Macrophytes as biological indicators of organic pollution in the Lepenci River Basin in Kosovo

Bytyqi, Pajtim; Czikkely, Márton; Shala-Abazi, Albona; Fetoshi, Osman; Ismaili, Murtezan; Hyseni-Spahiu, Mimoza; Ymeri, Prespa; Kabashi-Kastrati, Edona; Millaku, Fadil

doi:10.1080/02705060.2020.1745913

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“…The significance of macrophytes in biological river assessment is formally acknowledged under the WFD, and macrophytes are an essential element in the monitoring of ecological status and surface water quality. Macrophyte development is based on several abiotic and biotic factors consisting of nutrient concentrations, flow velocity, hydraulic conditions, pH, carbonate hardness, shading, and anthropogenic impacts [12]. There are several advantages in using macrophytes for biological monitoring.…”

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Non-Linear Visualization and Importance Ratio Analysis of Multivariate Polynomial Regression Ecological Models Based on River Hydromorphology and Water Quality

Shah

Jagupilla

Vaccari

et al. 2021

Water

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Multivariate polynomial regression (MPR) models were developed for five macrophyte indices. MPR models are able to capture complex interactions in the data while being tractable and transparent for further analysis. The performance of the MPR modeling approach was compared to previous work using artificial neural networks. The data were obtained from hydromorphologically modified Polish rivers with a widely varying water quality. The modeled indices were the Macrophyte Index for Rivers (MIR), the Macrophyte Biological Index for Rivers (IBMR), and the River Macrophyte Nutrient Index (RMNI). These indices measure the trophic and ecological status of the rivers. Additionally, two biological diversity indices, species richness (N) and the Simpson index (D), were modeled. The explanatory variables were physico-chemical properties depicting water quality and river hydromorphological status indices. In comparison to artificial neural networks, the MPR models performed similarly in terms of goodness of fit. However, the MPR models had advantages such as model simplicity and ability to be subject to effective visualization of complex nonlinear input–output relationships, as well as facilitating sensitivity analysis using importance ratios to identify effects of individual input variables.

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Non-Linear Visualization and Importance Ratio Analysis of Multivariate Polynomial Regression Ecological Models Based on River Hydromorphology and Water Quality

Shah

Jagupilla

Vaccari

et al. 2021

Water

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“…Bioindicators are utilized to evaluate human effects on the environment. In terms of an aquatic ecosystem, particularly in lake ecosystem, the organism or groups of organisms that are usually used as a bioindicator of water quality are phytoplankton [8][9][10][11], microbes [12][13], invertebrates [14][15][16], diatoms [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28], macrophytes [29][30], and fish [31].…”

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The Relationship of Water Quality to Epipelic Diatom Assemblages in Cebong Lake, Dieng Indonesia

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Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…This is what distinguishes it from phytoplankton, so that its growth and reproduction are determined by the organic matter that presents and formed in that area only. [12]- [14].…”

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“…The use of microphyta in this study is not intended to describe the level of pollution that occurs in the Pager river, because as stated above, these waters are still considered natural. Several studies have been conducted to differ the level of using Macrophytes as biological indicators of organic pollution [14]- [18].…”

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Characteristic of Microphyta Distribution of Pager River, Central Kalimantan

Torang

Gumiri

Ardianoor

et al. 2021

International Journal of Biology and Biomedical Engineering

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Environmental damage due to natural resource extraction, especially in watershed areas, seems to be of increasing concern and so far, from the aspect of aquatic and water resources, plankton is commonly used as an indicator of environmental damage. This study explores the distribution of microphyta as a parameter of environmental damage. The research was conducted in Pager watershed, Central Kalimantan and sampled at 2 (two) stations, namely station A (for the right side of the river) and station B (for the left side of the river). The study was conducted 13 sampling times, which began in the period 25 May 2019 ending until 9 November 2019. Laboratory analysis to identify the type and number of microphyta was carried out at the Palangka Raya University Laboratory. The results showed that the number of microphyta taxa at station A (right side of the river) was 12-13 species, more than station B (left side of the river). The number of microphyta taxa at Station B is 8 - 9 species, it is suspected that there is an influence from the gray water settlements around the left side, especially when the water level drops. The distribution characteristics of microphyta in the Pager river are as follows: large number of taxa/species, low abundance and low diversity index. River/peat water environments are vulnerable to change, especially human interference. This research shows the potential use of microphyta as an indicator of environmental damage.

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Macrophytes as biological indicators of organic pollution in the Lepenci River Basin in Kosovo

Cited by 20 publications

References 50 publications

Non-Linear Visualization and Importance Ratio Analysis of Multivariate Polynomial Regression Ecological Models Based on River Hydromorphology and Water Quality

Non-Linear Visualization and Importance Ratio Analysis of Multivariate Polynomial Regression Ecological Models Based on River Hydromorphology and Water Quality

The Relationship of Water Quality to Epipelic Diatom Assemblages in Cebong Lake, Dieng Indonesia

Characteristic of Microphyta Distribution of Pager River, Central Kalimantan

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