Why sample water for chlorophyll a? Why sample water for conductivity? Why sample water for dissolved oxygen? Why sample water for water clarity (turbidity)? Why sample water for nitrogen? Why sample water for phosphorus? Why sample sediment for mercury? Why sample benthic macroinvertebrates? Why sample phytoplankton? Why sample zooplankton? Why survey wetland vegetation - introduced species (Tier 2 Studies)? Why survey wetland vegetation- plant community (Tier 2 studies)? Why study fish assemblage (Tier 2 studies)? Why survey Lakeshore habitat/riparian vegetative cover (Tier 1 and 2 studies)? How to survey for human disturbance (Tier 1 Studies)? What can physical habitat complexity tell us about water (Tier 1 and 2 studies)? What can shallow water habitat/ in-stream habitat tell us about the condition of water (Tier 2 and 2 studies)?

Why study fish tissue?

More information: Great Lakes Fisheries Commission eDNA Science transfer Toolkit