index of biological integrity

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14754
Composite index combining 12 qualities of fish communities of warm-water, low-gradient streams to determine the level of stream degradation.
Note: This index has been modified and widely used in the United States.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 899 [Terms] [Paper]