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All publications related to Bioassessment
PublicationPub. TypePub. YearSCCWRP Pub. #Related Topic Areas

Sytsma, A., D. Philippus, J.M. Wolfand, K. Irving, K.T. Taniguchi-Quan, E.D. Stein, T.S. Hogue. 2024. Channel restoration in urbanized systems: Guiding design using ecological flow targets and future management scenarios. Journal of the American Water Resources Association DOI:10.1111/1752-1688.13232.

Journal Article20241397Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Rinehart, S.A., J.M. Dybiec, J.B. Walker, L. Simpson, J.A. Cherry. 2024. Effects of burrowing crabs on coastal sediments and their functions: A systematic meta-analysis. Ecosphere 15:e4927.

Journal Article20241384Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Mazor, R.D. 2024. Bioassessment Survey of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition: Workplan for Years 2021 through 2025 Version 4.0 (2024). Technical Report 1174. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20241174Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Gillett, D.J., R.D. Mazor, M. Sutula, A. Holt. 2024. Reach-scale models show heterogeneity of stream benthic invertebrate responses to eutrophication stress. Ecological Indicators 160:111791.

Journal Article20241366Bioassessment, Ecohydrology, Eutrophication

Kelly, R.P., D.M. Lodge, K.N. Lee, S. Theroux, A.J. Sepulveda, C.A. Scholin, J.M. Craine, E.A. Allan, K.M. Nichols, K.M. Parsons, K.D. Goodwin, Z. Gold, F.P. Chavez, R.T. Noble, C.L. Abbott, M.R. Baerwald, A.M. Naaum, P.M. Thielen, A.L. Simons, C.L. Jerde, J.J. Duda, M.E. Hunter, J.A. Hagan, R.S. Meyer, J.A. Steele, M.Y. Stoeckle, H.M. Bik, C.P. Meyer, E.D. Stein, K.E. James, A.C. Thomas, E. Demir-Hilton, M.A. Timmers, J.F. Griffith, M.J. Weise, S.B. Weisberg. 2024. Toward a national eDNA strategy for the United States. Environmental DNA DOI:10.1002/edn3.432.

Journal Article20241336Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding

Stein, E.D., C.L. Jerde, E. Andruszkiewicz Allan, A.J. Sepulveda, C.L. Abbott, M.R. Baerwald, J. Darling, K.D. Goodwin, R.S. Meyer, M.A. Timmers, P.M. Thielen. 2024. Critical considerations for communicating environmental DNA science. Environmental DNA DOI:10.1002/edn3.472.

Journal Article20241339Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding

Rinehart, S.A., J.M. Dybiec, P. Richardson, J.B. Walker, J.D. Peabody, J.A. Cherry. 2024. Researcher effects on the biological structure and edaphic conditions of field sites and implications for management. Ecosphere DOI:10.1002/ecs2.4750.

Journal Article20241360Bioassessment

Brown, J.S., R.D. Mazor. 2023. An assessment of the biological condition of streams in the San Francisco Bay. Technical Report 1340. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20231340Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D. 2023. A standard taxonomic effort (STE) for terrestrial arthropods collected from dry streams in California and Arizona. Technical Report 1343. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20231343Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Mazor, R.D., J. Olson, T. Clark. 2023. A standard taxonomic effort (STE) for bryophytes collected from dry streambeds in California and Arizona. Technical Report 1344. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20231344Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Taniguchi-Quan, K.T., K. Irving, R. Darling, D. Kim, H. McMillan, E.D. Stein. 2023. Risk-Decision Framework for Evaluating Vulnerability of Streams to Hydrologic Alteration. Technical Report 1322. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20231322Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Seybold, E.C., A. Bergstrom, C. Nathan Jones, A.J. Burgin, S. Zipper, S.E. Godsey, W.K. Dodds, M.A. Zimmer, M. Shanafield, T. Datry, R.D. Mazor, M.L. Messager, J.D. Olden, A. Ward, S. Yu, K.E. Kaiser, A. Shogren, R.H. Walker. 2023. How low can you go? Widespread challenges in measuring low stream discharge and a path forward. Limnology and Oceanography Letters DOI:10.1002/lol2.10356.

Journal Article20231342Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Mazor, R.D., J.S. Brown, R. Darling. 2023. Ecological conditions of dry streams in the Los Angeles region. Technical Report 1333. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20231333Bioassessment

Gillett, D.J., A. Holt. 2023. Options, Impediments, and Supports for the Development of an Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Habitat Occupancy Model in the Embayments of Southern California. Technical Report 1334. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20231334Bioassessment

Gillett, D.J., R.D. Mazor, A.E. Holt, R. Darling, R. Butler. 2023. Instructions for Application of the Rapid Screening Causal Assessment (RSCA) Tools v 2.0 in California’s Streams. Technical Report 1310. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20231310Bioassessment

Gross, S., K.M. Fritz, T.L. Nadeau, R.D. Mazor, M. Eddy, B. Topping, R.F. Edgerton, K. Nicholas. 2023. Development and Evaluation of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods for the Northeast and Southeast. Technical Report 1321. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C..

Technical Report20231321Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Simons, A.L., N. Aulerich, H. Carlson, I. Chandra, J. Chancellor, G. Gemayel, D.J. Gillett, D. Levene, J. Lin, G. Nichol, H. Patel, S. Zhu. 2023. Using Zeta Diversity in Describing the Health of Soft Sediment Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Southern California Bight. Journal of Coastal Research 39:418-430.

Journal Article20231320Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Simons, A.L., S. Theroux, M. Osborne, S. Nuzhdin, R.D. Mazor, J.A. Steele. 2023. Zeta diversity patterns in metabarcoded lotic algal assemblages as a tool for bioassessment. Ecological Applications DOI:10.1002/eap.2812.

Journal Article20231319Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Stein, E.D., J.B. Walker, K. O'Connor, C. Toms. 2023. Estuary Marine Protected Area - Monitoring Program Implementation Blueprint. Technical Report 1315.C. California Ocean Protection Council. Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20231315Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

O'Connor, K., R. Clark, B. Fulkerson, J.B. Walker, E.D. Stein, C. Whitcraft, S. Garcia. 2023. Estuary Marine Protected Area - 2021 Data Analysis Report. Technical Report 1315.B. California Ocean Protection Council. Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20231315.BBioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Walker, J.B., E.D. Stein, K. O'Connor, R. Clark, C. Whitcraft, S. Garcia, B. Hughes, A. Cooper, D. Jacobs, M. Abrecht, J. Largier, R. Roettger, C. Toms. 2023. Estuary Marine Protected Area - Monitoring Protocol. Technical Report 1315.A. Ocean Protection Council. Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20231315.ABioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Stein, E.D., J.B. Walker, K. O'Connor, R. Clark, C. Whitcraft. 2023. Development of a Statewide Estuary Monitoring Program to Evaluate California's Estuarine Marine Protected Areas - Estuary Marine Protected Area Program Overview. Technical Report 1315. California Ocean Protection Council. Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20231315Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Stepien, C.A., S. Theroux, S.B. Weisberg. 2022. The Second National Workshop on Marine eDNA: A workshop to accelerate the incorporation of eDNA science into environmental management application. Environmental DNA DOI:10.1002/edn3.379.

Journal Article20221300Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding

Gillett, D.J., W. Enright, J.B. Walker. 2022. Southern California Bight 2018 Regional Monitoring Program: Volume III. Benthic Infauna. Technical Report 1289. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20221289Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Ainslie, W., E.D. Stein. 2022. Additional Considerations for Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Compensatory Mitigation Programs. in: C.A. Jackson,, T.H. DeWitt (eds.), Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Restoration Effectiveness Monitoring & Assessment: Frameworks, Tools, and Examples pp. 177-201. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C..

