
BLM/USU Buglab
USEPA Bioassessment/ Biocriteria
USEPA Aquatic Resource Monitoring
USGS NAWQA
PACFISH/INFISH
USEPA Causal Analysis
NW Biological Assessment Workgroup
Central Plains Center for Bioassessment
Midwest Biodiversity Institute
California Aquatic Bioassessment Lab
North American Benthological Society
Xerces Society
RIVPACS
AUSRIVAS
European Environment Agency
EU BioFresh
EU Freshwater Ecology
EU WFD Research
EU WISER
EU AQEM
EU STAR
Predictive Models
The Western Center for Monitoring and Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystems specializes in the development and application of empirical models designed specifically to assess the biological condition of streams, lakes, and wetlands. The technical and philosophical underpinnings of these models have been thoroughly discussed in the peer-reviewed literature, and the reader should consult these papers for details. Here, we provide a primer to aid your understanding of how predictive models work. We also describe how to use our web-based software to either run existing models to assess the condition of sites you have sampled or create new models customized for your specific needs.