Indicative status assessment of the Velika Morava River based on aquatic macroinvertebrates
2011
Authors:
Marković, VanjaAtanacković, Ana
Tubić, Bojana
Vasiljević, Božica
Simić, Vladica
Tomović, Jelena
Nikolić, Vera
Paunović, Momir
Document Type:
Article (Published version)
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© 2011 by the Serbian association for water protection
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The objective of this study is to provide an indicative ecological status assessment of the Velika Morava
River, based on aquatic macroinvertebrates. Eight metrics were used for this evaluation – Saprobic Index
(SI), Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) score, Average Score Per Taxon (ASPT), Number of
Ephemeroptera, Plecotera, Trichoptera (EPT) taxa, percentage participation of Oligochaeta in the total
macroinvertebrate community (%-Oligochaeta), total number of taxa, number of genera, and number of
families. A total of 84 taxa have been identified. Based on analyses of the selected metrics, the indicative
status of the Velika Morava River could be assessed as moderate to poor (Class III-IV), which corresponds to the water quality assessment based on the evaluation provided by national water quality monitoring for the 1999-2008 period. There is still a need for system improvement, which will be the topic of further research.
Keywords:
aquatic macroinvertebrates; ecological status; community structure metrics; large riversSource:
Water Research and Management, 2011, 1, 3, 47-53Funding / projects:
- Biosensing Technologies and Global System for Long-Term Research and Integrated Management of Ecosystems (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-43002)