Frameworks and Methods for Defining Different Levels of Biological Condition: Global Perspectives II

Session 34 (Special)
Friday, May 30, 3:15 PM-5:00 PM, Athena E
Moderator: Barbour

3:15 (231) Biological condition: bands of impairment, determining errors and telling bad from good.
R.H. Norris, T. Nelson, and S. Linke. CRC for Freshwater Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra 2601, Australia

3:30 (232) Use of macroinvertebrate data for stream assessment and management in the Auckland region, New Zealand.
J.R. Maxted. Environmetal Research, Auckland Regional Council, Auckland, New Zealand

3:45 (233) Relative sensitivity of biological metrics to anthropogenic stress.
L.L. Yuan¹, S.B. Norton¹, R.J. Stevenson², and M.J. Paul³. ¹National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 8623D, Washington, DC 20460, ²Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 , ³Center for Ecological Science, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mill, MD 21117

4:00 (234) Fuzzy-set models for biocriteria categories.
J. Gerritsen. Tetra Tech, Inc., 10045 Red Run Blvd., Owings Mills, MD 21117

4:15 (235) Spatial variability in macroinvertebrate assemblages: implications for bioassessment and defining reference conditions.
H.F. Dallas. Freshwater Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, South Africa

4:30 (236) Ecological assessment of inland aquatic ecosystems in China: Taihu Lake basin .
H Lui. Water Environment Management Office, State Environmental Protection Administration, Xizhimennei Nanxiaojie 115, Beijing, People's Republic China 100035

4:45 (237) Development of bioassessment of water quality in the Pong catchment,Thailand.
N. Sangpradub, Y. Inmuong, C. Hanjavanit, and U. Inmuong. Biology Department, KhonKaen University, KhonKaen, Thailand 40002