Directory of Consortium Members
Introduction & Project Background
2. Sample Design (***please see note below regarding file formats***)
2.1) Location of Sections and Segments during Sampling Operations
2.2) Aquatic Macrohabitat Classification Standard Operating Procedures (MO)
3. Fish Collection - Gear Deployment
4. Fish Identification and Measurement
4.1) Population, Age, and Growth (IA)
4.3) Procedure for Handling Incidental Catch of Pallid Sturgeon (SD & CERC)
5. Site Specific Characteristics
5.3) Global Position System - GPS (SD)
5.4) River Stage (USGS Stations - IN Progress) (CERC)
6. Data Analyses
Fish Attributes
Community Structure
Population Structure
Individual Characteristics
Physical Factors
Hypotheses
Definition and Importance
Hypotheses (cont.)
Among Segment Type Hypotheses
Among Segments Hypotheses
Among Macrohabitats Hypotheses
Statistical Analyses
Testing Assumptions
Analyses of Variance
Principal Components Analysis
Regression and Correlation Analyses
Analyses When Normality and/or Homogeneity of Variance Lacking
Literature Cited
7. Data Collection and QA/QC Standard Operating Procedures
7.1) Coding Instructions for the Habitat & Fish Measurement Data Sheets (CERC)
Appendices:
Fish Nomenclature and Species Code
Habitat Measurement Sheet
Fish Measurement Sheet
Fish Data Sheet Log
(*Note: These files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Please click here to download the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader.)