Book Chapter20221294Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Walker, J.B., D.J. Gillett, M. Sutula. 2022. Establishing biologically relevant sediment organic matter thresholds for estuaries and embayments of the Southern California Bight, USA. Ecological Indicators 143:1-12.

Journal Article20221288Bioassessment, Eutrophication, Harmful Algal Blooms, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Mazor, R.D., M. Sutula, S. Theroux, M. Beck, P.R. Ode. 2022. Eutrophication thresholds associated with protection of biological integrity in California wadeable streams. Ecological Indicators 142:109180.

Journal Article20221282Bioassessment, Eutrophication, Harmful Algal Blooms, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Murphy, B.M., K. Russell, C.C. Stillwell, R. Hawley, M. Scoggins, K.G. Hopkins, M.J. Burns, K.T. Taniguchi-Quan, K.H. Macneal, R. Smith. 2022. Closing the gap on wicked urban stream restoration problems: A framework to integrate science and community values. Freshwater Science 41:3.

Journal Article20221273Bioassessment, Ecohydrology, Runoff Water Quality, Stormwater BMPs

Eddy, M., K. Fritz, T.L. Nadeau, J. Kelso, S. Gross, B. Topping, R.F. Edgerton, R.D. Mazor. 2022. Development and Evaluation of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method (SDAM) for the Great Plains (GP). Technical Report 1292.A. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C..

Technical Report20221292.ABioassessment, Ecohydrology

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, A. Canney, M. Mirkhanian, H. Lowman, K. O'Connor, R. Clark. 2022. Prioritizing Stream Protection, Restoration and Management Actions Using Landscape Modeling and Spatial Analysis. Water 14:1375.

Journal Article20221264Bioassessment

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, A. Canney, M. Mirkhanian, H. Lowman, K. O'Connor, R. Clark. 2022. Prioritizing Stream Protection, Restoration and Management Actions Using Landscape Modeling and Spatial Analysis. Technical Report 1246. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20221246Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, N. Bishop, R. Kihslinger, B.J. Topping, P. Hough. 2022. An Integrated Framework for Evaluating Wetland and Stream Compensatory Mitigation. Technical Report 1209. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC.

Technical Report20221209Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, T. Smith, C. Cox, N. Nibbelink, K. Sheehan Hill, B.J. Topping, P. Hough. 2022. An Integrated Framework for Evaluating Wetland and Stream Compensatory Mitigation - Summary of Pilot Applications. Technical Report 1210. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC.

Technical Report20221210Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Walker, J.B., S. Rinehart, G. Greenberg-Pines, W.K. White, R. DeSantiago, D.A. Lipson, J.D. Long. 2022. Aboveground competition influences density-dependent effects of cordgrass on sediment biogeochemistry. Ecology and Evolution 12:e8722.

Journal Article20221265Bioassessment

Peek, R., K. Irving, S.M. Yarnell, R. Lusardi, E.D. Stein, R.D. Mazor. 2022. Identifying Functional Flow Linkages Between Stream Alteration and Biological Stream Condition Indices Across California. Frontiers in Environmental Science 9:790667.

Journal Article20221240Bioassessment, Ecohydrology, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Irving, K., S.C. Jähnig, M. Kuemmerlen. 2021. Disentangling the effect of climatic and hydrological predictor variables on benthic macroinvertebrate distributions from predictive models. Hydrobiologia 2021:1-20.

Journal Article20211243Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Mazor, R.D., B.J. Topping, T. Nadeau, K.M. Fritz, J.E. Kelso, R.A. Harrington, W.S. Beck, K. McCune, A.O. Allen, R. Leidy, J. Robb, G. David. 2021. Implementing an Operational Framework to Develop a Streamflow Duration Assessment Method: A Case Study from the Arid West United States. Water 13:3310.

Journal Article20211236Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Estes Jr., M., C. Anderson, W. Appletans, N. Bax, N. Bednarsek, G. Canonico, S. Djavidnia, E. Escobar, P. Fietzek, M. Gregoire, E. Hazen, M. Kavanaugh, F. Lejzerowicz, F. Lombard, P. Miloslavich, K.O. Möller, J. Monk, E. Montes, H. Moustahfid, M.M.C. Muelbert, F. Muller-Karger, L.E. Peavey Reeves, E.V. Satterthwaite, J.O. Schmidt, A.M.M. Sequeira, W. Turner, L.V. Weatherdon. 2021. Enhanced monitoring of life in the sea is a critical component of conservation management and sustainable economic growth. Marine Policy 132:104699.

Journal Article20211234Bioassessment, Climate Change, Eutrophication, Ocean Acidification And Hypoxia

Mazor, R.D., K. McCune. 2021. Review of flow duration methods and indicators of flow duration in the scientific literature: Western Mountains. Technical Report 1222. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20211222Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Gillett, D.J., L. Gilbane, K.C. Schiff. 2021. Characterizing Community Structure of Benthic Infauna From the Continental Slope of the Southern California Bight. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.605858/full.

Journal Article20211197Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Charles, D.F., M.G. Kelly, R.J. Stevenson, S. Poikane, S. Theroux, A. Zgrundo, M. Cantonati. 2021. Benthic algae assessments in the EU and the US: Striving for consistency in the face of great ecological diversity . Ecological Indicators DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107082.

Journal Article20211191Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Eutrophication, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Mazor, R.D., J.S. Brown, E.D. Stein, J.R. Olson, M.D. Robinson, A. Caudillo, S. Johnson, G. Mak, C. Clarke, K. O'Connor, K.K. Hammerstrom, R. Clark. 2021. Development of an Assessment Framework for Dry Ephemeral and Intermittent Streams in California and Arizona. Technical Report 1176. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20211176Bioassessment, Ecohydrology, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Henkel, S.K., L. Gilbane, A.J. Phillips, D.J. Gillett. 2020. Cross-Shelf Habitat Suitability Modeling for Benthic Macrofauna. Technical Report 1173. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Camarillo, CA.

Technical Report20201173Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Poti, M., S.K. Henkel, J.J. Bizzarro, T.F. Hourigan, M.E. Clarke, C.E. Whitmire, A. Powell, M.M. Yoklavich, L. Bauer, A.J. Winship, M. Coyne, D.J. Gillett, L. Gilbane, J. Christensen, C.F.G. Jeffrey. 2020. Cross-Shelf Habitat Suitability Modeling: Characterizing Potential Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals, Sponges, and Macrofauna Offshore of the US West Coast. Technical Report 1171. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Camarillo, CA.

Technical Report20201171Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Theroux, S., R.D. Mazor, M.W. Beck, P.R. Ode, E.D. Stein, M. Sutula. 2020. Predictive biological indices for algae populations in diverse stream environments. Ecological Indicators DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106421.

Journal Article20201135Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Eutrophication, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Fritz, K.M., T. Nadeau, J. Kelso, W.S. Beck, R.D. Mazor, R.A. Harrington, B.J. Topping. 2020. Classifying Streamflow Duration: The Scientific Basis and an Operational Framework for Method Development. Water DOI:10.3390/w12092545.

Journal Article20201147Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Mazor, R.D., A. Santana, C. Endris, K. O'Connor. 2020. Assessing the representativeness of bioassessment samples using spatial statistical networks (SSNs) for watersheds in California: A guide for aquatic resource managers. Technical Report 1143. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20201143Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Gillett, D.J., L. Gisbane, K.C. Schiff. 2020. Benthic habitat condition of the continental shelf surrounding oil and gas platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel, Southern California. Marine Pollution Bulletin DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111662.

