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  Name Reference
Applied River Morphology - Method Rosgen 1996
Aquatic Vertebrate Characterization - EMAP Kaufmann and Robison 1998
Basinwide Visual Estimation Technique Dolloff et al. 1993
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Characterization - EMAP Klemm et al. 1998
BURP Field Manual for Streams BURP TAC 2004
California Rapid Assessment Method - CRAM Collins et al. 2004
Casco Bay Watershed Wetlands Characterization Method Hertz and Sartoris 2001
Connecticut Method Ammann et al. 1986
Delaware Rapid Assessment (draft) - Final now available - to be reviewed Jacobs 2005
Descriptive Approach (Highway Methodology) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1999
Eastern Kentucky Stream Assessment Protocol USACE 2002
Ecological Site Inventory Habich 2001
EPA Region 10 In-Stream Biological Monitoring Handbook Hayslip 1993
Evaluation for Planned Wetlands Bartoldus et al. 1994
Fairfax County Stream Physical Assessment Protocols Fairfax County Stormwater Management Branch 2001
Field Manual for Ohio’s Headwater Habitat Streams Davic 2002
Fire Regime Condition Class FRCC 2005
Floristic Quality Assessment Index - FQAI Swink and Wilhelm 1979
Gravel Bed Instream Flows Schmidt and Potyondy 2004
Guidelines for Evaluating Fish Habitat in Wisconsin Simonson et al. 1993
Habitat Assessment Model Wockner et al. 2005
Habitat Evaluation Procedure - HEP USFWS 1980a
Hawaii Stream Bioassessment Kido 2002
Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach Smith et al. 1995
Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach - depression wetlands Smith et al. 1995
Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach - flats wetlands Smith et al. 1995
Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach - riverine wetlands Smith et al. 1995
Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach - tidal fringe wetlands Smith et al. 1995
Idaho Small Stream Assessment Grafe 2002
Index of Biological Integrity - IBI (Birds) Karr 1981
Index of Biological Integrity - IBI (Fish) Karr 1981
Index of Biological Integrity - IBI (Invertebrates) Karr 1981
Index of Biological Integrity - IBI (Plants) Karr 1981
Index of Marsh Bird Community Integrity DeLuca et al. 2004
Instream Flow Incremental Methodology - IFIM Bovee 2004
Maryland Green Infrastructure Assessment Weber 2003
MDT Montana Wetland Assessment Method Berglund 1999
Methods for Characterizing Stream Habitat - NAWQA Fitzpatrick et al. 1998
Methods for Evaluating Stream Conditions Platts et al. 1983
Michigan Valley Segment Ecological Classification - Inventory Seelbach et al. 1997
Minnesota Habitat and Water Chemistry Protocol Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) 2002
Minnesota Routine Assessment Method - MnRAM Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources 2007a
Montana Natural Heritage Wetland Assessment - GIS based Crowe and Kudray 2003
Multi-scale Assessment of Watershed Integrity - MAWI Smith 2003a
New Hampshire Method Ammann and Stone 1991
New Jersey Watershed Method Zampella et al. 1994
North Carolina Coastal Region Evaluation of Wetland Significance - NC CREWS Sutter et al. 1999
Numerical Method for Evaluation of Maine Peatlands Davis and Anderson 1999
Ohio Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands - ORAM Mack 2001
Oregon Vernal Pool Method Adamus et al. 2007
Pfankuch Channel Stability Pfankuch 1975
Physical Habitat Characterization - EMAP Kaufmann and Robison 1998
Physical Habitat Simulation - PHABSIM Waddle 2001
Proper Functioning Condition - PFC Prichard et al. 1998
Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index Rankin 2006
Rapid Assessment Method for Oregon Tidal Fringe Wetlands - RAM Adamus 2006
Rapid Habitat and Visual Stream Assessments - EMAP Lazorchak et al. 1998
Rapid Stream Assessment Technique Field Methods - RSAT Galli 1996
Remote Functional Wetland Assessment Model - RFWAM Stallman et al. 2005
Remotely-Sensed Indicators for Monitoring Condition of Natural Habitat in Watersheds Tiner 2004
Riparian Community Type Classification of Utah and Southeastern Idaho - Inventory Padgett et al. 1989
Rouge River Project Rapid Assessment Method Tilton et al. 1997
Soil Management Assessment Framework Andrews et al. 2004
Southern California Riparian Ecosystem Assessment - SCREAM Stein et al. 2004
Spatial Wetland Assessment for Management and Planning - SWAMP Sutter 2001
Stream and Riparian Habitats Rapid Assessment Protocol Starr and McCandless 2001
Stream Channel Reference Sites Harrelson et al. 1994
Stream Corridor Assessment Survey Protocols - SCA Yetman 2001
Subjective Evaluation of Aquatic Habitats Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks 2004
Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method - UMAM Florida Department of Environment 2004
Variables for Assessing Reasonable Mitigation in New Transportation - VARMINT Maurer 1999
Vermont Stream Geomorphic Assessment Protocol Handbooks Vermont Agency of Natural Resources 2004
Wadeable Stream Assessment Field Ops USEPA 2004
Washington Aquatic Habitat Design Guidelines Saldi-Caromile et al. 2004
Water Chemistry Characterization - EMAP Kaufmann and Robison 1998
Watershed Vulnerability Analysis Zielinski 2002
Watershed-Based Preliminary Assessment of Wetland Functions - W-PAWF Tiner 2003b
Wetland Evaluation Technique - WET Adamus et al. 1987
Wetland Rating System for Western Washington Hruby 2004a
Wetland Value Assessment Methodology - WVA Environmental Work Group 2002a
Wildlife Habitat Appraisal Procedure - WHAP Frye 1995
Wisconsin Wetland Assessment Methodology - WIRAM Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 2001
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