INDEX
This index is intended to help the user find key sections of the manual, and is not intended to be
an exhaustive index of subjects covered.
Abundance/cover, estimation of.................................................................................................43
Alternative methods....................................................................................................................15
Ancillary data..............................................................................................................................29
Artificial structures .........................................................................................................24, 31, 39
Audit surveys .........................................................................................................................vi, 82
Bank area ....................................................................................................................................34
Bed stability ................................................................................................................................54
Best practice ...............................................................................................................................91
Biomass.......................................................................................................................................47
Black holes..................................................................................................................................37
Boats, use of................................................................................................................................39
Catchment studies...........................................................................................................11, 20, 72
Channel area ..........................................................................................................................vi, 34
Cover scales, macrophyte ...........................................................................................................44
Cover Value Score.................................................................................................................vi, 61
Data
analysis ...........................................................................................................................61
interpretation ..................................................................................................................65
management .......................................................................................................64, 80, 89
Decision trees .......................................................................................................................70, 71
Definitions ................................................................................................................................128
Depth, estimating........................................................................................................................50
Diatom Quality Index ............................................................................................... vi, 15, 16, 18
Diatoms.......................................................................................................................................15
DQI (see Diatom Quality Index)
Equipment.....................................................................................................................26, 58, 104
checklist........................................................................................................................130
Error, sources of .........................................................................................................................77
Eutrophication
definition ......................................................................................................................... 5
management strategies .......................................................................................12, 20, 72
Flooding ..........................................................................................................................22, 26, 31
Geological and geographical information .................................................................................29
Glass-bottom bucket ...........................................................................................................40, 104
Grapnel...................................................................................................................... 38-41, 51, 55
Habitats .......................................................................................................................................52
Health and safety ..................................................................................................... 24, 27, 31, 55
Herbarium.............................................................................................................................42, 58
Highlighted species .......................................................................................................vi, 62, 111
Identification of macrophyte species............................................................................41, 80, 102
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