Journal Article20201144Bioassessment

Paul, M.J., B. Jessup, L.R. Brown, J.L. Carter, M. Cantonati, D.F. Charles, J. Gerritsen, D.B. Herbst, R. Stancheva, J. Howard, B. Isham, R. Lowe, R.D. Mazor, P.K. Mendex, P.R. Ode, A. O'Dowd, J. Olson, Y. Pan, A.C. Rehn, S. Spaulding, M. Sutula, S. Theroux. 2020. Characterizing benthic macroinvertebrate and algal biological condition gradient models for California wadeable Streams, USA. Ecological Indicators DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106618.

Journal Article20201140Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Winship, A.J., J.T. Thorson, M.E. Clarke, H.M. Coleman, B. Costa, S.E. Georgian, D.J. Gillett, A. Gruss, M.J. Henderson, T.F. Hourigan, D.D. Huff, N. Kreidler, J.L. Pirtle, J.V. Olson, M. Poti, C.N. Rooper, M.F. Sigler, S. Veihman, C.E. Whitmire. 2020. Good Practices for Species Distribution Modeling of Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges for Resource Management: Data Collection, Analysis, Validation, and Communication. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI:10.3389/fmars.2020.00303.

Journal Article20201138Bioassessment

McCune, K., D.J. Gillett, E.D. Stein. 2020. Methods and Guidance on Assessing the Ecological Functioning of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Southern California Estuaries and Embayments. Technical Report 1136. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20201136Bioassessment

Taniguchi-Quan, K.T., R.D. Mazor, J.S. Brown, R. Guill, M. Yeager, A. Suter, J. Rudolph, W. Isham, S. Johnson. 2020. 2018-2019 Report on the SMC Stream Survey. Technical Report 1127. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20201127Bioassessment, Ecohydrology, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Aylagas, E., A. Borja, X. Pochon, A. Zaiko, N. Keeley, K. Bruce, P. Hong, G.M. Ruiz, E.D. Stein, S. Theroux, N. Geraldi, A. Ortega, L. Gajdzik, D.J. Coker, Y. Katan, T. Hikmawan, A. Saleem, S. Alamer, B.H. Jones, C.M. Duarte, J. Pearman, S. Carvalho. 2020. Translational Molecular Ecology in practice: Linking DNA-based methods to actionable marine environmental management. Science of the Total Environment DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140780.

Journal Article20201131Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding

Beck, M.W., C. O'Hara, J.S. Stewart-Lowndes, R.D. Mazor, S. Theroux, D.J. Gillett, B. Lane, G. Gearheart. 2020. The importance of open science for biological assessment of aquatic environments. PeerJ DOI:10.7717/peerj.9539.

Journal Article20201132Bioassessment

Beck, M.W., R.D. Mazor. 2020. A decision framework for evaluating bioassessment samples and landscape models. Technical Report 1115. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20201115Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Simons, A.L., R.D. Mazor, S. Theroux. 2019. Using Co‐occurrence Network Topology in Assessing Ecological Stress in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities. Ecology and Evolution DOI:10.1002/ece3.5751.

Journal Article20191099Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Giraldo, M.A., S. Dark, P. Pendleton, E.D. Stein, R.D. Mazor, J. Andreas. 2019. Environmental predictors of stream flow in semi-arid watersheds for biological assessments. Ecological Indicators 104:429-438.

Journal Article20191098Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Gillett, D.J., L. Gisbane, K.C. Schiff. 2019. Benthic Infauna of the Southern California Bight Continental Slope: Characterizing Community Structure for the Development of an Index of Disturbance. Technical Report 1096. US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Camarillo, CA.

Technical Report20191096Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Mazor, R.D., V.H. Resh, D.M. Rosenberg. 2019. Use of Aquatic Insects in Bioassesment. in: R.W. Merritt, K.W. Cummins, M.B. Berg (eds.), An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America pp. 141-164. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Dubuque, IA.

Book Chapter20191094Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Beck, M., R.D. Mazor, S. Theroux, K.C. Schiff. 2019. The Stream Quality Index: A multi-indicator tool for enhancing environmental management. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators DOI:10.1016/j.indic.2019.100004.

Journal Article20191091Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Runoff Water Quality, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Beck, M., R.D. Mazor, S. Johnson, K. Wisenbaker, J. Westfall, P.R. Ode, R. Hill, C. Loflen, M. Sutula, E.D. Stein. 2019. Prioritizing Management Goals for Stream Biological Integrity Within the Developed Landscape Context. Freshwater Science DOI:10.1086/705996.

Journal Article20191090Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Mazor, R.D., J. Olson, M. Robison, A. Caudillo, J.S. Brown. 2019. Assessing the biological condition of dry ephemeral and intermittent streams. Technical Report 1089. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20191089Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Beck, M., R.D. Mazor, S. Theroux, K.C. Schiff. 2019. The Stream Quality Index: A Multi-Indicator Tool for Enhancing Environmental Management Communication. Technical Report 1080. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20191080Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Runoff Water Quality, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Beck, M., K. Kittleson, K. O’Connor. 2019. Analysis of the Juvenile Steelhead and Stream Habitat Database, Santa Cruz County, California: Web Products and Recommendations. Technical Report 1082. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20191082Bioassessment

Gillett, D.J., R.D. Mazor, S.B. Norton. 2019. Selecting comparator sites for ecological causal assessment based on expected biological similarity. Freshwater Science 38:554-565.

Journal Article20191083Bioassessment

Gillett, D.J., A.N. Parks, S.M. Bay. 2019. Calibration of the Multivariate AZTI Marine Biotic Index (M-AMBI) for Potential Inclusion into California Sediment Quality Objective Assessments in San Francisco Bay. Technical Report 1070. San Francisco Estuary Institute. Richmond, CA.

Technical Report20191070Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality, Sediment Quality Assessment Frameworks

Simons, A.L., R.D. Mazor, E.D. Stein, S. Nuzhdin. 2019. Using alpha, beta, and zeta diversity in describing the health of stream‐based benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Ecological Applications DOI:10.1002/eap.1896.

Journal Article20191075Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

McCune, K., R.D. Mazor. 2019. Review of Flow Duration Methods and Indicators of Flow Duration in the Scientific Literature: Arid Southwest. Technical Report 1063. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20191063Bioassessment, Ecohydrology

Coates, J., K.C. Schiff, R.D. Mazor, D.J. Pondella II, R.A. Schaffner, E. Whiteman. 2018. Development of a biological condition assessment index for shallow, subtidal rocky reefs in Southern California, USA. Marine Ecology DOI:10.1111/maec.12471.

Journal Article20181062Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring

Collins, J., E.D. Stein. 2018. California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands and Riparian Areas (CRAM). in: J. Dorney, R. Savage, R. Tiner, P. Adamus (eds.), Wetland and Stream Rapid Assessments: Development, Validation, and Application pp. 353-362. Elsevier Publishers. London, UK.

Book Chapter20181058Bioassessment

Rehn, A.C., R.D. Mazor, P.R. Ode. 2018. An Index to Measure the Quality of Physical Habitat in California Wadeable Streams. Technical Report 1053. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20181053Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Pelletier, M.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Hamilton, T. Grayson, V. Hansen, E.W. Leppo, S.B. Weisberg, A. Borja. 2018. Adaptation and application of multivariate AMBI (M-AMBI) in US coastal waters. Ecological Indicators 89:818-827.

Journal Article20181028Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Mazor, R.D., M. Beck, J.S. Brown. 2018. 2017 Report on the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition Regional Stream Survey. Technical Report 1029. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20181029Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Kacev, D., D.J. Gillett, A.F. de Carvalho, C. Cash, S. Walther, C.D. Larsen, A. Thompson, L. Thompson, N. Bowlin, K. Goodwin, E.D. Stein. 2018. Assessment of Ichthyoplankton Metabarcoding for Routine Monitoring. Technical Report 1031. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20181031Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding

Beck, M., R.D. Mazor, E.D. Stein, R. Maas, D.D. Mello, D. Bram. 2017. Mapping of Non-Perennial and Ephemeral Streams in the Santa Ana Region. Technical Report 1012. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20171012Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., J.S. Brown, E.D. Stein, J.R. Olson, M.D. Robinson, T. Clark. 2017. Assessment of Episodic Streams in the San Diego Region. Technical Report 1011. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20171011Bioassessment

Stein, E.D., J.S. Brown, R.D. Mazor. 2017. Transferability of bioassessment indices among water body types and ecoregions: A California experiment in wetland assessment. Ecological Indicators 81:65-73.

