The Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment Division posts many of its documents to the web as .pdf files. The documents listed below are organized into four groups:

• Frequently Requested Documents - The publications that get the most attention.
• General Documents - Publications written for a more general audience, organized into reports and fact sheets.
• Area-Specific - Fact sheets specific to certain topics and geographic areas around the state.
• Technical Documents - Sampling manuals, yearly data compilations, special study reports, and other technical reports.
• Peer Reviewed Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Symposium Proceedings Based on MBSS Data - .pdf with citations and links to journal websites where you can view abstracts or complete articles.

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Frequently Requested Documents

Doc Title    Publication Date    Maryland Biological Stream Survey Laboratory Methods for Benthic Macroinvertebrate Processing and Taxonomy (December 2022) 2/2/2023 Biological Monitoring and American Eel Passage in the Patapsco River, Maryland (October 2022) 2/1/2023 Zebra Mussel Monitoring and Habitat Assessment For Deep Creek Lake, Maryland 11/28/2022 Key to the Crayfishes of Maryland 5/1/2019 MBSS Sampling Manual : Field Protocols 1/29/2019 Manual to the Freshwater Mussels of MD 2/1/2016 Maryland Stream Waders Volunteer Stream Monitoring Manual 1/9/2015 2014 Update to MBSS Sentinel Site Report 12/31/2014 MBSS Round 3 Fish Population Estimates 11/13/2014 Water Quality Monitoring for Trust Fund Sites 5/16/2014 Common Fish of Maryland 10/22/2013 Study on Dam Removal on the Patapsco River 5/1/2013 Stream Discharge Monitoring for Trust Fund Sites 5/1/2013 Do Road Salts Cause Environmental Impacts? 4/1/2013 Geomorphic Monitoring for Trust Fund Sites 2/1/2013 Key to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Maryland 1/1/2012 Guide to Using Round 1 and 2 (1995 - 2010) Maryland Biological Stream Survey Data 5/10/2010 Key to the Freshwater Fish of Maryland 12/1/2009 New Biological Indicators To Better Assess The Condition Of Maryland Streams; Volume 16 12/1/2005 Stream Corridor Assessment - Lower Linganore Creek 5/1/2005 Family-Level Key to the Stream Invertebrates of Maryland and Surrounding Areas (rev 2003) 8/1/2003 A Physical Habitat Index for Freshwater Wadeable Streams in Maryland 7/1/2003 Development of a Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity for Maryland Streams 12/1/1998

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General Documents

Doc Title    Publication Date    Didymosphenia geminata Infestation in Maryland: Reactions and Responses by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 2008-2014 12/1/2016 Monitoring freshwater mussel relocation in Deer Creek, Rocks State Park, 6/1/2016 Quality Assurance Document for Temperature Monitoring 2/3/2016 Relocation of freshwater mussels in Deer Creek, Rocks State Park, Maryland: 6/1/2015 Maryland Stream Waders Volunteer Stream Monitoring Manual (2015) 1/9/2015 Surveys for the Endangered Maryland Darter 12/1/2012 Maryland Darter Survey 12/1/2012 Maryland Stream Waders 10 Year Report 10/1/2012 Key to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Maryland 1/23/2012 2010 Sentinel Site Report 4/1/2010 MBSS Sampling Manual : Field Protocols (Round 3: 2007-2009) 2/1/2007 Eastern Mud Salamander Status in Maryland 12/1/2006 Freshwater Bivalves of Maryland Field Identification Information 8/1/2006 Stream Corridor Assessment - Ballenger Creek 5/1/2005 Maryland Stream Waders Sample Year 2002 Report 5/1/2003 Maryland Stream Waders Sample Year 2000 Report 6/1/2002 Stream Corridor Assessment - Protocol Manual 9/1/2001

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Fact Sheets

Doc Title    Publication Date    Freshwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates Just Say No to Didymo - A Didymo factsheet Stream Macroinvertebrates 2/25/2016 The Threat of Introduced, Non-native Crayfishes to Maryland's Aquatic Ecosystems Assessment of Water Quality in Streams of the Marcellus Shale Region Maryland Waters: An Evaluation of Stream Health Stronghold Watershed Fact Sheet Long-term Monitoring Program Shows Improving Nitrogen Trends in Maryland's Rivers and Streams Monitoring Results: Stream Restoration in the Magothy Watershed Monitoring Results: Stream Restoration in the Red Hill Branch Watershed Woody Debris is Good!

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Critter Posters

Doc Title    Publication Date    Crayfish of Maryland The Maryland Darter Frogs and Toads of Maryland Lizards of Maryland Salamanders of Maryland Snakes of Maryland Turtles of Maryland

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Technical Documents

Due to the large number in our archives, they can not all be listed here. If you are searching for a document that is not found above, please send us a Data Request, and we will be happy to assist you.