Combination of Biological and Habitat Indices for Assessment of Idaho Streams

Jessup, Benjamin K.; Pappani, Jason

doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12323

Cited by 7 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 39 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…used to assess support of cold water aquatic life beneficial use. Using a targeted non-random monitoring design, DEQ has collected BURP data in over 200 wadable 1 st -4 th order stream reaches throughout Idaho each year in most years since 1993 [30,31]. Multiple fish, habitat, and macroinvertebrate metrics measured by the BURP program are compared to those in reference streams with a similar physiographic setting to assess support of cold-water aquatic life use based on BURP data.…”

Section: Plos Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Clean Water Act progress drivers for Idaho rivers and streams 2002–2022

Williams

2023

PLOS Water

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In the United States, the Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary legislation driving surface water quality management. Its goal is to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.” Section 305(b) of the CWA requires states to document CWA progress by reporting whether applicable water quality standards are achieved for all state waters every two years. Developing strategies for increasing the proportion of waters achieving standards requires diagnosing factors driving 305(b) data temporal trends. This analysis demonstrates how systematically analyzing 305(b) data in new ways can help document CWA progress (or lack thereof) and associated drivers. Idaho 305(b) data were used to evaluate the relative contribution of assessment progress and restoration to 2002–2022 Idaho 305(b) temporal trends. Assessment progress was defined as assessing unassessed waters and correcting assessment errors. Restoration was defined as changes from not achieving one or more standards to achieving all assessed standards because water quality improved. From 2002–2022, the percentage of Idaho stream kilometers achieving all assessed standards increased from 24% to 32%. Systematically evaluating reasons for stream status changes revealed this trend was driven primarily by assessment progress, specifically progress monitoring previously unassessed waters in good condition and correcting prior assessment errors. More stream km changed from impaired to unimpaired because prior assessment errors were corrected than because water quality improved. In each biennial 305(b) report ≤ 5% of all stream km changing status resulted from water quality improvement. As of 2022, more state stream km were impaired (39%) than unassessed (29%) and restoration success rates will likely become the primary driver of 305(b) temporal trends in the future. Systematically analyzing 305(b) data in new ways may help develop new empirically driven strategies for accelerating CWA progress and merits further investigation.

show abstract

Section: Plos Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Clean Water Act progress drivers for Idaho rivers and streams 2002–2022

Williams

2023

PLOS Water

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Apesar de originalmente concebidos para a ictiofauna de riachos, os índices de integridade biótica não são e nem devem ser baseados exclusivamente nas assembleias de peixes. Por exemplo, há estudos que foram desenvolvidos a partir de informações sobre perifíton (Hill et al 2000), algas (Fetscher et al 2014), plantas superiores (Rooney & Bayley 2012), macroinvertebrados bentônicos (Baptista et al 2006), invertebrados terrestres (Kimberling et al 2001), anfíbios (Stapanian et al 2015), aves (Alexandrino et al 2017), répteis (Thompson et al 2008) e até mesmo combinações multitaxa (Chen et al 2017) e multitaxa + habitat (Jessup & Pappani 2015). A maioria dos estudos aqui citados registrou boa sensibilidade do IBI para distinguir condições impactadas das minimamente alteradas, o que reforça a ideia originalmente proposta por Karr (1981).…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

Avaliação Da Integridade Biótica De Riachos a Partir Da Ictiofauna

Casatti¹,

Ortigossa²

2021

Oecol. Aust.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Almost four decades ago, ecologist James R. Karr published the first version of the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) to assess the health of aquatic ecosystems from fish assemblages. Since then, numerous adaptations, criticisms, and reinterpretations have emerged from this seminal study, covering diverse world biomes. In Brazil, the first versions of IBI for streams were developed in the South (in 2004). Over time, scientific production on this topic has shown a significant increase in the complexity of the approaches and methods used, mainly due to the advance in the basic knowledge about stream fish diversity, ecology, and biology. These studies include, for example, tests of metrics already proposed, proposals for new metrics, adaptations for different basins, and tests of the ecological responses of the ichthyofauna to different human-originated impacts. Even so, there are no standardized protocols for defining the metrics, nor for the introduction of these indexes in the stream monitoring routine. The objective of this article is to present a theoretical framework on the development of IBI for Brazilian streams, based on ichthyofauna, to discuss whether it is possible and feasible to standardize protocols for the development of IBIs and the prospects of applicability in Brazilian streams.

show abstract

“…uses of water requiring protection for an AU based on Idaho water quality standards[22], ii) compare any available water chemistry data to applicable water quality standards, and iii) and if available within the AU, use macroinvertebrate, fish, and habitat data collected through DEQ's Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Program (BURP) bioassessment program to assess support of cold water aquatic life beneficial use. Using a targeted non-random monitoring design, DEQ collected BURP data in over 200 wadable 1 st -4 th order stream reaches throughout Idaho each year in most years since 1993[23,24]. Multiple fish, habitat, and macroinvertebrate metrics measured by the BURP program are compared to those in reference streams with a similar physiographic setting to assess support of cold-water aquatic life use based on BURP data.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Clean Water Act progress drivers for Idaho rivers and streams 2002-2022

Williams¹

2023

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In the United States, the Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary legislation driving surface water quality management. Its goal is to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation&rsquor;s waters.” Section 305(b) of the CWA requires states to document CWA progress by reporting whether applicable water quality standards are achieved for all state waters every two years. Developing strategies for increasing the proportion of waters achieving standards requires diagnosing factors driving 305(b) temporal trends. This analysis demonstrates how systematically analyzing 305(b) data in in new ways can help document CWA progress (or lack thereof) and associated drivers. Idaho 305(b) data were used to evaluate the relative contribution of assessment progress and restoration to 2002-2022 Idaho 305(b) temporal trends. Assessment progress was defined as progress assessing unassessed waters and correcting assessment errors. Restoration was defined as changes from not achieving to achieving assessed standards because water quality improved. From 2002-2022, the percent Idaho stream kilometers achieving assessed standards increased from 24% to 32%. Systematically evaluating reasons for stream status changes revealed this trend was driven primarily by assessment progress, specifically progress monitoring previously unassessed waters in good condition and correcting prior assessment errors. More stream km changed from impaired to unimpaired because prior assessment errors were corrected than because water quality improved; in each report &leq; 5% of all stream km changing status resulted from water quality improvement. As of 2022, more state stream km were impaired (39%) than unassessed (29%) and restoration success rates will likely become the primary driver of 305(b) temporal trends in the future. Systematically analyzing 305(b) data in new ways may help develop new empirically driven strategies for accelerating CWA progress and merits further investigation.

show abstract

Combination of Biological and Habitat Indices for Assessment of Idaho Streams

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Evaluating Clean Water Act progress drivers for Idaho rivers and streams 2002–2022

Evaluating Clean Water Act progress drivers for Idaho rivers and streams 2002–2022

Avaliação Da Integridade Biótica De Riachos a Partir Da Ictiofauna

Evaluating Clean Water Act progress drivers for Idaho rivers and streams 2002-2022

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About