| An ecosystem approach to salmonid conservation BC Spence http://www. nwr. noaa. gov/1habcon/habweb/ManTech/front. htm, 1996 | 808 | 1996 |
| Regional reference sites: a method for assessing stream potentials RM Hughes, DP Larsen, JM Omernik Environmental management 10, 629-635, 1986 | 556 | 1986 |
| Defining acceptable biological status by comparing with reference conditions RM Hughes Biological assessment and criteria: Tools for water resource planning and …, 1995 | 525 | 1995 |
| A process for developing and evaluating indices of fish assemblage integrity RM Hughes, PR Kaufmann, AT Herlihy, TM Kincaid, L Reynolds, ... Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55 (7), 1618-1631, 1998 | 464 | 1998 |
| A process for creating multimetric indices for large-scale aquatic surveys JL Stoddard, AT Herlihy, DV Peck, RM Hughes, TR Whittier, E Tarquinio Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27 (4), 878-891, 2008 | 453 | 2008 |
| Modification of an index of biotic integrity based on fish assemblages to characterize rivers of the Seine Basin, France T Oberdorff, RM Hughes Hydrobiologia 228, 117-130, 1992 | 428 | 1992 |
| Regional applications of an index of biotic integrity for use in water resource management DL Miller, RM Hughes, JR Karr, PM Leonard, PB Moyle, LH Schrader, ... Fisheries 13 (5), 12-20, 1988 | 425 | 1988 |
| Evaluation of the use of landscape classifications for the prediction of freshwater biota: synthesis and recommendations CP Hawkins, RH Norris, J Gerritsen, RM Hughes, SK Jackson, ... Journal of the North American Benthological Society 19 (3), 541-556, 2000 | 376 | 2000 |
| Longitudinal changes in fish assemblages and water quality in the Willamette River, Oregon RM Hughes, JR Gammon Transactions of the American fisheries Society 116 (2), 196-209, 1987 | 365 | 1987 |
| Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates around the globe: a comparison of large-scale programs DF Buss, DM Carlisle, TS Chon, J Culp, JS Harding, HE Keizer-Vlek, ... Environmental monitoring and assessment 187, 1-21, 2015 | 325 | 2015 |
| Development of an index of biotic integrity for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands region FH McCormick, RM Hughes, PR Kaufmann, DV Peck, JL Stoddard, ... Transactions of the american Fisheries Society 130 (5), 857-877, 2001 | 301 | 2001 |
| Development and evaluation of a macroinvertebrate biotic integrity index (MBII) for regionally assessing Mid-Atlantic Highlands streams DJ Klemm, KA Blocksom, FA Fulk, AT Herlihy, RM Hughes, PR Kaufmann, ... Environmental Management 31, 0656-0669, 2003 | 298 | 2003 |
| Development of a bird integrity index: using bird assemblages as indicators of riparian condition SA Bryce, RM Hughes, PR Kaufmann Environmental management 30, 294-310, 2002 | 277 | 2002 |
| Correspondence between ecoregions and spatial patterns in stream ecosystems in Oregon TR Whittier, RM Hughes, DP Larsen Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences 45 (7), 1264-1278, 1988 | 273 | 1988 |
| Application of an index of biological integrity (IBI) to fish assemblages of the rivers Khan and Kshipra (Madhya Pradesh), India V Ganasan, RM Hughes Freshwater Biology 40 (2), 367-383, 1998 | 264 | 1998 |
| Acquiring data for large aquatic resource surveys: the art of compromise among science, logistics, and reality RM Hughes, DV Peck Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27 (4), 837-859, 2008 | 245 | 2008 |
| Assessing water quality changes in the lakes of the northeastern United States using sediment diatoms SS Dixit, JP Smol, DF Charles, RM Hughes, SG Paulsen, GB Collins Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56 (1), 131-152, 1999 | 245 | 1999 |
| Biological diversity and biological integrity: current concerns for lakes and streams RM Hughes, RF Noss Fisheries 17 (3), 11-19, 1992 | 245 | 1992 |
| Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: Assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil K de Mello, RH Taniwaki, FR de Paula, RA Valente, TO Randhir, ... Journal of Environmental Management 270, 110879, 2020 | 240 | 2020 |
| Classification strengths of ecoregions, catchments, and geographic clusters for aquatic vertebrates in Oregon J Van Sickle, RM Hughes Journal of the North American Benthological Society 19 (3), 370-384, 2000 | 234 | 2000 |
