Comparative analysis of biotic indices for assessment of water quality of Balaban Stream in West Anatolia, Turkey

Ertaş, Alperen; Yorulmaz, Bülent; Sukatar, Atakan

doi:10.1007/s11756-021-00992-7

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“…As a result of all these factors, the organic pollution load of these areas increases, and the DO content decreases, especially in months when the temperature is high. In similar studies (Barlas et al, 2001; Ertaş et al, 2022; Kalyoncu et al, 2005; Kalyoncu & Zeybek, 2011; Kara & Çömlekçioğlu, 2004; Simić, 1996; Uyanik et al, 2005), researchers stated that the oxygen levels of the river regions, which are faced with the threat of intense pollution caused by agricultural, industrial and domestic waste, are at low levels, as expected. Our study supports this finding.…”

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“…The maximum and minimum number of Plecoptera individuals are 278 from the S6 and 5 from the S15, respectively. Plecoptera is the order most sensitive to changes in water quality (deWalt et al, 2012;Ertas ¸et al, 2022;Metcalfe, 1989).…”

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“…The class in which most of the taxa are represented is Insecta. Different studies have determined that the group containing the most taxa among benthic macroinvertebrates is the Insecta class (Duran, 2006; Ertaş et al, 2022; Etemi et al, 2020; Kalyoncu et al, 2005; Kalyoncu & Zeybek, 2011; Türkmen & Kazanci, 2016; Zamora‐Muñoz & Alba‐Tercedor, 1996; Zeybek, 2017; Zeybek et al, 2014).…”

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Using macroinvertebrate‐based biotic indices and diversity indices to assess water quality: A case study on the Karasu Stream (Kastamonu, Türkiye)

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2024

Ecohydrology

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Biomonitoring is an approach that uses indicators or sentinel species to assess the health or pollution of an environment, combining diversity based on specific taxonomic groups with the taxa's indicator of pollution into a single index or score. Benthic macroinvertebrates are among the most preferred and valuable indicators of the biotic index. Our study aims to evaluate water quality and ecological status using biotic and diversity indices based on benthic macroinvertebrates. The macroinvertebrate samples used in this study were collected seasonally from 16 stations determined in Karasu Stream. These samples consist of 14,747 specimens belonging to 9 orders and 40 families of Insecta, Malacostraca, Hirudinea and Oligochaeta. In addition, some physicochemical parameters were measured at the stations. The data obtained were analysed using the Turkey‐Biological Monitoring Working Group (TR‐BMWP), Average Score per Taxon (ASPT), Family Biotic Index (FBI), Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) taxon richness index, and Shannon–Wiener, Simpson and Hill's diversity indices. Our results showed that the last six stations of Karasu Stream were under pressure due to various anthropogenic effects. According to biotic indexes, the ecological quality status of the water in the stations was determined to be high or good in the first 10 stations and average, poor or bad in the last 6 stations. The results of our study showed that TR‐BMWP, FBI and EPT indices are more reliable in determining water quality than the ASPT index and reflect the environmental situation better. Since the TR‐BMWP index is adapted to macroinvertebrate taxa distributed in Türkiye, it can be used as a suitable tool for evaluating other rivers' water quality in Türkiye.

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Using macroinvertebrate‐based biotic indices and diversity indices to assess water quality: A case study on the Karasu Stream (Kastamonu, Türkiye)

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2024

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“…Stream water quality in mixed-use watersheds is a function of the interacting biotic and abiotic factors that control ecosystemlevel nutrient cycling (Griffith 2002;Meador and Goldstein 2003;Buck et al, 2004;Ertaş et al, 2022). The forested and agricultural components of landscapes display inherently different nutrient cycling regimes, especially as consequence of anthropogenically mediated changes in ecosystem processes (e.g., nitrogen deposition, fertilizer use), soil properties (tillage), moisture regimes (irrigation) and broad-scale environmental changes related to climate (Schindler and Bayley 1993;Vitousek et al, 1997;Mosier 1998;Compton and Boone 2000).…”

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Influence of foliar traits, watershed physiography, and nutrient subsidies on stream water quality in the upper midwestern United States

