Determination of the ecological status of an Aegean river (Turkiye) using benthic macroinvertebrates as an indicator of water quality

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dc.authoridTOPKARA, ESAT TARIK/0000-0002-4782-2939
dc.authoridAYGEN, CEM/0000-0002-6351-0409
dc.authoridAYDEMIR CIL, EYLEM/0000-0003-2405-1155
dc.authoridOZBEK, Murat/0000-0003-4607-3507
dc.contributor.authorOzbek, Murat
dc.contributor.authorAygen, Cem
dc.contributor.authorTasdemir, Ayse
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Seray
dc.contributor.authorTopkara, Esat T.
dc.contributor.authorCil, Eylem Aydemir
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:44:27Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:44:27Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBakircay is one of the important rivers of Western Anatolia, Turkiye. The objectives of this study are (a) to determine the diversity of benthic invertebrates distributed in Bakircay, (b) to evaluate the obtained data using various biological indices, (c) to determine the interactions of species with environmental variables, and (d) to estimate the water quality level of the river using BMWP and ASPT analyses. Samplings were carried out at 15 stations between October 2017 and July 2018, seasonally. A total of 11,897 specimens belonging to 136 benthic macroinvertebrate taxa were determined. Diptera and Oligochaeta were the dominant groups with 32 (24%) and 25 taxa (18%), respectively. Station 4 has the highest species richness with 49 taxa (36%). The highest individual number (3421) was at the 14th station. Tubifex tubifex and Physella acuta have the highest dominancy (25.76%) and frequency (51.67) values, respectively. Diversity (H') values of the stations fluctuated between 1.367 (st. 13) and 3.154 (st. 12). Similarity analysis showed that the 3rd and 11th stations have the highest similarity (> 90%), while the 14th station was an outgroup and has 28% similarity ratio. BMWP and ASPT scores gave similar results, and there was no 1st class water quality in the river. On the other hand, the results of the TR-BMWP score suggested that the 1st, 4th, and 6th stations had 1st class water quality. Although some stations are classified as good conditions, the adverse effects of pollution were mainly observed in the main channel and downstream of the river.
dc.description.sponsorshipEge University Scientific Research Projects Coordination (BAP) [16/SUEF/038]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was carried out by examining the samples obtained from the project numbered 16/SUEF/038 which was financially supported by Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination (BAP) (No: 16/SUEF/038).
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10661-023-11834-1
dc.identifier.issn0167-6369
dc.identifier.issn1573-2959
dc.identifier.issue10
dc.identifier.pmid37728839
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85171894983
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11834-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/6939
dc.identifier.volume195
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001072340600003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectBakircay River
dc.subjectBMWP
dc.subjectDiversity
dc.subjectBiological indices
dc.subjectEcological status
dc.subjectAssessment
dc.titleDetermination of the ecological status of an Aegean river (Turkiye) using benthic macroinvertebrates as an indicator of water quality
dc.typeArticle

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