Benthics West Virginia's topography results in an abundance of high gradient streams. These streams provide excellent habitat for many species of benthic macroinvertebrates.... Benthic macroinvertebrates are used as biological indicators of water quality by many government agencies. These agencies use a Stream Condition Index which is a multimetric aggregate... of stream conditions based on family level taxonomy that can be calculated to help determine the quality of a stream. Our benthic macroinvertebrate studies follow the E.P.A.'s Rapid...

Mist Netting and Portal Surveys Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys Fish Sampling Wetland Delineations ...