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Inter-calibration exercise ............................................................................................................88
Islands .........................................................................................................................................37
Laboratory Analysis....................................................................................................................58
Limitations ..................................................................................................................................31
Location map, general ....................................................................................................23, 55, 56
Macrophyte
definition .....................................................................................................................vi, 5
foreign invasive plant species ......................................................................................101
rare and protected species......................................................................................27, 100
Mean Trophic Rank
biota sampled....................................................................................................................5
purpose ............................................................................................................................. 5
scores..............................................................................................................................61
summary of method............................................................................................3, 33, 126
underlying principles........................................................................................................6
Measures of confidence
highlighted species.........................................................................................................62
MTR score......................................................................................................................62
physical comparability ..............................................................................................vi, 57
survey .............................................................................................................................47
MTR (see Mean Trophic Rank)
Nutrient inputs
non-point source discharges ..............................................................................11, 20, 72
point-source discharges......................................................................................11, 20, 72
Organic pollution ........................................................................................................................18
Percentage cover
individual macrophyte species......................................................................... 44-46, 119
methods of estimating ........................................................................................43, 45, 46
overall macrophyte cover .........................................................................................43, 76
quality assurance ............................................................................................................47
Phosphate-removal .....................................................................................................................10
Photograph..................................................................................................................................56
Physical character/variables .......................................................................................................49
Pool .......................................................................................................................................vii, 52
Preservation of macrophytes ..............................................................................................58, 102
Primary survey............................................................................................................................vii
Principal surveyor.................................................................................................................28, 84
Qualifying discharges .............................................................................................................vii, 9
Quality assurance........................................................................................................................77
Recording Sheets......................................................................................................................105
Refresher course .........................................................................................................................81
Riffle .....................................................................................................................................vii, 52
River Community Types.............................................................................................................68
River management ............................................................................................. 18, 24, 26, 29, 31
River type....................................................................................................................................18
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