bioassessment

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noun

The assessment of the biological situation in a particular environment.

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Meanings

nounbioassessment (countable and uncountable, plural bioassessments)

plural bioassessments

  1. countableuncountableThe assessment of the biological situation in a particular environment.

    For example, most invertebrate data come from bioassessment monitoring efforts which are known to under sample certain habitats such as non-perennial streams, large rivers, springs, high altitude streams, and wet meadows.

    2015 July 6, “Patterns of Freshwater Species Richness, Endemism, and Vulnerability in California”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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