Development of a macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index for biological assessment of streams in the Sakarya River Basin, Turkey

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dc.authoridODABASI, Deniz ANIL/0000-0003-0738-2606
dc.authoridDUGEL, MUZAFFER/0000-0002-0349-2480
dc.authoridBOYACI, Yunus Omer/0000-0002-4027-4482
dc.authoridGUZEL, Baris/0000-0002-6709-2339
dc.authoridBAYKOSE, AHMET/0000-0002-3608-9663
dc.contributor.authorOdabasi, Deniz Anil
dc.contributor.authorOdabasi, Serpil
dc.contributor.authorErgul, Halim Aytekin
dc.contributor.authorOzkan, Nurcan
dc.contributor.authorBoyaci, Yunus Omer
dc.contributor.authorBaykose, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorKayal, Melih
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T21:05:33Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T21:05:33Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe present study aimed to develop a multimetric index as a biological indication method of water quality using benthic macroinvertebrates for Turkey. A total of 207 operational taxa units were identified from 26 sampling sites through the employment of the multi-habitat method. Water was simultaneously sampled for both in-situ measurements and laboratory analysis in order to obtain the data on water chemistry. Ineligible metrics were excluded from the calculation process together with box-whisker plots and Kruskal-Wallis test (p < 0.05), considering the degree of overlap in the quartile limits (1 degrees-3 degrees). Among ten candidate metrics, four were considered suitable to form a multimetric index through Spearman correlation analysis. The core metrics were standardized with the 3(rd) quartile to obtain the index value. The index responded to a set of environmental variables, and split the ecological conditions into four categories as high, moderate, poor, and bad for the study area. Our results indicate that the multimetric index of the Sakarya River (MMIS) is an effective biological monitoring tool employing macroinvertebrates for biological monitoring in Turkey.
dc.description.sponsorshipGeneral Directorate of State Hydraulic Works
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was financially supported by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works within the DSI Capacity Development, and Water Quality Monitoring Project in Sakarya River Basin during 2017 and 2018.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11756-022-01041-7
dc.identifier.endpage1326
dc.identifier.issn0006-3088
dc.identifier.issn1336-9563
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85126793712
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage1317
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-022-01041-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/27703
dc.identifier.volume77
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000771320500001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofBiologia
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectMultimetric index
dc.subjectMacroinvertebrates
dc.subjectBiomonitoring
dc.subjectEcological quality assessment
dc.subjectRiver ecosystem
dc.subjectWater Framework Directive
dc.titleDevelopment of a macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index for biological assessment of streams in the Sakarya River Basin, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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