Monitoring and assessment of anthropogenic impacts on water quality by estimating the BMWP and ASPT indices for a headwater stream in Doon Valley, India

Singh, Neetu; Choudhary, B.K.; Singh, Sunil; Kumar, Rahul

doi:10.1007/s40899-022-00701-5

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“…The BMWP score may be expressed as the Average Score Per Taxon (ASPT), which is calculated by dividing the BMWP score by the number of families 40 . Since its development, BMWP has been widely used in river health assessments throughout Europe, following the requirements of the Water Framework Directive 41 , 42 , and its use has rapidly increased for lentic systems as well 43 .…”

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Sum or mean in calculation of qualitative scoring methods using the Dragonfly Biotic Index, and an alternative approach facilitating conservation prioritization

Šigutová,

Pyszko,

Bílková

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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Qualitative scoring methods are tools for rapid freshwater health assessments. Total score is often calculated as the sum or mean of the values of the species involved, with minor nuances in interpretation, but with significant implications. We used the Dragonfly Biotic Index (DBI) calculated on Central European odonate species to demonstrate these implications. Each species within a community has a score ranging from 0 (widespread generalists) to 9 (sensitive specialists). A total score is calculated as the sum of the scores of all species (DBIsum) or is calculated by dividing by species richness (DBImean). Despite this duality, there has been little debate on either approach. Using simulated scenarios (high vs low richness, presence or absence of high- or low-scoring species), we tested the implications of DBIsum and DBImean and suggested a total score calculation for conservation prioritization based on permutation. This algorithm shows the percentile of a community compared to a set of randomly assembled communities of the same species richness. We also present the ‘dragDBI’ package for the statistical software R, a tool for more automated DBI-based environmental health assessments. Our permutational calculation is applicable to other macroinvertebrate-based scoring methods, such as the Biological Monitoring Working Party and the Average Score Per Taxon.

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Sum or mean in calculation of qualitative scoring methods using the Dragonfly Biotic Index, and an alternative approach facilitating conservation prioritization

Šigutová,

Pyszko,

Bílková

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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“…Estudos recentes mostram a importância dos macroinvertebrados bentônicos como bioindicadores aquáticos, cuja avaliação do ambiente se dá pela aplicação dos índices biológicos (diversidade, dominância e equitabilidade), BMWP (Biological Monitoring Working Party), dentre outros [10][11][12][13][14]. Como análise complementar, o Protocolo de Avaliação Rápida (PAR) pode ser utilizado para avaliar as variáveis de qualidade e heterogeneidade de habitats aquáticos [15].…”

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Uso de macroinvertebrados bentônicos para análise integrada da Sub-Bacia do Ribeirão Conquistinha, afluente do Rio Grande (MG, Brasil)

Nascimento Moreira,

Cunha Biscalquini,

Vieira Gonçalves

et al. 2024

Sci. Plena

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O Ribeirão Conquistinha é um importante afluente do Rio Grande e sua sub-bacia recebe influência da ocupação urbana. Foi realizada avaliação da qualidade ambiental dessa sub-bacia utilizando macroinvertebrados bentônicos como bioindicadores, além de análises físico-químicas, microbiológicas e aplicação do Protocolo de Avaliação Rápida. Os resultados apontaram melhor qualidade das águas em regiões de mata ciliar, reforçando a sua importância na proteção do ecossistema. A redução significativa na qualidade ambiental foi observada nos locais que recebiam efluente industrial e doméstico, mostrando o seu efeito deletério sobre a comunidade biológica. Os locais com atividades rurais apresentaram qualidade da água intermediária. Assim, os resultados reforçam o uso dos bioindicadores para uma análise integrada da qualidade da água, indicando contaminação da sub-bacia e sugerindo graves impactos ambientais no metabolismo do ecossistema e na vida aquática.

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Validation of physicochemical water quality results through cross-checking with biological indices

Moridi,

Khademi,

Khalili

et al. 2024

International Journal of River Basin Management

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Monitoring and assessment of anthropogenic impacts on water quality by estimating the BMWP and ASPT indices for a headwater stream in Doon Valley, India

Cited by 3 publications

References 64 publications

Sum or mean in calculation of qualitative scoring methods using the Dragonfly Biotic Index, and an alternative approach facilitating conservation prioritization

Sum or mean in calculation of qualitative scoring methods using the Dragonfly Biotic Index, and an alternative approach facilitating conservation prioritization

Uso de macroinvertebrados bentônicos para análise integrada da Sub-Bacia do Ribeirão Conquistinha, afluente do Rio Grande (MG, Brasil)

Validation of physicochemical water quality results through cross-checking with biological indices

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