Assessing the Sustainability and Biological Integrity of Water Resources Using Fish Communities [Hardcover]

Thomas P. Simon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0849340071 | ISBN-13: 978-0849340079 | Edition: 1

This book examines the application of fish community characteristics to evaluate the sustainability and biological integrity of freshwaters. Topics discussed include perspectives on use of fish communities as environmental indicators in program development, collaboration, and forming partnerships; influence of specific taxa on assessment of the IBI; regional applications for areas where the ITI had not previously been developed; and specific applications of the ITI developed for coldwater streams, inland lakes, Great Lakes, reservoirs, and tailwaters.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: CRC-Press; 1 edition (December 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849340071
• ISBN-13: 978-0849340079
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,714,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thomas P. Simon (1959- ) was born and raised in southeastern Michigan. His academic training in Biology includes a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Michigan, Master of Science from the University of Wisconsin, and doctoral degree from the University of Illinois. His ichthyological training at the University of Michigan was under Karl F. Lagler, who studied under Carl Hubbs, while at the University of Illinois he studied under Lawrence M. Page. He is a third generation academic descendent from David Starr Jordan. For twenty-five years he was employed as a Federal government scientist by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. He is a National expert in biological assessment and criteria and was honored with three bronze medals for his studies. His research program includes applied research on the ecology and conservation of aquatic systems with emphasis on North American freshwater fish and crayfish. He is a coauthor of the "Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage" series and has published 10 books. His research emphasis is on solving practical problems in water pollution and resource management. His studies involve applied research focused on anthropogenically modified habitats affected by landscape change, contaminants, and watershed stressors. His studies involve the use of aquatic biological assemblages to evaluate patterns, develop indicators, and evaluate biological response. He is a Fellow of the Indiana Academy of Science and former Director of the Indiana Biological Survey. He currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife Beth and four children.