Journal Article20170988Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Stein, E.D., R.D. Mazor, A. Sengupta, K. McCune, B. Bledsoe, S. Adams, S. Eberhart, M. Pyne, P. Ode, A. Rehn. 2017. Development of Recommended Flow Targets to Support Biological Integrity Based on Regional Flow-ecology Relationships for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southern California Streams. Technical Report 974. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20170974Bioassessment, Ecohydrology, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Chiu, M.C., C. Leigh, R.D. Mazor, N. Cid, V. Resh. 2017. Anthropogenic Threats to Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. in: T. Datry, N. Bonada, A. Boulton (eds.), Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management pp. 433-454. Academic Press. London, UK.

Book Chapter20170993Bioassessment, Ecohydrology, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Gillett, D.J., L.L. Lovell, K.C. Schiff. 2017. Southern California Bight 2013 Regional Monitoring Program: Volume VI. Benthic Infauna. Technical Report 971. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20170971Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Mazor, R.D., E.D. Stein. 2017. 2015 Report on the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition Regional Stream Survey. Technical Report 963. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20170963Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Mazor, R.D., P.R. Ode, A.C. Rehn, E.D. Stein. 2017. Spatial statistical network models to estimate the spatial representativeness of bioassessment samples. Technical Report 979. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20170979Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Ode, P.R., A.E. Fetscher, L.B. Busse. 2016. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Collection of Field Data for Bioassessments of California Wadeable Streams: Benthic Macroinvertebrates, Algae, and Physical Habitat. Technical Report 835. State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20160835Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Brown, J.S., E.D. Stein, C. Solek, A.E. Fetscher. 2016. Assessment of the Condition of Southern California Depressional Wetlands: Application of Macroinvertebrate, Diatom and Overall Condition Indices for Assessing Southern California Depressional Wetlands. Technical Report 921. State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program. Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20160921Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Ode, P.R., A.C. Rehn, R.D. Mazor, K.C. Schiff, E.D. Stein, J.T. May, L.R. Brown, D.B. Herbst, D.J. Gillett, K. Lunde, C.P. Hawkins. 2016. Evaluating the adequacy of a reference-site pool for ecological assessments in environmentally complex regions. Freshwater Science 35:237-248.

Journal Article20160886Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Mazor, R.D., A.C. Rehn, P.R. Ode, M. Engeln, K.C. Schiff, E.D. Stein, D.J. Gillett, D.B. Herbst, C.P. Hawkins. 2016. Bioassessment in complex environments: designing an index for consistent meaning in different settings. Freshwater Science 35:249-271.

Journal Article20160889Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Fetscher, A.E., K. Lunde, E.D. Stein, J.S. Brown. 2015. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Collection of Macroinvertebrates, Benthic Algae, and Associated Physical Habitat Data in California Depressional Wetlands. Technical Report 832. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150832Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Gillett, D.J., S.B. Weisberg, T. Grayson, A. Hamilton, V. Hansen, E.W. Leppo, M.C. Pelletier, A. Borja, D. Cadien, D. Dauer, R. Diaz, M. Dutch, J.L. Hyland, M. Kellogg, P.F. Larsen, J.S. Levinton, R. Llanso, L.L. Lovell, P.A. Montagna, D. Pasko, C.A. Phillips, C. Rakocinski, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.M. Sanger, H. Teixeira, R.F. Van Dolah, R.G. Velarde, K.I. Welch. 2015. Effect of ecological group classification schemes on performance of the AMBI benthic index in US coastal waters. Ecological Indicators 50:99-107.

Journal Article20150839Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Bay, S.M., M. Dojiri, J. Gully. 2015. Habitat Conditions: Soft-Bottom Benthos. Urban Coast 5:108-115.

Journal Article20150909Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Gibson, J.F., E.D. Stein, D.J. Baird, C.M. Finlayson, X. Zhang, M. Hajibabaei. 2015. Wetland Ecogenomics - The Next Generation of Wetland Biodiversity and Functional Assessment. Wetland Science and Practice 32:27-32.

Journal Article20150851Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding

Mazor, R.D. 2015. Bioassessment of Perennial Streams in Southern California: A Report on the First Five Years of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition's Regional Stream Survey. Technical Report 844. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150844Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Mazor, R.D. 2015. Bioassessment Survey of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition: Workplan for Years 2015 through 2019 Version 1.0. Technical Report 849. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150849Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Runoff Water Quality, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition, Stormwater BMPs

Rehn, A.C., R.D. Mazor, P.R. Ode. 2015. The California Stream Condition Index (CSCI): A New Statewide Biological Scoring Tool for Assessing the Health of Freshwater Streams. Technical Report 883. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150883Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California. Technical Report 750. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150750Bioassessment

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California (Appendix A). Technical Report 750.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150750.ABioassessment

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California (Appendix B). Technical Report 750.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150750.BBioassessment

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California (Appendix C). Technical Report 750.C. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150750.CBioassessment

Schiff, K.C., D.J. Gillett, A. Rehn, M. Paul. 2015. Causal Assessment Evaluation and Guidance for California (Appendix D). Technical Report 750.D. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20150750.DBioassessment

May, J.T., L.R. Brown, A.C. Rehn, I.R. Waite, P.R. Ode, R.D. Mazor, K.C. Schiff. 2015. Correspondence of biological condition models of California streams at statewide and regional scales. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187:4086.

Journal Article20150845Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Stein, E.D. 2015. Habitat Highlights: Regional Stream Monitoring in Southern California. Urban Coast 5:128-129.

Journal Article20150911Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Dagit, R., F. Federico, L. Kats, E.D. Stein. 2015. Habitat Conditions: Freshwater Aquatic and Riparian Habitats. Urban Coast 5:48-58.

Journal Article20150908Bioassessment

Fetscher, E., M. Sutula, A. Sengupta, N. Detenbeck. 2014. Linking Nutrients to Alterations in Aquatic Life in California Wadeable Streams. Technical Report 834. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20140834Bioassessment, Eutrophication, Harmful Algal Blooms

White, B.P., E.M. Pilgrim, L.M. Boykin, E.D. Stein, R.D. Mazor. 2014. Comparison of four species-delimitation methods applied to a DNA barcode data set of insect larvae for use in routine bioassessment. Freshwater Science 33:338-348.

Journal Article20140808Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding

Mazor, R.D., E.D. Stein, P.R. Ode, K.C. Schiff. 2014. Integrating intermittent streams into watershed assessments: applicability of an index of biotic integrity. Freshwater Science 33:459-474.

Journal Article20140813Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Stein, E.D., B.P. White, R.D. Mazor, J.K. Jackson, J.M. Battle, P.E. Miller, E.M. Pilgrim, B.W. Sweeney. 2014. Does DNA barcoding improve performance of traditional stream bioassessment metrics?. Freshwater Science 33:302-311.

Journal Article20140803Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Jackson, J.K., J.M. Battle, B.P. White, E.M. Pilgrim, E.D. Stein, P.E. Miller, B.W. Sweeney. 2014. Cryptic biodiversity in streams: a comparison of macroinvertebrate communities based on morphological and DNA barcode identifications. Freshwater Science 33:312-324.

