location and extent of geographically isolated wetlands. Environ. Monit. Assess. 150(1-4): 53-64.

Mykra, H.; Aroviita, J.; Hamalainen, H.; Karjalainen, S.M.; Visuri, M.; Riihimaki, J.; Miettinen, J.; Vuori, K.-M. 2009. Utility of a single a priori river typology for reference conditions of boreal macroinvertebrates and diatoms. Fund. Appl. Limnol. 175: 269-280.

Nakamura, M.; Soberon, J. 2009. Use of approximate inference in an index of completeness of biological inventories. Conserv. Biol. 23(2): 469-474.

Nestlerode J.; Engle V.; Bourgeois P.; et al. 2009. An integrated approach to assess broad-scale condition of coastal wetlands—the Gulf of Mexico coastal wetlands pilot survey. Environ. Monit. Assess. 150(1-4): 21-29.

Niemi, G.J.; Brady, V.J.; Brown, T.N. 2009. Development of ecological indicators for the U.S. Great Lakes coastal region – a summary of applications in Lake Huron. Aquat. Ecosys. Health Managem. 12: 77-84.

Pacini A.; Mazzoleni S.; Battisti C.; Ricotta C. 2009. More rich means more diverse: Extending the ‘environmental heterogeneity hypothesis’ to taxonomic diversity. Ecol. Ind. 9(6): 1271-1274.

Padisák J.; Crossetti L.; Naselli-Flores L. 2009. Use and misuse in the application of the phytoplankton functional classification: A critical review with updates. Hydrobiol. 621(1): 1-19.

Pall K.; Moser V. 2009. Austrian index macrophytes (AIM-module 1) for lakes: A water framework directive compliant assessment system for lakes using aquatic macrophytes. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 83-104.

Peeters E.T.H.M.; Franken R.J.M.; Jeppesen E.; et al. 2009. Assessing ecological quality of shallow lakes: Does knowledge of transparency suffice? Basic Appl. Ecol. 10(1): 89-96.

Pinto R.; Patrício J.; Baeta A.; et al. 2009. Review and evaluation of estuarine biotic indices to assess benthic condition. Ecol. Ind. 9(1): 1-25.

Poquet J.; Alba-Tercedor J.; Puntí T.; et al. 2009. The MEDiterranean prediction and classification system (MEDPACS): An implementation of the RIVPACS/AUSRIVAS predictive approach for assessing mediterranean aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. Hydrobiol. 623(1): 153-171.

Prato S.; Morgana J.G.; La Valle P.; et al. 2009. Application of biotic and taxonomic distinctness indices in assessing the ecological quality status of two coastal lakes: Caprolace and Fogliano lakes (central Italy). Ecol. Ind. 9(3): 568-583.

Ptacnik R.; Solimini A.; Brettum P. 2009. Performance of a new phytoplankton composition metric along a eutrophication gradient in Nordic lakes. Hydrobiol. 633(1): 75-82.

Qadir A.; Malik R. 2009. Assessment of an index of biological integrity (IBI) to quantify the quality of two tributaries of river Chenab, Sialkot, Pakistan. Hydrobiol. 621(1): 127-153.

Raburu, P.O.; Masese, F.O.; Mulanda, C.A. 2009. Macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring rivers in the upper catchment of lake Victoria Basin, Kenya. Aquat. Ecosys. Health Managem. 12: 197-205.

Ranasinghe J.A.; Weisberg S.B.; Smith R.W.; et al. 2009. Calibration and evaluation of five indicators of benthic community condition in two California bay and estuary habitats. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 59(1-3): 5-13.

Reid S.; Mandrak N. 2009. Lake Erie beaches: Diel variation in fish assemblage structure and implications for monitoring. Hydrobiol. 618(1): 139-148.

Reid S.; Mandrak N. 2009. Effect of diel period and season on seining effort required to detect changes in Lake Erie beach fish assemblages. Environ. Monit. Assess. 153(1-4): 73-82.

Riipinen, M.P.; Davy-Bowker, J.; Dobson, M. 2009. Comparison of structural and functional stream assessment methods to detect changes in riparian vegetation and water pH. Freshwat. Biol. 54(10): 2127-2138.

Rimet F. 2009. Benthic diatom assemblages and their correspondence with ecoregional classifications: Case study of rivers in north-eastern France. Hydrobiol. 636(1): 137-151.

