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Bibliography
Links | MAIA examplesLinks to related sites
There are many good Web sites and more all the time. Below are some starting points, but for a specific topic or keyword, use a search engine such as www.google.com 
to find additional resources.
Aquatic Resources Monitoring This site was developed by EPA's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) to explain the use of probability (survey) designs for environmental monitoring programs. Very good documentation and explanation of EMAP's approach and how other programs can benefit from a survey design.
Concepts and Applications of Inferential Statistics by Richard Lowry
A full-length statistics textbook that provides good readable descriptions of most univariate and bivariate tests in both their parametric and nonparametric forms. Includes explanations of statistical concepts with some interactive examples.
Electronic Statistics Textbook by Statsoft, Inc.
Searchable Web site with more detailed narrative descriptions of common statistical techniques and methods.
Ordination Methods for Ecologistsby Michael Palmer
More mathematical detail and detailed treatment of multivariate methods. Glossary of multivariate terms and links to software sites and other multivariate resources.
References for MAIA and other examples
Bryce, S., D. P. Larsen, R. M. Hughes, and P. R. Kaufmann. 1999. Assessing relative risks to aquatic ecosystems: A mid-Appalachian case study. Journal of the American Water Resource Association 35(1):23-36.
Fisher, W. S., W. P. Davis, R. L. Quarles, J. Patrick, J. G. Campbell, P. S. Harris, B. L. Hemmer, M. Parsons. 2006. Characterizing coral condition using estimates of three-dimensional colony surface area. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, in press
Klemm, D.J., K.A. Blocksom, W.T. Thoeny, F.A. Fulk, A.T. Herlihy, P.R. Kaufmann, S.M. Cormier. 2002. Using macroinvertebrates as indicators of ecological conditions for streams in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands region. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 78:169-212.
Herlihy, A. T., J. L. Stoddard, and C. B. Johnson. 1998. The relationship between stream chemistry and watershed land cover data in the Mid-Atlantic region, U.S. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 105:377-386.
Hill, B. H., R. J. Stevenson, Y. Pan, A. T. Herlihy, P. R. Kaufmann, and C. B. Johnson. 2001. Comparison of correlations between environmental characteristics and stream diatom assemblages characterized at genus and species levels. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 20: 299-310.
Jameson, S. C., M. V. Erdmann, J. R. Karr, K. W. Potts. 2001. Charting a course toward diagnostic monitoring: A continuing review of coral reef attributes and a research strategy for creating coral reef indexes of biotic integrity. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(2):701-744.
Kaufmann, P. R., P. Levine, E. G. Robison, C. Seeliger, and D. V. Peck. 1999. Quantifying Physical Habitat in Wadeable Streams. EPA/620/R-99/003. US EPA, Washington, D.C.
Klemm, D. J., K. Blocksom, W. T. Thoeny, F. Fulk, A. T. Herlihy, P. R. Kaufmann, and S. M Cormier. 2002. Methods development and use of macroinvertebrates as indicators of ecological conditions for streams in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands region. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 78(2):169-212.
Llanso, R. J., L. C. Scott, D. M. Dauer, J. L. Hyland, and D. E. Russel. 2002. An estuarine benthic index of biotic integrity for the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. I. Classification of assemblages and habitat definition. Estuaries: Vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 121-123.
Manly, B. F. J. 1991. Randomization and Monte Carlo methods in biology. Chapman and Hall, London, UK.
McCormick, F.H., R.M. Hughes, P.R. Kaufmann, D.V. Peck, J.L. Stoddard, and A.T. Herlihy. 2001. Development of an index of biotic integrity for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands region. Transaction of the American Fisheries Association. 130:857-877.
Pan, Y. R. J. Stevenson, B. H. Hill, A. T. Herlihy, and G. B. Collins. 1996. Using diatoms as indicators of ecological conditions in lotic systems: a regional assessment. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15: 481-495.
Roth, N. E., M. T. Southerland, J.C. Chaillou, H. T. Wilson, D. G. Heimbuch, J.C. Seibel. 1998. Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Ecological Assessment of Non-Tidal Streams Sampled in 1996 , Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD and Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc., Bowie, MD. CBWP-MANTA-EA-98-1 , October, 1998, NTIS No. PB99-122913.
Roth, N. E., M. T. Southerland, G. Mercurio, J.C. Chaillou, P. F. Kazyak, S.S. Stranko, A. P. Prochaska, D.G. Heimbuch, J.C. Seibel. 1999. State of the Streams: 1995-1997 Maryland Biological Stream Survey Results , Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD and Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc., Bowie, MD. CBWP-MANTA-EA-99-6, July 1999.
Stevens, D. L. and A. R. Olsen. 1999. Spatially restricted surveys over time for aquatic resources. Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 4:415-428.
Stevens, D. L., Jr. and A. R. Olsen. 2004. Spatially-balanced sampling of natural resources. Journal of American Statistical Association 99(465): 262-278.
Stribling, J. B., B. K. Jessup, and J. S. White. 1998. Development of a benthic index of biotic integrity for Maryland streams. Maryland DNR, report no. CBWP-EA-98-3. www.dnr.state.md.us/streams/index.html USVI Division of Environmental Protection and Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DEP and DPNR). 2004. State of the Environment: United States Virgin Islands.