Journal Article20140811Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Stein, E.D., M.C. Martinez, S. Stiles, P.E. Miller, E.V. Zakharov. 2014. Is DNA Barcoding Actually Cheaper and Faster than Traditional Morphological Methods? Results from a Survey of Freshwater Bioassessment Efforts in the United States. PLoS ONE 9:e95525.

Journal Article20140823Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Fetscher, A.E., R. Stancheva, J.P. Kociolek, R.G. Sheath, E.D. Stein, R.D. Mazor, P.R. Ode, L.B. Busse. 2013. Development and comparison of stream indices of biotic integrity using diatoms vs. non-diatom algae vs. a combination. Journal of Applied Phycology 26:433-450.

Journal Article20130776Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Tunis, L., K. Lunde, R. Payne, G. Sibbald, C. Clark, K. O'Connor, R. Clark, A. Solomesheh, C. Witham, M. Denn, C. Roberts, M. Stevens, C. Grosso, J. Collins, S. Pearce, C. Solek, E.D. Stein, C. Harvey, D. Weixelman, P. Jones, M. Scianni. 2013. California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands User's Manual Version 6.1. Technical Report 788. California Wetlands Monitoring Workgroup. Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20130788Bioassessment

Resh, V.H., L.A. Beche, J.E. Lawrence, R.D. Mazor, E.P. McElravy, A.P. O'Dowd, D. Rudnick, S.M. Carlson. 2013. Long-term population and community patterns of benthic macroinvertebrates and fishes in Northern California Mediterranean-climate streams. Hydrobiologia 719:93-118.

Journal Article20130786Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Fetscher, A.E. 2013. Development of Algal Indices of Biotic Integrity for Southern California Wadeable Streams and Recommendations for their Applications, v3. Technical Report 730. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20130730Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Stancheva, R., R.G. Sheath, B.A. Read, K.D. McArthur, C. Schroepfer, J.P. Kociolek, A.E. Fetscher. 2013. Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria (free-living and diatom endosymbionts): their use in southern California stream bioassessment. Hydrobiologia 720:111-127.

Journal Article20130778Bioassessment, Eutrophication, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Ranasinghe, J.A., E.D. Stein, M.R. Frazier, D.J. Gillett. 2013. Development of Puget Sound Benthic Indicators. Technical Report 755. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20130755Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Stein, E.D., B.P. White, R.D. Mazor, P.E. Miller, E.M. Pilgrim. 2013. Evaluating ethanol-based sample preservation to facilitate use of DNA barcoding in routine freshwater biomonitoring programs using benthic macroinvertebrates. PLoS ONE 8:e51273.

Journal Article20130741Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding

Lunde, K.B., M.R. Cover, R.D. Mazor, C.A. Sommers, V.H. Resh. 2013. Identifying reference conditions and quantifying biological variability within benthic macroinvertebrate communities in perennial and non-perennial northern California streams. Environmental Management 51:1262-1273.

Journal Article20130766Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Fetscher, A.E., M. Sutula, L.B. Busse, E.D. Stein. 2013. Condition of California perennial wadeable streams based on algal indicators. Technical Report 781. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20130781Bioassessment, Eutrophication, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix A). Technical Report 665.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120665.ABioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix B). Technical Report 665.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120665.BBioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix C). Technical Report 665.C. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120665.CBioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix D). Technical Report 665.D. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120665.DBioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix E). Technical Report 665.E. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120665.EBioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix F). Technical Report 665.F. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120665.FBioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, C.A. Brantley, L.L. Lovell, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S. Holt, S.C. Johnson. 2012. Southern California Bight 2008 Regional Monitoring Program: VI. Benthic Macrofauna (Appendix G). Technical Report 665.G. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120665.GBioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Thompson, B., S.B. Weisberg, A. Melwani, S. Lowe, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.B. Cadien, D.M. Dauer, R.J. Diaz, W. Fields, M. Kellogg, D.E. Montagne, P.R. Ode, D.J. Reish, P.N. Slattery. 2012. Low levels of agreement among experts using best professional judgment to assess benthic condition in the San Francisco Estuary and Delta. Ecological Indicators 12:167-173.

Journal Article20120663Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Hammerstrom, K.K., J.A. Ranasinghe, S.B. Weisberg, J.S. Oliver, W.R. Fairey, P.N. Slattery, J.M. Oakden. 2012. Effect of sample area and sieve size on benthic macrofaunal community condition assessments in California enclosed bays and estuaries. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 8:649-658.

Journal Article20120725Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Teixeira, H., S.B. Weisberg, A. Borja, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, L.L. Lovell, D. Pasko, C.A. Phillips, D.E. Montagne, K.J. Ritter, F. Salas, J.C. Marques. 2012. Calibration and validation of the AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) for Southern California marine bays. Ecological Indicators 12:84-95.

Journal Article20120653Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Stancheva, R., A.E. Fetscher, R.G. Sheath. 2012. A novel quantification method for stream-inhabiting, non-diatom benthic algae, and its application in bioassessment. Hydrobiologia 684:225-239.

Journal Article20120691Bioassessment

Solek, C.W., E.D. Stein. 2012. An Evaluation of Wetland Restoration Projects in Southern California using the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM): A Final Report to the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project. Technical Report 659. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120659Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff, P. Ode, E.D. Stein. 2012. Final Report on Bioassessment in Nonperennial Streams - Report to the State Water Resources Control Board. Technical Report 695. Southern California Coastal Water Research Projec. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20120695Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Vidal-Dorsch, D.E., S.M. Bay, M.A. Mays, D.J. Greenstein, D. Young, J.C. Wolf, D. Pham, A.V. Loguinov, C. Vulpe. 2012. Using gene expression to assess the status of fish from anthropogenically influenced estuarine wetlands. Environmental Science and Technology 46:69-77.

Journal Article20120688Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Ranasinghe, J.A., E.D. Stein, P.E. Miller, S.B. Weisberg. 2012. Performance of two southern California benthic community condition indices using species abundance and presence-only data: Relevance to DNA barcoding. PLoS ONE 7:e40875.

Journal Article20120713Bioassessment, DNA Barcoding, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Mazor, R.D., D.J. Gillett, K.C. Schiff, K. Ritter, E.D. Stein. 2011. Ecological Condition of Watersheds in Coastal Southern California: Progress Report of the Stormwater Monitoring Coalition's Stream Monitoring Program First Year (2009). Technical Report 639. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20110639Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Regional Monitoring, Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition

Ranasinghe, J.A., K.C. Schiff, D.E. Montagne, T.K. Mikel, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, C.A. Brantley. 2010. Benthic macrofaunal community condition in the Southern California Bight, 1994-2003. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60:827-833.

Journal Article20100616Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Sediment Quality, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Teixeira, H., A. Borja, S.B. Weisberg, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.B. Cadien, D.M. Dauer, J.-C. Dauvin, S. Degraer, R.J. Diaz, A. Gremare, I. Karakassis, R.J. Llanso, L.L. Lovell, J.C. Marques, D.E. Montagne, A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi, R. Rosenberg, R. Sarda, L.C. Schaffner, R.G. Velarde. 2010. Assessing coastal benthic macrofauna community condition using best professional judgement - Developing consensus across North America and Europe. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60:589-600.

Journal Article20100612Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff, K. Ritter, A. Rehn, P. Ode. 2010. Bioassessment tools in novel habitats: An evaluation of indices and sampling methods in low-gradient streams in California. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 167:91-104.

Journal Article20100618Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Stein, E.D., A.E. Fetscher, R.P. Clark, A. Wiskind, J.L. Grenier, M. Sutula, J.N. Collins, C. Grosso. 2009. Validation of a wetland rapid assessment method: Use of EPA's Level 1-2-3 Framework for method testing and refinement. Wetlands 29:648-665.

