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Reference List  ( * denote key reference ) Method/Document Reference Applied River Morphology - Method  * Rosgen, D.L. 1996. Applied river morphology. Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, CO.   Pfankuch, D.J. 1975. Stream reach inventory and channel stability evaluation: A watershed management procedure. United States Forest Service, Northern Region.   Rosgen, D.L. 1994. A classification of natural rivers. Catena 22: 169-199. http://www.wildlandhydrology.com/html/references_.html   Rosgen, D.L. 1997. A geomorphological approach to restoration of incised rivers. Pages 12-22 in S.S.Y. Wang, E.J. Langendoen, and F.D. Shields, Jr., editors. Proceedings of a conference on management of landscapes disturbed by channel incision. Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS.   Rosgen, D.L. 1998. The reference reach - A blueprint for design. In D.F. Hayes, editor. Proceedings: engineering approaches to ecosystem restoration. ASCE, March 22-27, 1998, Denver, CO.   Rosgen, D.L. 2001. A practical method of computing streambank erosion rate. Pages 9-17 in Proceedings of the seventh federal interagency sedimentation conference. Volume II, March 25-29, 2001, Reno, NV. Wildland Hydrology, Inc., Pagosa Springs, CO.   Rosgen, D.L. 2001. A stream channel stability assessment methodology. Pages 18-26 in Proceedings of the seventh federal interagency sedimentation conference. Volume II, March 25-29, 2001, Reno, NV. Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, CO.   Rosgen, D.L. and B.L. Fittante. 1986. Fish habitat structures - A selection guide using stream classification. Proceedings of Fifth Trout Stream Habitat Improvement Workshop, Lock Haven, PA. Aquatic Vertebrate Characterization - EMAP  * Kaufmann, P.R. and E.G. Robison. 1998. Aquatic vertebrate characterization. Section 12. In J.M. Lazorchak, D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck (editors). EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/Sec12.PDF   Herlihy, A.T. 1998. Initial site procedures, Section 4 in J.M. Lazorchak, D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck. (editors). EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/ws_abs.htm...   Kaufmann, P.R. 1998. Stream discharge. Section 6 in J.M. Lazorchak et al., editors. EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/ws_abs.htm...   Lagler, K.R. 1956. Freshwater Fishery Biology. 2nd. Edition. William C. Brown Co., Dubuque, Iowa.   Lazorchak, J.M., A.T. Herlihy, and J. Green. 1998. Rapid habitat and visual stream assessments. Section 14 in J.M. Lazorchak, D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck. (editors). EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004F. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/ws_abs.htm...   Lazorchak, J.M., D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck. 1998. EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004F. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/ws_abs.htm...   Lazorchak, J.M., Hill, B.H., Averill, D.K., D.V. Peck, and D.J. Klemm (editors). 2000. Environmental monitoring and assessment program -Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of non-wadeable rivers and streams. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati OH. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/nonws1.htm...   McCormick, F.H. 1993. Fish. pp. 29-36 IN: R.M. Hughes (ed.). Stream Indicator Workshop. EPA/600/R-93/138. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, Oregon.   Plafkin, J.L., M.T. Barbour, K.D. Porter, S.K. Gross, and R.M. Hughes. 1989. Rapid bioassessment protocols for use in streams and rivers: Benthic macroinvertebrates and fish. EPA/440/4-89/001. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, Washington, D.C. Arkansas Wetland Classification  * Arkansas Multi-agency Wetland Planning Team. 2001. Classification and characterization of the wetlands of Arkansas. Retrieved from Arkansas Multi-Agency Planning Team web site: www.mawpt.org/wetlands/classification/classification.asp http://www.mawpt.org/wetlands/classification/classification.asp   Arkansas Multi-Agency Wetland Planning Team. 2006. Arkansas HGM Functional Assessment Guidebooks. Retrieved September 7, 2006 from www.mawpt.org/wetlands/classification/project.asp http://www.mawpt.org/wetlands/classification/project.asp   Brinson, M.M. 1993. A hydrogeomorphic classification for wetlands. Wetlands Research Program Technical Report WRP-DE-4. Waterways Experiment Station, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksbury, MS. http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/wetlands/wlpubs.html Basinwide Visual Estimation Technique  * Dolloff, C.A., D.G. Hankin, and G.H. Reeves. 1993. Basinwide estimation of habitat and fish populations in streams. General Technical Report SE-83. Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Service, Asheville, N.C. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/viewpub.jsp?index=1764   Dolloff, C.A., H.E. Jennings, and M.D. Owen. 1997. A comparison of basinwide and representative reach habitat survey techniques in three Southern Appalachian watersheds. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:339-347.   Hankin, D.G. and G.H. Reeves. 1988. Estimating total fish abundance and total habitat area in small streams based on visual estimation methods. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 45:834-844.   Thompson, W.L. 2000. Hankin and Reeves approach to estimating fish abundance in small streams: Limitations and potential options. BPA Report DOA/BP 25866-6. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service report to Bonneville Power Authority, Portland, OR. http://www.krisweb.com/biblio/gen_usfs_thompson_2000_hankinproblems.pdf   Thompson, W.L. 2003. Hankin and Reeves approach to estimating fish abundance in small streams: Limitations and alternatives. