They also suggested the use of fish assemblages "as the indicator of biointegrity".
The fish assemblage was measured by several means including the Index of Biotic Integrity and the Index of Well-Being.
It is characterized by diverse and abundant fish assemblages as well as a rich benthic community of marine invertebrates, encrusting algae, sponges and soft corals.
The fish assemblage of the Snowy River below Jindabyne are clearly divided into two components.
As both predators and scavengers, piranhas influence the local distribution and composition of fish assemblages.
Thus, they are integrated components of the coral reef ecosystem, each playing a role in the support of the reefs' abundant and diverse fish assemblages.
Effects of riparian removal on fish assemblages in Southern Appalachian streams.
Natural fish assemblages in the region are typically a mix of mesothermal minnows and suckers, but some stenothermal salmonids and sculpins are also present.
In addition, "diverse fish assemblages, and [.
The valleys drain mostly to the Snake River and fish assemblages are unlike those of the internally drained basins to the south.