Journal Article20090588Bioassessment

Fetscher, A.E., L. Busse, P.R. Ode. 2009. Standard Operating Procedures for Collecting Stream Algae Samples and Associated Physical Habitat and Chemical Data for Ambient Bioassessments in California. Technical Report 602. California State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP). Sacramento, CA.

Technical Report20090602Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., A.H. Purcell, V.H. Resh. 2009. Long-term variability in bioassessments: A twenty-year study from two northern California streams. Environmental Management 43:1269-1286.

Journal Article20090586Bioassessment

Ranasinghe, J.A., S.B. Weisberg, R.W. Smith, D.E. Montagne, B. Thompson, J.M. Oakden, D.D. Huff, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, K.J. Ritter. 2009. Calibration and evaluation of five indicators of benthic community condition in two California bay and estuary habitats. Marine Pollution Bulletin 59:5-13.

Journal Article20090577Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Ode, P., K.C. Schiff. 2009. Recommendations for the development and maintenance of a reference condition management program (RCMP) to support biological assessment of California. Technical Report 581. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20090581Bioassessment

Borja, A., A. Ranasinghe, S.B. Weisberg. 2009. Assessing ecological integrity in marine waters, using multiple indices and ecosystem components: Challenges for the future. Marine Pollution Bulletin 59:1-4.

Journal Article20090578Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Ode, P.R., C.P. Hawkins, R.D. Mazor. 2008. Comparability of biological assessments derived from predictive models and multimetric indices of increasing geographic scope. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27:967-985.

Journal Article20080575Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Fetscher, A.E., K. McLaughlin. 2008. Incorporating bioassessment using freshwater algae into California's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP). Technical Report 563. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080563Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.04. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.04Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Los Penasquitos Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.06. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.06Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Otay Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.1. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.10Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Pueblo San Diego Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.08. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.08Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the San Diego River Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.07. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.07Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the San Dieguito Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.05. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.05Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the San Juan Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.01. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.01Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the San Luis Rey Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.03. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.03Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Santa Margarita Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.02. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.02Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Sweetwater Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.09. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.09Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Report on the Tijuana Hydrologic Unit. Technical Report 527.11. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527.11Bioassessment

Mazor, R.D., K.C. Schiff. 2008. Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) synthesis report on stream assessment in the San Diego Region. Technical Report 527. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20080527Bioassessment

Weisberg, S.B., B. Thompson, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.E. Montagne, D.B. Cadien, D.M. Dauer, D. Diener, J. Oliver, D.J. Reish, R.G. Velarde, J.Q. Word. 2008. The level of agreement among experts applying best professional judgment to assess the condition of benthic infaunal communities. Ecological Indicators 8:389-394.

Journal Article20080557Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Ranasinghe, J.A., S.B. Weisberg, R.W. Smith, D.E. Montagne, B. Thompson, J.M. Oakden, D.D. Huff, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, K.J. Ritter. 2007. Evaluation of five indicators of benthic community condition in two California bay and estuary habitats. Technical Report 524. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20070524Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Weisberg, S.B., B. Thompson, J.A. Ranasinghe, D.E. Montagne, D.B. Cadien, D.M. Dauer, D. Diener, J. Oliver, D.J. Reish, R.G. Velarde, J.Q. Word. 2007. The level of agreement among experts applying best professional judgment to assess the condition of benthic infaunal communities. Technical Report 523. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa, CA.

Technical Report20070523Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Allen, M.J. 2006. Continental shelf and upper slope. in: L.G. Allen, D.J. Pondella, M.H. Horn (eds.), The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters pp. 167-202. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA.

Book Chapter20060488Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Zeidberg, L.D., W.M. Hamner, N.P. Nezlin, A. Henry. 2006. The fishery for California market squid (Loligo opalescens) (Cephalopoda: Myopsida), from 1981 through 2003. Fishery Bulletin 104:46-59.

Journal Article20060476Bioassessment

Ranasinghe, J.A., T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, S.B. Weisberg, D.E. Montagne, D.B. Cadien, A. Dalkey. 2005. The prevalence of non-indigenous species in southern California embayments and their effects on benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Biological Invasion 7:679-686.

Journal Article20050466Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Morozov, A.Y., N.P. Nezlin, S.V. Petrovskii. 2005. Invasion of a top predator into an epipelagic ecosystem can bring a paradoxical top-down trophic control. Biological Invasions 7:845-861.

Journal Article20050458Bioassessment

Jarvis, E.T., M.J. Allen, R.W. Smith. 2005. Comparison of recreational fish catch trends to environment-species relationships and fishery-independent data in the Southern California Bight, 1980-2000. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 45:167-179.

Journal Article20050465Bioassessment

Hsieh, C., C. Reiss, W. Watson, M.J. Allen, J.R. Hunter, R.N. Lea, R.H. Rosenblatt, R.E. Smith, G. Sugihara. 2005. A comparison of long-term trends and variability in populations of larvae of exploited and unexploited fishes in the Southern California region: a community approach. Progress in Oceanography 67:160-185.

Journal Article20050464Bioassessment

McGann, M., C.R. Alexander, S.M. Bay. 2003. Response of benthic foraminifers to sewage discharge and remediation in Santa Monica Bay, California. Marine Environmental Research 56:299-342.

Journal Article20030395Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Ranasinghe, J.A., D.E. Montagne, R.W. Smith, T.K. Mikel, S.B. Weisberg, D.B. Cadien, R.G. Velarde, A. Dalkey. 2003. Southern California Bight 1998 Regional Monitoring Program: VII. Benthic macrofauna. Technical Report 382. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Technical Report20030382Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Sediment Quality, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Smith, R., J.A. Ranasinghe, S.B. Weisberg, D.E. Montagne, D.B. Cadien, T.K. Mikel, R.G. Velarde, A. Dalkey. 2003. Extending the southern California benthic response index to assess benthic condition in bays. Technical Report 410. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Technical Report20030410Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Ranasinghe, J.A., D.E. Montagne, S.B. Weisberg, M. Bergen, R.G. Velarde. 2003. Variability in the identification and enumeration of marine benthic invertebrate samples and its effect on benthic assessment measures. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 81:199-206.

Journal Article20030379Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Vidal, D.E., A.J. Horne. 2002. Mercury Toxicity in the Aquatic Oligochaete Sparganophilus pearsei II: Autonomy as a Novel Form of Protection. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 45:462-467.

Journal Article20020438Bioassessment

Ranasinghe, J.A., J.B. Frithsen, F.W. Kutz, J.F. Paul, D.E. Russell, R.A. Batiuk, J.L. Hyland, J. Scott, D.M. Dauer. 2002. Application of two indices of benthic community condition in Chesapeake Bay. Environmentrics 13:499-511.

Journal Article20020371Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Alden, R.W., D.M. Dauer, J.A. Ranasinghe, L.C. Scott, R.J. Llanso. 2002. Statistical verification of the Chesapeake Bay benthic index of biotic integrity. Environmentrics 13:479-498.

Journal Article20020372Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Allen, M.J., A.K. Groce, D. Diener, J.S. Brown, S.A. Steinert, G. Deets, J.A. Noblet, S.L. Moore, D.W. Diehl, E.T. Jarvis, V. Raco-Rands, C. Thomas, Y. Ralph, R. Gartman, D. Cadien, S.B. Weisberg, T. Mikel. 2002. Southern California Bight 1998 Regional Monitoring Program: V. Demersal fishes and megabenthic invertebrates. Technical Report 380. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Technical Report20020380Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Sediment Quality, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program, Trash Pollution

Groce, A.K., R. Rosenblatt, M.J. Allen. 2001. Addition of Blacklip Dragonet, Synchiropus atrilabiatus (Garman, 1899) (Pisces: Callionymidae) to the California ichthyofauna. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Science 100:149-152.

