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Assessment of Organic Pollution Effect Considering Differences between Lotic and Lentic Stream Habitats

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Based on the requirements of the Water Framework Directive, a macroinvertebrate-based assessment system to evaluate the ecological quality of streams has been developed by AQEM project consortium. In the Czech Republic the impact of organic pollution was principal pressure studied, but some morphological degradation of some sampling sites could not be avoided. A multimetric assessment system for three stream types was developed. Detrended Correspondence Analysis was used for the detection of the response of macroinvertebrate communities to the gradient of organic degradation. Significant relationships between abiotic (BOD, TOC, nutrients) and biotic (saprobic index, ASPT) indicators of organic enrichment/eutrophication were identified. Separate storage of the riffle and pool components of each multi-habitat sample allowed differences between these habitats to be com- pared in context of the metrics applied in the assessment system. Lotic and lentic habitats differed in taxonomic composition, ecological traits and biotic indices. The separate assessment of the riffle and pool parts of samples provides additional useful information when combined effects of organic pollution and morphological degradation are to be considered.

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  1. Department of Zoology & Ecology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic

    Karel Brabec, Světlana Zahrádková & Petr Pařil

  2. T.G.M. Water Research Institute, Drevarska 12, 657 57, Brno, Czech Republic

    Denisa Němejcová & Jiří Kokeš

  3. Centre for Biostatistics and Analyses, Kamenice 126/3, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic

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Brabec, K., Zahrádková, S., Pařil, P., Němejcová, D., Kokeš, J., Jarkovský, J. (2004). Assessment of Organic Pollution Effect Considering Differences between Lotic and Lentic Stream Habitats. In: Hering, D., Verdonschot, P.F.M., Moog, O., Sandin, L. (eds) Integrated Assessment of Running Waters in Europe. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 175. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0993-5_20

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