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Distribution of Aquatic Diptera larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and ecological characteristics
Abstract
Yeşilırmak River is one of the most important running waters of Turkey, but the water quality of this river has been affected by agricultural and domestic pollution. Dams and hydroelectric power plants also threaten the habitat quality and biodiversity of the river. This research contains investigation of Diptera fauna in Yeşilırmak River and tributaries, determination ecological characteristics of the collecting sites according to System A and System B Classification of Water Framework Directive (WFD), assessment of water quality of the studied sites by measuring the physicochemical variables (water temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, NO2-N, NO3-N, NH4-N, PO4-P) and using some metrics (abundance, number of taxa, Simpson Diversity Index, Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index, Margalef Diversity Index, Evenness). Thirty-three (33) sites were sampled from Yeşilırmak River and its tributaries in June 2010. Diptera individuals were detected in 20 of them. Two thousand four hundred forty-five (2445) individuals belonging to 12 families and 16 taxa were identified in 20 sampling sites. The water quality classes of the studied sites were Class III (moderate pollution) and Class IV (heavily pollution) according to values of physicochemical variables.
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Supporting Institution
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Bilimsel Araştırmalar Birimi
Project Number
07 01 601 005
Thanks
This research was supported by Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project title: “Constitution of biotic index for long-term biomonitoring of water quality for Yeşilırmak River by using benthic macroinvertebrates”, Project leader: Prof. Dr. Nilgün Kazancı and Project no: 07 01 601 005).
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Structural Biology, Ecology, Limnology
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 15, 2020
Submission Date
March 22, 2020
Acceptance Date
June 18, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 37 Number: 4
APA
Başören, Ö., & Kazancı, N. (2020). Distribution of Aquatic Diptera larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and ecological characteristics. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 37(4), 397-407. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.37.4.11
AMA
1.Başören Ö, Kazancı N. Distribution of Aquatic Diptera larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and ecological characteristics. EgeJFAS. 2020;37(4):397-407. doi:10.12714/egejfas.37.4.11
Chicago
Başören, Özge, and Nilgün Kazancı. 2020. “Distribution of Aquatic Diptera Larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and Ecological Characteristics”. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37 (4): 397-407. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.37.4.11.
EndNote
Başören Ö, Kazancı N (December 1, 2020) Distribution of Aquatic Diptera larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and ecological characteristics. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37 4 397–407.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Başören and N. Kazancı, “Distribution of Aquatic Diptera larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and ecological characteristics”, EgeJFAS, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 397–407, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.12714/egejfas.37.4.11.
ISNAD
Başören, Özge - Kazancı, Nilgün. “Distribution of Aquatic Diptera Larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and Ecological Characteristics”. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37/4 (December 1, 2020): 397-407. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.37.4.11.
JAMA
1.Başören Ö, Kazancı N. Distribution of Aquatic Diptera larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and ecological characteristics. EgeJFAS. 2020;37:397–407.
MLA
Başören, Özge, and Nilgün Kazancı. “Distribution of Aquatic Diptera Larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and Ecological Characteristics”. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 37, no. 4, Dec. 2020, pp. 397-0, doi:10.12714/egejfas.37.4.11.
Vancouver
1.Özge Başören, Nilgün Kazancı. Distribution of Aquatic Diptera larvae of Yeşilırmak River (Turkey) and ecological characteristics. EgeJFAS. 2020 Dec. 1;37(4):397-40. doi:10.12714/egejfas.37.4.11
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