Assessment of the aquatic resources of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
Harris MA, Kondratieff BC, Boyle TP. 1991. Assessment of the aquatic resources of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.. US Department of the Interior. Fort Collins, CO
"Surveys of the biolgical conditions of U.S. streams have indicated that most are incluenced by chemical, physical or flow alterations. AS a consequence "natural" biological communities continue to be altered despite federal legislation mandating their protection. The National Park Service is concerned with the aquatic resources under their portection, and in particular, the long-term maintenance of the biotic integrity of these resources. Resource inventory and monitoring are essential elements in this process, since they provide the basis for verifying predicted impacts as well as assessing the pace and extent of any changes inthe status of the resource. This report provide an inventory of the aquatic macroinvertebrates of and abseline information about the aquatic ecosystem of the Niobrara River through Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AFBNM), and oulines a program for monitoring the aquatic resources using biological criteria." (from document Introduction 1.0)
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Harris, Mitchell; Kondratieff, Boris; Boyle, Terence
- Date of Issue
- 1991-06
- Publisher
- US Department of the Interior
- Units
- AGFO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Studies, Biological Indicators, Inventory, Invertebrate Inventory, Invertebrates, Macroinvertebrates, Monitoring, Water Quality