Relationship between Physicochemical and Habitat Parameters with Abundance of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Assessment of Water Quality
Benthic macroinvertebrates are commonly used for assessment of water quality. Usually, these insects in rivers are present, easily collected, not moving much and it is easy to detect kinship. Benthic macroinvertebrates can also show changes in water quality and as sensitive indicators of environment...
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| description | Benthic macroinvertebrates are commonly used for assessment of water quality. Usually, these insects in rivers are present, easily collected, not moving much and it is easy to detect kinship. Benthic macroinvertebrates can also show changes in water quality and as sensitive indicators of environmental change are used. Jajrud River originated from the Elburz Mountains in northern Tehran. A sampling of Jajrud River benthic macroinvertebrate organisms from a Surber sampler device with an area of 900 cm2 and mesh size of 250-micron was repeated three times at each station. Physicochemical parameters including Elevation, Depth, Flow Velocity (WatFlow), Water Temperature (WatTem), Turbidity, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Electrical conductivity (EC), Fecal Coliform, Phosphate, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonium, Dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) were measured. Habitat parameters such as Epifaunal Substrate (EFAC), Embeddedness (Embed), Velocity and Depth Regimes (Vel), sediment deposition (Sedimen), Channel Flow Status (Channelf), Channel Alteration (Channelt), Frequency of Riffles (Freq), Bank Stability (Bankstu), Vegetative Protection (Veg) and Riparian Vegetative Zone Width (RipaVeg) were reviewed. Then according to bioassessment protocols and ratings based on a zero to 20, for relationship between physicochemical and habitat parameters with an abundance of benthos grouping and assessment of water quality, from CANOCO software and principal component analysis (PCA) was used. The results showed that the water quality in the downstream Jajrud is unfavorable and appropriate management measures should be taken to improve the river's water quality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8ebc09c48a624fbf86bf5cbc8eeef78f2025-08-20T02:36:12ZengShahid Beheshti UniversitySustainable Earth Trends3060-62252024-10-01341810.48308/ser.2024.234417.1034104398Relationship between Physicochemical and Habitat Parameters with Abundance of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Assessment of Water QualityFarzad Mehrjo0Seyed Hossein Hashemi1Asghar Abdoli2Department of Water Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Kashmar Higher Education Institute, Kashmar, IranDepartment of Environmental Pollutants Research, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranBenthic macroinvertebrates are commonly used for assessment of water quality. Usually, these insects in rivers are present, easily collected, not moving much and it is easy to detect kinship. Benthic macroinvertebrates can also show changes in water quality and as sensitive indicators of environmental change are used. Jajrud River originated from the Elburz Mountains in northern Tehran. A sampling of Jajrud River benthic macroinvertebrate organisms from a Surber sampler device with an area of 900 cm2 and mesh size of 250-micron was repeated three times at each station. Physicochemical parameters including Elevation, Depth, Flow Velocity (WatFlow), Water Temperature (WatTem), Turbidity, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Electrical conductivity (EC), Fecal Coliform, Phosphate, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonium, Dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) were measured. Habitat parameters such as Epifaunal Substrate (EFAC), Embeddedness (Embed), Velocity and Depth Regimes (Vel), sediment deposition (Sedimen), Channel Flow Status (Channelf), Channel Alteration (Channelt), Frequency of Riffles (Freq), Bank Stability (Bankstu), Vegetative Protection (Veg) and Riparian Vegetative Zone Width (RipaVeg) were reviewed. Then according to bioassessment protocols and ratings based on a zero to 20, for relationship between physicochemical and habitat parameters with an abundance of benthos grouping and assessment of water quality, from CANOCO software and principal component analysis (PCA) was used. The results showed that the water quality in the downstream Jajrud is unfavorable and appropriate management measures should be taken to improve the river's water quality.https://sustainearth.sbu.ac.ir/article_104398_ca8a6d781c16c71413168549fd185e2e.pdfbenthic macroinvertebratescanocojajrud riverphysicochemical and habitat parameters |
| spellingShingle | Farzad Mehrjo Seyed Hossein Hashemi Asghar Abdoli Relationship between Physicochemical and Habitat Parameters with Abundance of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Assessment of Water Quality Sustainable Earth Trends benthic macroinvertebrates canoco jajrud river physicochemical and habitat parameters |
| title | Relationship between Physicochemical and Habitat Parameters with Abundance of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Assessment of Water Quality |
| title_full | Relationship between Physicochemical and Habitat Parameters with Abundance of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Assessment of Water Quality |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between Physicochemical and Habitat Parameters with Abundance of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Assessment of Water Quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between Physicochemical and Habitat Parameters with Abundance of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Assessment of Water Quality |
| title_short | Relationship between Physicochemical and Habitat Parameters with Abundance of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Assessment of Water Quality |
| title_sort | relationship between physicochemical and habitat parameters with abundance of benthic macroinvertebrates in assessment of water quality |
| topic | benthic macroinvertebrates canoco jajrud river physicochemical and habitat parameters |
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