Journal Article20010351Bioassessment

Allen, M.J., A. Groce. 2001. First occurrence of Blackspot Wrasse, Decodon melasma Gomon 1974 (Pisces: Labridae) in California. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Science 100:131-136.

Journal Article20010350Bioassessment

Allen, M.J., A. Groce. 2001. First occurrence of Speckletail Flounder, Engyophrys sanctilaurentii Jordan & Bollman 1890 (Pisces: Bothidae), in California. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Science 100:137-143.

Journal Article20010352Bioassessment

Allen, M.J., R.W. Smith, V. Raco-Rands. 2001. Development of Biointegrity Indices for Marine Demersal Fish and Megabenthic Invertebrate Assemblages of Southern California. Technical Report 469. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Westminster, CA.

Technical Report20010469Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Paul, J.F., K.J. Scott, D.E. Campbell, J.H. Gentile, C.S. Strobel, R.M. Valente, S.B. Weisberg, A.F. Holland, J.A. Ranasinghe. 2001. Developing and applying a benthic index of estuarine condition for the Virginian Biogeographic Province. Ecological Indicators 1:83.

Journal Article20010360Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Bergen, M., S.B. Weisberg, R. Smith, D. Cadien, A. Dalkey, D. Montagne, J. Stull, R. Velarde, J.A. Ranasinghe. 2001. Relationship between depth, sediment, latitude, and the structure of benthic infaunal assemblages on the mainland shelf of southern California. Marine Biology 138:637-647.

Journal Article20010342Bioassessment

Smith, R.W., M. Bergen, S.B. Weisberg, D. Cadien, A. Dalkey, D. Montagne, J.K. Stull, R.G. Velarde. 2001. Benthic response index for assessing infaunal communities on the Southern California mainland shelf. Ecological Applications 11:1073-1087.

Journal Article20010345Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Kamer, K., P. Fong. 2000. A Fluctuating Salinity Regime Mitigates the Negative Effects of Reduced Salinity on the Estuarine Macroalga, Enteromorpha intestinalis (L.) link. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 254:53-69.

Journal Article20000331Bioassessment

Schiff, K.C., M.J. Allen, E.Y. Zeng, S.M. Bay. 2000. Southern California. in: C.R.C. Sheppard (ed.), Seas at the Millenium: An Environmental Evaluation - Volume I: Regional Chapters: Europe, The Americas and West Africa pp. 385-404. Elsevier Science. New York, NY.

Book Chapter20000329Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Sediment Quality, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Schiff, K.C., M.J. Allen, E.Y. Zeng, S.M. Bay. 2000. Southern California. Marine Pollution Bulletin 41:76-93.

Journal Article20000329Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Sediment Quality, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Bergen, M., D. Cadien, A. Dalkey, D.E. Montagne, R.W. Smith, J.K. Stull, R.G. Velarde, S.B. Weisberg. 2000. Assessment of benthic infaunal condition on the mainland shelf of southern California. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 64:421-434.

Journal Article20000325Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Bond, A.B., J.S. Stephens Jr, D.J. Pondella II, M.J. Allen, M. Helvey. 1999. A method for estimating marine habitat values based on fish guilds, with comparisons between sites in the Southern California Bight. Bulletin of Marine Science 64:219-242.

Journal Article19990310Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity

Greenstein, D.J., L.L. Tiefenthaler. 1997. Reproduction and population dynamics of Grandidierella japonica (Stephensen) (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in upper Newport Bay, California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 96:34-42.

Journal Article19970288Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Sediment Quality

Bergen, M. 1995. Distribution of Brittlestar Amphiodia (Amphispina) spp. in the Southern California Bight in 1956 to 1959. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 94:190-203.

Journal Article19950290Bioassessment

Thompson, B., D. Tsukada, D. O'Donohue. 1993. 1990 Reference site survey. Technical Report 269. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Long Beach, CA.

Technical Report19930269Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Sediment Quality, Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program

Cross, J.N., L.G. Allen. 1993. Fishes. in: M.D. Dailey, D.J. Reish, J.W. Anderson (eds.), Ecology of the Southern California Bight: A Synthesis and Interpretation pp. 459-540. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA.

Book Chapter19930209.ABioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Cross, J.N. 1988. Aspects of the biology of two scyliorhinid sharks, Apristurus brunneus and Parmaturus xaniurus, from the upper continental slope off southern California. Fishery Bulletin 86:691-702.

Journal Article19880234Bioassessment

Cross, J.N. 1987. Demersal fishes of the upper continental slope off southern California. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 28:155-167.

Journal Article19870209Bioassessment

Jones, G.F., B.E. Thompson. 1987. The distribution and abundance of Chloeia pinnata Moore, 1911 (Polychaeta: Amphinomidae) on the southern California borderland. Pacific Science 41:122-131.

Journal Article19870217Bioassessment

Jones, G.F., B.E. Thompson. 1987. The ecology of Cyclocardia ventricosa (Gould, 1850) (Bivalvia: Carditidae) on the southern California borderland. Velige 29:374-383.

Journal Article19870201Bioassessment

Thompson, B.E., J.D. Laughlin, D.T. Tsukada. 1987. 1985 Reference site survey. Technical Report 202. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Long Beach, CA.

Technical Report19870202Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring, Sediment Quality

Jones, G.F., B.E. Thompson. 1986. The ecology of Adontorhina cyclia Berry (1947) (Bivalvia: Thyasiridae) on the southern California borderland. Internationale Revue Der Gesamten Hydrobiologie 71:687-700.

Journal Article19860194Bioassessment

Cross, J.N., J. Roney, G.S. Kleppel. 1985. Fish food habits along a pollution gradient. California Fish and Game 71:28-39.

Journal Article19850184Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Bayne, B.L., D.A. Brown, K. Burns, D.r. Dixon, A. Ivanovici, D.R. Livingstone, D.M. Lowe, M.N. Moore, A.R.D. Stebbing, J. Widdows. 1985. The effects of stress and pollution on marine animals. Technical Report 185. Praeger Publishers. New York, NY.

Technical Report19850185Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Thompson, B.E., G.F. Jones. 1985. Benthic macrofaunal assemblages of slope habitats in the southern California borderland. Occasional papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation, New Series DOI:.

Journal Article19850200Bioassessment

Gossett, R.W., D.A. Brown, D.R. Young. 1984. Bioaccumulation and Metabolism of Trace Organic Compounds in Marine Sediments and Organisms. Technical Report 171.A. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Long Beach, CA.

Technical Report19840171.ABioassessment, Sediment Quality

Jones, G.F., B.E. Thompson. 1984. The ecology of Parvilucina tenuisculpta (Carpenter, 1864) (Bivalvia: Lucinidae) on the southern California borderland. Velige 26:188-198.

Journal Article19840181Bioassessment

Thompson, B.E. 1983. Survey of the slope off Orange County California: first year report. Technical Report 175. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Long Beach, CA.

Technical Report19830175Bioassessment

Carriker, M.R., J.W. Anderson, W.P. Davis, D.R. Franz, G.F. Mayer, J.B. Pearce, T.K. Sawyer, J.K. Tietjen, J.F. Timoney, D.R. Young. 1982. Effects of Pollutants on Benthos. in: G.F. Mayer (ed.), Ecological Stress and the New York Bight: Science and Management pp. 3-22. Estuarine Research Foundation. Columbia, South Carolina.

Book Chapter19820139.DBioassessment, Eutrophication

McLaughlin, J.J.A., G.S. Kleppel, M.P. Brown, R.J. Ingram, W.B. Samuels. 1982. The Importance of Nutrients to Phytoplankton Production in New York Harbor. in: G.F. Mayer (ed.), Ecological Stress and the New York Bight: Science and Management pp. 469-480. Estuarine Research Foundation. Columbia, South Carolina.