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 132:69-75. http://biology.uark.edu/coop/Publications/thompson2003.pdf   Williams, L.R., M.L. Warren, Jr., S.B. Adams, J.L. Arvai, and C.M. Taylor. 2004. Basin visual estimation technique and representative reach approaches to wadeable stream surveys: Methodological limitations and future directions. Fisheries 29(8):12-22. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/viewpub.jsp?index=7294 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Characterization - EMAP  * Klemm, D.J., J.M. Lazorchak, J.M. and P. A. Lewis. 1998. Benthic macroinvertebrate characterization. Section 11 in J.M. Lazorchak, D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck, editors. EMAP- surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/Sec11.PDF   Cuffney, T.F, M.E. Gurtz, and M.R. Meador. 1993. Methods for Collecting Benthic Invertebrate Samples as Part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-406, Raleigh, North Carolina. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/   Herlihy, A.T. 1998. Initial site procedures, Section 4. In J.M. Lazorchak, D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck. (editors). EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/ws_abs.htm...   Kaufmann, P.R. 1998. Stream discharge. Section 6. In J.M. Lazorchak, D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck. (editors). EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/ws_abs.htm...   Kaufmann, P.R., P. Levine, E.G. Robison, C. Seeliger, and D.V. Peck. 1999. Quantifying physical habitat in wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-99/003. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/index.html   Klemm, D.J., P.A. Lewis, F. Fulk, and J.M. Lazorchak. 1990. Macroinvertebrate field and laboratory methods for evaluating the biological integrity of surface waters. EPA/600/4-90/030. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio. http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/benthos_methods.html   Lazorchak, J.M., A.T. Herlihy, and J. Green. 1998. Rapid habitat and visual stream assessments. Section 14. In J.M. Lazorchak, D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck. (editors). EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004F. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/ws_abs.htm...   Lazorchak, J.M., D.J. Klemm, and D.V. Peck. 1998. EMAP- Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of wadeable streams. EPA/620/R-94/004F. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/ws_abs.htm...   Lazorchak, J.M., Hill, B.H., Averill, D.K., D.V. Peck, and D.J. Klemm (editors). 2000. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program -Surface waters: Field operations and methods for measuring the ecological condition of non-wadeable rivers and streams U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati OH. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/nonws1.htm...   Peck, D.V., J.M. Lazorchak, and D.J. Klemm (editors). 2001. (Draft). EMAP- Surface waters: Western pilot study field operations for wadeable streams. EPA/xxx/x-xx/xxx. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/groupdocs/surfwatr/field/index.html   Plafkin, J.L., M.T. Barbour, K.D. Porter, S.K. Gross, and R.M. Hughes. 1989. Rapid bioassessment protocols for use in streams and rivers: Benthic macroinvertebrates and fish. EPA/440/4-89/001. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, Washington, D.C. BLM Riparian and Wetland Classification Review and Application  * Gebhardt, K., D. Prichard, E. Cowley, and M. Stevenson. 2005. Riparian area management: Riparian and wetland classification review and application. Technical Reference 1737-21. BLM/ST/ST-05/002+1737. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO. http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techref.htm   Gebhardt, K., S. Leonard, G. Staidl, and D. Prichard. 1990. Riparian area management: Riparian and wetland classification review. Technical Reference 1737-5. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO. http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techref.htm   Habich, E.F. 2001. Ecological site inventory. Technical Reference 1734-7. BLM/ST/ST-01/003+1734. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Denver, CO. http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techref.htm   Prichard, D., H. Barrett, J. Cagney, R. Clark, J. Fogg, K. Gebhardt, P.L. Hansen, B. Mitchell, and D. Tippy. 1998a. Riparian area management: Process for assessing proper functioning condition. Technical Reference 1737-9, BLM/SC/ST-9/003+1737+REV95+REV98. Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO. http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/techref.htm BURP Field Manual for Streams  * BURP TAC 2004. Beneficial use reconnaissance program field manual for streams. Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Program Technical Advisory Committee, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. Boise, ID. http://www.deq.state.id.us/water/data_reports/surface_water/monitoring/ b...   Barbour, M.T., J. Gerritsen, B.D. Snyder, and J.B. Stribling. 1999. Rapid bioassessment protocols for use in streams and wadeable rivers: Periphyton, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish. Second edition. EPA 841-B-99-002. Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/rbp/   Fore, L. and W. Bollman. 2000. Stream habitat index. In C.S. Grafe (editor). I daho stream ecological assessment framework: An integrated approach. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. 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