Ringold P.L.; Van Sickle J.; Bollman M.; et al. 2009. Riparian forest indicators of potential future stream condition. Ecol. Ind. 9(3): 462-475.

Rolland N.; Porinchu D.; Larocque I. 2009. The use of high-resolution gridded climate data in the development of chironomid-based inference models from remote areas. J. Paleolimnol. 41(2): 343-348.

Rowe D.; Parkyn S.; Quinn J.; et al. 2009. A rapid method to score stream reaches based on the overall performance of their main ecological functions. Environ. Managem. 43(6): 1287-1300.

Sager L.; Lachavanne J. 2009. The M-NIP: A macrophyte-based nutrient index for ponds. Hydrobiol. 634(1): 43-63.

Sály P.; Erős T.; Takács P.; et al. 2009. Assemblage level monitoring of stream fishes: The relative efficiency of single-pass vs. double-pass electrofishing. Fish. Res. 99(3): 226-233.

Sanchez-Montoya, M.M.; Suarez, M.L.; Vidal-Abarca, M.R. 2009. Seasonal and interannual variability of macroinvertebrate reference communities and its influence on bioassessment in different Mediterranean stream types. Fund. Appl. Limnol. 174: 353-367.

Sánchez-Montoya M.; Vidal-Abarca M.; Puntí T.; et al. 2009. Defining criteria to select reference sites in Mediterranean streams. Hydrobiol. 619(1): 39-54.

Schilling, E.G.; Loftin, C.S.; Huryn, A.D. 2009. Macroinvertebrates as indicators of fish absence in naturally fishless lakes. Freshwat. Biol. 54(1): 181-202.

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Schneider S.; Lindstrøm E. 2009. Bioindication in Norwegian rivers using non-diatomaceous benthic algae: The acidification index periphyton (AIP). Ecol. Ind. 9(6): 1206-1211.

Seilheimer T.S.; Mahoney T.P.; Chow-Fraser P. 2009. Comparative study of ecological indices for assessing human-induced disturbance in coastal wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Ecol. Ind. 9(1): 81-91.

Simonini R.; Grandi V.; Massamba-N’Siala G.; et al. 2009. Assessing the ecological status of the north-western Adriatic sea within the European water framework directive: A comparison of bentix, AMBI and M-AMBI methods. Mar Ecol. 30(2): 241-254.

Smucker, N.J.; Vis, M.L. 2009. Use of diatoms to assess agricultural and coal mining impacts on streams and a multiassemblage case study. J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 28: 659-675.

Southerland M.; Vølstad J.; Weber E.; et al. 2009. Application of the probability-based Maryland biological stream survey to the state’s assessment of water quality standards. Environ. Monit. Assess. 150(1-4): 65-73.

Stander E.; Ehrenfeld J. 2009. Rapid assessment of urban wetlands: Do hydrogeomorphic classification and reference criteria work? Environ. Managem. 43(4): 725-742.

Stentiford, G.D.; Bignell, J.P.; Lyons, B.P.; Feist, S.W. 2009. Site-specific disease profiles in fish and their use in environmental monitoring. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 381: 1-15.

Strain G.; Raesly R.; Hilderbrand R. 2009. A comparison of techniques to sample salamander assemblages along highland streams of Maryland. Environ. Monit. Assess. 156(1-4): 1-16.

Taukulis F.; John J. 2009. Development of a diatom-based transfer function for lakes and streams severely impacted by secondary salinity in the south-west region of Western Australia. Hydrobiol. 626(1): 129-143.

Taylor, J.; Pope, N.; van Rensburg, L. 2009. Community participation in river monitoring using diatoms: a case study from the Buffelspoort Valley Conservancy. African J. Aquat. Sci. 34: 173-182.

Teixeira H.; Neto J.M.; Patrício J.; et al. 2009. Quality assessment of benthic macroinvertebrates under the scope of WFD using BAT, the benthic assessment tool. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(10): 1477-1486.

Thuiller W.; Lafourcade B.; Engler R.; Araújo M.B. 2009. BIOMOD – a platform for ensemble forecasting of species distributions. Ecography 32(3): 369-373.

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Tullos, D.D.; Penrose, D.L.; Jennings, G.D.; Cope, G.W. 2009. Analysis of functional traits in reconfigured channels: implications for the bioassessment and disturbance of river restoration. J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc. 28: 80-92.

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