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EPT richness index

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009961

An index based on the sum of the number of taxa in three insect orders, Ephemeroptera (mayflies), Plecoptera (stoneflies), and Trichoptera (caddisflies), that are composed primarily of species considered to be relatively intolerant to environmental alterations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009961
FieldEnvironment
SubjectMeasurements
ReferencesUSGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009961",
  "term": "EPT richness index",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "EPT Richness Index",
  "definition": "An index based on the sum of the number of taxa in three insect orders, Ephemeroptera (mayflies), Plecoptera (stoneflies), and Trichoptera (caddisflies), that are composed primarily of species considered to be relatively intolerant to environmental alterations.",
  "subject": "Measurements",
  "references": [
    "USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ept-richness-index/"
}

Record 9,712 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.