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dc.contributor.authorCooper, Matthew J.
dc.contributor.authorLambertu, Gary A.
dc.contributor.authorMoerke, Ashley H.
dc.contributor.authorRuetz, Carl R.
dc.contributor.authorWilcox, Douglas A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T17:40:57Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T17:40:57Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-01
dc.identifier.citationEnviron Monit Assess (2018) 190: 580 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6950-6
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6950-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2235
dc.description.abstractBiotic indicators are useful for assessing ecosystem health because the structure of resident communities generally reflects abiotic conditions integrated over time. We used fish data collected over 5 years for 470 Great Lakes coastal wetlands to develop multimetric indices of biotic integrity (IBI). Sampling and IBI development were stratified by vegetation type within each wetland to account for differences in physical habitat. Metrics were evaluated against numerous indices of anthropogenic disturbance derived from water quality and surrounding land-cover variables. Separate datasets were used for IBI development and testing. IBIs were composed of 10–11 metrics for each of four vegetation types (bulrush, cattail, water lily, and submersed aquatic vegetation). Scores of all IBIs correlated well with disturbance indices using the development data, and the accuracy of our IBIs was validated using the testing data. Our fish IBIs can be used to prioritize wetland protection and restoration efforts across the Great Lakes basin. The IBIs will also be useful in monitoring programs mandated by the Agreement between Canada and the United States of America on Great Lakes Water Quality, such as for assessing Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) in Great Lakes Areas of Concern, and in other ecosystem management programs in Canada and the USA.
dc.subjectBioassessment
dc.subjectBiotic Indicator
dc.subjectCoastal Marsh
dc.subjectFish
dc.subjectWetland
dc.subjectWater Quality
dc.subjectLand Use
dc.subjectLaurentian Great Lakes
dc.titleAn expanded fish-based index of biotic integrity for Great Lakes coastal wetlands
dc.typearticle
dc.source.journaltitleEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment
dc.source.volume190
dc.source.issue580
dc.description.institutionSUNY Brockport
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.description.publicationtitleEnvironmental Science and Ecology Faculty Publications
dc.contributor.organizationThe College at Brockport
dc.languate.isoen_US


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