Book Chapter19820139.EBioassessment

Sindermann, C.J., S.C. Esser, E. Gould, B.B. McCain, J.L. McHugh, R.P. Morgan II, R.A. Murchelano, M.J. Sherwood, P.R. Spitzer. 1982. Effects of Pollutants on Fishes. in: G.F. Mayer (ed.), Ecological Stress and the New York Bight: Science and Management pp. 23-38. Estuarine Research Foundation. Columbia, South Carolina.

Book Chapter19820157.BBioassessment

Sherwood, M.J., A.J. Mearns. 1981. Fate of post-larval bottom fishes in a highly urbanized coastal zone. Rapp P-v Reun. Cons. Int. Explor. Mer. 178:104-111.

Journal Article19810146Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Mearns, A.J., D.R. Young, R.J. Olsen, H. Schafer. 1981. Trophic structure and the cesium-potassium ratio in pelagic ecosystems. Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 22:99-110.

Journal Article19810149Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen, M.D. Moore, M.J. Sherwood. 1980. Distribution, abundance, and recruitment of soft-bottom rockfishes (Scorpaenidae: sebastes) on the southern California mainland shelf. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 20:180-190.

Journal Article19800136Bioassessment

Gustafson, J., M. Gustafson. 1979. A Survey of Fish Ectoparasites off the California Coast for SCCWRP. Technical Report . Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19790127Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J. 1979. Abundance, composition, and recruitment of nearshore fish assemblages on the southern California mainland shelf. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 20:111-119.

Journal Article19790125Bioassessment

Word, J.Q. 1978. The infaunal index: a relative abundance measure of the benthic infauna and how it may be applied to fish food habits studies. in: S.J. Lipovsky, C.A. Simenstad (eds.), Gutshop '78 Washington Sea Grant pp. 37-42. University of Washington, Seattle. Seattle, WA.

Book Chapter19780103Bioassessment, Indices Of Biotic Integrity, Sediment Quality

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen. 1978. Use of small otter trawls in coastal biological surveys. Technical Report 105. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19780105Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Sherwood. 1978. Health, abundance and diversity of bottomfish and shellfish populations at proposed and existing offshore drilling sites in the southern California Bight. Technical Report 120. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19780120Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Mearns, A.J., D.R. Young. 1977. Chromium in the southern California marine environment. in: C.S. Giam (ed.), Pollutant Effects on Marine Organisms pp. 125-141. Lexington Books. Lexington, MA.

Book Chapter19770086Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Sherwood. 1977. Distribution of neoplasms and other diseases in marine fishes relative to the discharge of waste water. in: H.F. Kraybill, C.J. Dawe, J.C. Harshbarger, R.G. Tardiff (eds.), Aquatic Pollutants and Biologic Effects with Emphasis on Neoplasia pp. 210-224. Annals of the New York Academy. New York, NY.

Book Chapter19770093Bioassessment

Sherwood, M.J., A.J. Mearns. 1977. Environmental significance of fin erosion in southern California demersal fishes. in: H.F. Kraybill, C.J. Dawe, J.C. Harshbarger, R.G. Tardiff (eds.), Aquatic Pollutants and Biologic Effects with Emphasis on Neoplasia pp. 177-189. Annals of the New York Academy. New York, NY.

Book Chapter19770094Bioassessment

Bascom, W., A.J. Mearns, M.D. Moore. 1976. A biological survey of oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel. Journal of Petroleum Technology 1976:1280-1284.

Journal Article19760065Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Allen, M.J. 1976. Addition of Citharichthys fragilis Gilbert to the California fauna. California Fish and Game 62:299-303.

Journal Article19760066Bioassessment

Greene, C.S. 1976. Multivariate analysis of benthic ecosystems at a marine wastewater discharge site. Technical Report 83. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19760083Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Smith, R.W., C.S. Greene. 1976. Biological communities near submarine outfall. Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation 48:1894-1912.

Journal Article19760073Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J., M.D. Moore. 1976. Biological study of oil platforms Hilda and Hazel, Santa Barbara Channel, California. Technical Report 82. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19760082Bioassessment

Word, J.Q. 1976. A swimming crab, Euphylax dovii Stimpson (1860): new to the marine fauna of California. California Fish and Game 62:161-162.

Journal Article19760067Bioassessment

Allen, M.J., H. Pecorelli, J. Word. 1976. Marine organisms around outfall pipes in Santa Monica Bay. Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation 48:1881-1893.

Journal Article19760072Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J., M.D. Moore. 1976. Biological Study of Oil Platforms. Technical Report 0082. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. Costa Mesa.

Technical Report19760082Bioassessment

Bascom, W., A.J. Mearns, M.D. Moore. 1976. A Biological Survey of Oil Platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel. Journal of Petroleum Technology 1976:1280-1284.

Journal Article19760065Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

McDermott, D.J., D.R. Young, T.C. Heesen. 1975. PCB Contamination of Southern California Marine Organisms. Technical Report 53.B. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19750053.BBioassessment

Mearns, A.J. 1975. Responses of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates to Wastewater Discharges. pp. 19-32. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Book Chapter19750048Bioassessment

Word, J.Q., D.K. Charwat. 1975. Invertebrates of southern California coastal water. I. Select groups of annelids, arthropods, echinoderms, and molluscs. Technical Report 40. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19750040Bioassessment

Word, J.Q., D.K. Charwat. 1975. Invertebrates of southern California coastal waters. II. Natantia. Technical Report 41. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19750041Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J., L. Harris. 1975. Age, Length, and weight relationships in southern California populations of dover sole. Technical Report 57. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19750057Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Alexander, G.V., D.R. Young, D.J. McDermott, M.J. Sherwood, A.J. Mearns, D.R. Lunt. 1975. Marine organisms in Southern California Bight as indicators of pollution. Technical Report 51.

Technical Report19750051Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Mearns, A.J. 1975. Poecilopsis gracilis (Heckel), a newly introduced poeciliid fish in California. California Fish and Game 61:251-253.

Journal Article19750052Bioassessment

Voglin, R.M. 1975. An otter trawl survey off Point Loma. Technical Report 58. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19750058Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Young, D.R., D. Charwat. 1974. Key to shrimp common in southern California trawl catches. Technical Report 33. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19740033Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen, M.J. Sherwood. 1974. An otter trawl survey of Santa Monica bay, May-June 1972. Technical Report 31. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19740031Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J., H.S. Stubbs. 1974. Comparison of otter trawls used in southern California coastal surveys. Technical Report 35. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19740035Bioassessment, Regional Monitoring

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen. 1973. Checklist of inshore demersal fishes from southern and central California. Technical Report 17. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19730017Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J. 1973. Southern California's inshore demersal fishes: diversity, distribution, and disease as responses to environmental quality. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 17:141-148.

Journal Article19730008Bioassessment, Sediment Quality

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen, M.J. Sherwood. 1973. An otter trawl survey of the central orange county coast. Technical Report 12. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19730012Bioassessment

Mearns, A.J., M.J. Allen, M.J. Sherwood. 1973. An otter trawl survey off the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island, May-June 1972. Technical Report 15. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19730015Bioassessment

SCCWRP Staff. 1973. Baited camera observations of demersal fish. Technical Report 18. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19730018Bioassessment

SCCWRP Staff. 1973. The ecology of the Southern California Bight: Implications for water quality management. Technical Report 10. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19730010Bioassessment, Eutrophication, Regional Monitoring, Runoff Water Quality, Sediment Quality, Stormwater BMPs

Young, D.R., T.R. Folsom. 1972. Mussels and barnacles as indicators of the variation of manganese-54, cobalt-60, and zinc-65 in the marine environment. Technical Report 0006. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project. El Segundo, CA.

Technical Report19720006Bioassessment