Australian River Assessment System: Review of Physical River Assessment Methods — A Biological Perspective

M. Parsons, M. Thomas, R. Norris
Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology
Monitoring River Health Initiative Technical Report Number 21
Environment Australia, 2002
ISSN 1447 1280
ISBN 0 642 54887 0

Acknowledgments

The aim of this document is to review existing stream assessment methods and as such, it draws heavily on published material. In describing the details of each method, it was sometimes difficult to diverge greatly from the existing text. Thus, we would like to acknowledge the creators of each stream assessment method, because this review is merely a summary of their expertise. These authors are:

• State of the Rivers Survey - John Anderson
• Index of Stream Condition - Lindsay White, Tony Ladson
• Habitat Predictive Modelling - Nerida Davies, Richard Norris, Martin Thoms
• Geomorphic River Styles - Gary Brierley, Kirstie Fryirs, Tim Cohen
• HABSCORE - James Plafkin, Michael Barbour, Kimberley Porter, Sharon Gross, Robert Hughes, Jeroen Gerritson, Blaine Snyder, James Stribling
• River Habitat Survey - P. Raven, N. Holmes, F. Dawson, P. Fox, M. Everard, I. Fozzard, K. Rouen, among others
• AusRivAS All people involved with the National River Health Program

However, it should be noted that the information supplied in this report is a synthesis and interpretation of published material and any misinterpretations, although unintentional, are the sole responsibility of the authors.