7945

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7945
• Author: Bovee, K. D. and T. Cochnauer.
• Title: Development And Evaluation Of Weighted Criteria Probability-Of-Use Curves For Instream Flow Assessments
• USFW Year: 1977.
• USFW - Doc Type: Fisheries, Instream Flow Information Paper No. 3.
• Copyright Material: NO

PREFACE
This information paper was prepared to document the methods and
procedures used in the construction of probability criteria curves.
These curves are an integral part of the IFG incremental method, which
will be described in detail under a separate title.
This report accompanies information papers about the various
families of fish for which probability criteria have been documented.
The user is urged to keep this document for reference with each collec-
tion of species curves. In any advocacy proceeding, such as an adju-
dication hearing, the validity of the curves may come into question.
Therefore, the user should understand the assumptions and potential
limitations to any given curve set, before he/she is required to defend
the use of that curve in court.
In many cases°the user will want to develop curves, based upon
field investigations. Guidelines for data collection, analysis, and
curve development are discussed.
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