The influence of biotope availability on macroinvertebrate assemblages in South African rivers: implications for aquatic bioassessment

The Influence of Environmental Factors a

The Influence of Environmental Factors and Microhabitat Availability on the Distribution of an Aquatic Oligochaete Assemblage in a Mediterranean River Basin

✍ José Prenda; Alfonso Gallardo 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 819 KB

## Abstract Some aquatic oligochaete species, mainly certain naidids and tubificids, are often associated with polluted environments, with high levels of organic matter and oxygen deficit. However, in the stations sampled in the Guadaira river basin, which can be arranged on an axis of organic poll