USGS

Methods For Collection and Analysis of Aquatic Biological and Microbiological Samples

U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 5, Chapter A4

By L.J. Britton and P.E. Greeson, Editors


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Section 1 -- 1.90 MB

Preface

Contributors

Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Part 1: Description of methods

Bacteria

 

Section 2 -- 2.28 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Bacteria (cont'd)

 

Section 3 -- 2.06 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Bacteria (cont'd)

 

Section 4 -- 2.57 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Bacteria (cont'd)

 

Section 5 -- 2.47 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Phytoplankton

Zooplankton

 

Section 6 -- 2.13 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Seston (total suspended material)

Periphyton

Macrophytes

 

Section 7 -- 2.67 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Benthic invertebrates

 

Section 8 -- 2.20 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Benthic invertebrates (cont'd)

 

Section 9 -- 2.77 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Aquatic vertebrates

Cellular contents

 

Section 10 -- 1.88 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Cellular contents (cont'd)

 

Section 11 -- 2.59 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Primary productivity (production rate)

 

Section 12 -- 2.13 MB

Part 1: Description of methods (cont'd)

Primary productivity (production rate)

Bioassay

 

Section 13 -- 3.16 MB

Part 2: Glossary

References cited

Part 3: Selected taxonomic references

 

Section 14 -- 2.54 MB

Part 3: Selected taxonomic references (cont'd)

 

Section 15 -- 2.30 MB

Part 3: Selected taxonomic references (cont'd)

 


 

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