Indicative ecological status assessment of Ribnica River (Kolubara basin) based on aquatic macroinvertebrates
2023
Authors:
Marinković, NikolaTubić, Bojana
Atanacković, Ana
Popović, Nataša
Tomović, Jelena
Raković, Maja
Paunović, Momir
Contributors
Šerbula, SnežanaDocument Type:
Conference object (Published version)
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This paper aims to present indicative ecological status of the Ribnica River, a tributary to the Kolubara River, based on aquatic macroinvertebrate community. On 7 selected localities a total of 123 taxa were identified. These taxa belong to 14 taxonomic groups. Macroinvertebrate community was dominated by insect groups, mainly Diptera, Trtichoptera and Ephemeroptera, while other groups are less diverse and have lower abundance. Overall water quality was moderate or better with exception of the site located between Paštrić village and Mionica, which showed deterioration in all biological quality indices. This can be explained by the presence of numerous farms in the vicinity which have a negative impact on taxa richness and composition of macroinvertebrate community.
Keywords:
benthos; macroinvertebrates; ecological status; Ribnica 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:
- Šebula S, editor. Proceedings: 30th International Conference Ecological Truth and Environmental Research EcoTER’23; 2023 Jun 20-23; Stara Planina, Serbia. Bor: University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor; 2023. p. 104-8.