Benthic invertebrates as ecological indicators in the rivers of the Northern Aegean Basin (Turkiye)

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dc.authoridOZBEK, Murat/0000-0003-4607-3507
dc.contributor.authorOzbek, Murat
dc.contributor.authorCil, Eylem Aydemir
dc.contributor.authorTasdemir, Ayse
dc.contributor.authorTopkara, Esat T.
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Seray
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:42:38Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:42:38Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to determine the water quality classes of seven rivers in the North Aegean Basin (Turkiye) according to their benthic macroinvertebrate groups. In order to determine water quality levels, water and benthos samples were taken from 17 localities in May and June 2014, and the collected material was examined. As a result, a total of 22,348 benthic macroinvertebrate individuals belonging to 47 taxonomic groups were identified. The main groups and individual numbers were as follows: Chironomidae (8948 ind.), Baetidae (3910 ind.), Oligochaeta (1715 ind.), Gammaridae (1667 ind.), Potamanthidae (1401 ind.), Asellidae (1113 ind.), Melanopsidae (968 ind.), Physidae (618 ind.), Dugesiidae (475 ind.) and Hydropsychidae (107 ind.). The relationships between benthic macroinvertebrates and environmental variables were examined by canonical analysis. The dominance, BMWP (Biological Monitoring Working Party) and ASPT (Average Score Per Taxon) indices among benthic invertebrate groups were calculated. The dominant group was Chironomidae with similar to 40%. Considering the BMWP scores, stations S2, S3, S12 and S17 were classified as polluted, station S5 was classified as unpolluted. ASPT scores indicated that station S3 was heavily polluted and S16 was the cleanest station.
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Forestry and Water Affairs; General Directorate of Water Management; TUBITAK MAM Environment and Cleaner Production Institute
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors wish to thank the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, General Directorate of Water Management, and TUBITAK MAM Environment and Cleaner Production Institute for their support. T.R. Environment and Urban Ministry 2016. North Aegean Basin Pollution Prevention Action Plan.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11756-023-01546-9
dc.identifier.endpage543
dc.identifier.issn0006-3088
dc.identifier.issn1336-9563
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85174945130
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage533
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-023-01546-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/6818
dc.identifier.volume79
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001092078900002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofBiologia
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectStream
dc.subjectZoobenthos
dc.subjectWater quality
dc.subjectDiversity
dc.subjectTurkiye
dc.titleBenthic invertebrates as ecological indicators in the rivers of the Northern Aegean Basin (Turkiye)
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