2003 · 22 citations · 12 references
Life SciencesEcologyEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental FlowsFreshwater EcologyFreshwater ZoologyFreshwater Ecosystem EcologyMacroinvertebrate EcologyPhytoplankton EcologyRiver EcologyStream EcologyWater QualityBiotic IndicesIn-stream Water Quality MonitoringPhysicochemical PropertiesPhytoplankton DiversityWater Quality Elemental AnalysisWater Quality Investigation
This study examines the biological richness combined with measurement of physicochemical parameters and some biotic indices, in order to determine the water qual-ity at ten different sites along the Niksar part of the stream Kelkit between March 2000 and February 2001. Standard methods have been used to determine the physicochemi-cal properties of water samples. The metal ions were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry after liq-uid-liquid extraction. Metal accumulation factors were calculated for some macroinvertebrates and fish species. Biological and chemical results are in good agreement with respect to the water quality in the stream Kelkit. In particu-lar, macroinvertebrate and phytoplankton communities responded quite variably probably because of substantial differences in flow regimes. We concluded that a rich biota population in the stream Kelkit will be achievable.
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