<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Various data (biological, chemical, hydrological and morphological) have been gathered within the frame of the monitoring of the Water Framework Directive from 2007 in Hungary. This data only used a status assessment of certain water bodies in Hungary. The macroinvertebrates indicate many environmental factors well; therefore, they are very useful in detecting changes in the status of an environment. The main aim in this research was to investigate changes in environmental variables and decide how these variables cause big changes in the macroinvertebrate fauna. The macroinvertebrate data was processed using the ASTERICS 4.0.4 program. The program calculated some important metrics (i.e., microhabitat distributions, longitudinal zonation, functional feeding guilds, etc.). These metrics were compared with the chemical and hydrological data. The main conclusion is that if we have enough of a frequency and quality of macroinvertebrate data, we can understand changes in the environment of an ecosystem.</p></abstract>

Various data (biological, chemical, hydrological and morphological) have been gathered within the frame of the monitoring of the Water Framework Directive from 2007 in Hungary. This data only used a status assessment of certain water bodies in Hungary. The macroinvertebrates indicate many environmental factors well; therefore, they are very useful in detecting changes in the status of an environment. The main aim in this research was to investigate changes in environmental variables and decide how these variables cause big changes in the macroinvertebrate fauna. The macroinvertebrate data was processed using the ASTERICS 4.0.4 program. The program calculated some important metrics (i.e., microhabitat distributions, longitudinal zonation, functional feeding guilds, etc.). These metrics were compared with the chemical and hydrological data. The main conclusion is that if we have enough of a frequency and quality of macroinvertebrate data, we can understand changes in the environment of an ecosystem.

Evaluation of Macroinvertebrate Data Based on Autoecological Information

Department of Water Conservation and River Basin Management, West-Transdanubian Water Directorate, Szombathely,

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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{"article-title":"Evaluation of Macroinvertebrate Data Based on Autoecological Information"}

Various data (biological, chemical, hydrological and morphological) have been gathered within the frame of the monitoring of the Water Framework Directive from...

Evaluation of Macroinvertebrate Data Based on Autoecological Information

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 36 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2016-0020

Keywords
WFD monitoring, Aquatic macroinvertebrate, Autoecological information, Microhabitat, Longitudinal zonation, Functional feeding guilds

© 2016 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of Macroinvertebrate Data Based on Autoecological Information

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 36 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2016-0020

KeywordsWFD monitoring, Aquatic macroinvertebrate, Autoecological information, Microhabitat, Longitudinal zonation, Functional feeding guilds

© 2016 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
WFD monitoring, Aquatic macroinvertebrate, Autoecological information, Microhabitat, Longitudinal zonation, Functional feeding guilds