Longitudinal patterns of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in a Chinese river system: A test for river continuum concept (RCC)

Functional composition of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in the plateau rivers, Bundelkhand, central India

“…The dominance of collectors along the river length is also known in the tropical (Miserendino & Pizzolon 2003;Hyslop & Hunte-Brown 2012) and subtropical rivers (Burton & Sivaramakrishnan 1993;Jiang et al 2011;Mishra & Nautiyal 2011) of the world. In an Indian Himalayan river Bhagirathi collectors are known to be dominant in the headwater zone (Nautiyal 2010).…”

“…macroinvertebrate fauna is used to determine the functional status of the rivers/streams in various parts of the world: North America and Europe (Hawkins & Sedell 1981;Ramusino et al 1995;Grubaugh et al 1996;RosiMarshall & Wallace 2002;Hernandez et al 2005), South America (Fernandez & Domin-quez 2001;Callisto et al 2001;Cummins et al 2005) and Asia (Hu et al 2005;Yan & Li 2006;Jiang et al 2011).…”

Impacts of land use and environmental factors on macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in the Dongjiang River basin, southeast China

“…The RCC considers a river system in its entirety; it considers the system not only as a geographical continuum but also as a continuum linking function and ecological process. The RCC, which breaks the classic idea of a river system, quickly became a popular means for community studies in river ecosystems (Jiang et al 2011). However, because physical factors (e.g., elevation and stream order) may vary differently in the longitudinal axes of rivers across the world and enormous environmental factors could influence FFG composition, the global value of the RCC is still uncertain, particularly for biomes outside of temperate North America (Tomanova et al 2007).…”

“…In recent years, some tests for the RCC in subtropical Asian river systems have been conducted. Jiang et al (2011) found that the RCC generally applies to running waters in the Chishui River, southwestern China. Nautiyal and Mishra (2013) found that human modified riparian land use can disrupt the river continuum by examining the macroinvertebrates in the Ken River, central India.…”

Potensi Makroinvertebrat Bentik sebagai Penunjuk Biologi di Sungai Ikan, Hulu Terengganu, Terengganu

“…Famili Perlidae (order Plecoptera) hidup di bawah permukaan batu supaya terlindung daripada arus deras (Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran t.th). Famili ini mencatatkan jumlah individu terbanyak dalam order Plecoptera sama seperti kajian oleh Ahmad et al (2013) Pengumpul merupakan kumpulan pemakan terbanyak (17 famili) di sungai kajian sama seperti kajian lepas oleh Jiang et al (2011). Ini menyokong konsep River Continuum Concept (RCC) oleh Vannotte et al (1980) yang menyatakan bahawa pengumpul dan penghancur merupakan komuniti terbanyak di hulu sungai (order 1-3).…”