Singh

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2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The relationship between nutrient cycling and water quality in mixed-use ecosystems is driven by interactions among biotic and abiotic processes. However, the underlying processes cannot always be directly observed or modeled at broad spatial scales. Numerous empirical studies have employed land use patterns, variations in watershed physiography or disturbance regimes to characterize nutrient export from mixed-use watersheds, but simultaneously disentangling the effects of such factors remains challenging and few models directly incorporate vegetation biochemistry. Here we use structural equation models (SEMs) to assess the relative influence of foliar chemical traits (derived from imaging spectroscopy), watershed physiography, and human land use on the water quality (summer baseflow nitrate-N and soluble reactive phosphorus concentration) in watersheds across the Upper Midwestern United States. We use an SEM to link water quality (stream nitrate-nitrogen and dissolved phosphorus) to foliar retention (AVIRIS-Classic derived foliar traits related to recalcitrance), watershed retention (wetland proportion, MODIS Tasseled Cap Wetness), runoff (agricultural and urban land use), and watershed leakiness (AVIRIS-Classic foliar nitrogen, nitrogen deposition). The SEMs confirmed that variables associated with foliar retention derived from imaging spectroscopy are negatively related to watershed leakiness (standardized path coefficient = −0.892) and positively to watershed retention (standardized path coefficient = 0.705), with features related to watershed retention and runoff exerting the strongest controls on water quality (standardized path coefficients of −0.270 and 0.331 respectively). Comparing forested and agricultural watersheds, we found significantly increased importance of foliar retention to watershed leakiness in forests compared to agriculture (standardized coefficients of −1.004 and −0.764 respectively), with measures of watershed retention more important to runoff and water quality in agricultural watersheds. The results illustrate the capacity of imaging spectroscopy to provide measures of foliar traits that influence nutrient cycling in watersheds. Ultimately, the results may help focus development and restoration policies towards building more resilient landscapes that take into consideration associations among functional traits of vegetation, physiography and climate.

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Determination of Water Quality of Karpuz Stream (Antalya) Based on Physicochemical Parameters

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2022

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Dergisi

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Bu çalışmada Karpuz Çayı (Antalya)’nın fizikokimyasal özellikleri incelenmiş ve su kalitesi sınıfları belirlenmiştir. Aralık 2012-Eylül 2013 tarihleri arasında akarsu boyunca on istasyon seçilmiş ve su örnekleri mevsimlik olarak alınıp analiz edilmiştir. Alınan örneklerde nitrat azotu, nitrit azotu, amonyum azotu, biyokimyasal oksijen ihtiyacı, klorür iyonu, orto-fosfat fosforu ölçümleri yapılmıştır. pH, çözünmüş oksijen, su sıcaklığı, elektriksel iletkenlik değerleri ise arazi çalışmaları sırasında multiparametre cihazı ile belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen değerler istatistiki olarak değerlendirildiğinde, yalnızca sıcaklık ve çözünmüş oksijen bakımından mevsimsel açıdan anlamlı farklılıklar gözlenmiştir (p<0.05). İstasyonlar arası karşılaştırma yapıldığında ise, sıcaklık dışındaki tüm parametrelerin anlamlı derecede farklılık gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Bu farklılıkların özellikle denize yakın istasyonların sahip olduğu özel ekolojik karakterlerden ve çevresel baskılardan kaynaklandığı düşünülmektedir. Bu etkilerden dolayı bu istasyonların su kalitesinde de düşüş saptanmıştır. Su kalitesi sınıflandırması YSKY (yerüstü su kalitesi yönetmeliği) ve Klee’nin metoduna göre yapılmış ve akarsuyun kirlenmemiş/az kirlenmiş sınıfta yer aldığı ve canlı yaşamı için olumsuz koşullar içermediği belirlenmiştir. Karpuz Çayı, çevresinde yer tarımsal alanlar, yerleşim birimleri ve turistik faaliyetlere rağmen yoğun bir kirletici baskıya maruz değildir.

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Comparative analysis of biotic indices for assessment of water quality of Balaban Stream in West Anatolia, Turkey

Cited by 11 publications

References 39 publications

Using macroinvertebrate‐based biotic indices and diversity indices to assess water quality: A case study on the Karasu Stream (Kastamonu, Türkiye)

Using macroinvertebrate‐based biotic indices and diversity indices to assess water quality: A case study on the Karasu Stream (Kastamonu, Türkiye)

Influence of foliar traits, watershed physiography, and nutrient subsidies on stream water quality in the upper midwestern United States

Determination of Water Quality of Karpuz Stream (Antalya) Based on Physicochemical Parameters

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