Refine Protocols: Resources
Managers' Monitoring Manual
Information to Collect
(see particularly the "types of techniques available" link)
Managers' Monitoring Manual
WHERE to Monitor
"How and where you sample will determine how well your monitoring program represents the study area."
Managers' Monitoring Manual
HOW to Monitor
Use the provided worksheets to "...choose the counting technique, determine the number of sites you will need to sample, and choose an analytical approach."
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring National Facilitation Project's
Matrix of Monitoring Activities
"...intended to help direct the selection of [water quality] monitoring activities according to data objectives and available resources."
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring National Facilitation Project's
Building Credibility: Quality Assurance and Quality Control
"...an overview of quality assurance and quality control issues and provides examples of methods used... to substantiate the credibility of their data."
Broadening Participation in Biological Monitoring: Guidelines...
Developing Sampling Designs and Data Collection Procedures
See Sampling in left navigation bar: "Valid and
appropriate sampling designs and methods must match project goals,
available resources, participant skills..."
Broadening Participation in Biological Monitoring: Guidelines...
Ensuring the Quality and Credibility of Collected Data
See Quality in the left navigation bar: "...in almost all instances obtaining high quality data that is widely trusted is the central means of attaining the monitoring goals."
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