River integrity assessment based on habitat quality and the macroinvertebrate community.
2021
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Conference object (Accepted Version)
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High anthropogenic impact on the aquatic ecosystem of the Zapadna Morava River (Serbia) gave rise not only to a deterioration of water quality, but also to the abundance of the allochthonous fauna representatives. A brief field survey using the Index of Habitat Integrity methodology (IHI) was conducted along three river sections in order to identify the level of habitat modification and degradation. How established river fauna reacts to present changes? This study showed that habitat conditions along the investigated sector of the Zapadna Morava River were moderately modified without significant impact on aquatic macroinvertebrates diversity and functionality.
Keywords:
habitat modification; impact; aquatic macroinvertebrate; large riverFunding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200007 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković') (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200007)
In:
- 4th International Congress on Αpplied Ichthyology, Oceanography & Αquatic Environment; 2021 Nov 4-6; Virtual Event.