Evaluatıon of The Water Qualıty of Kura-Aras Rıver Basıns, Transboundary Rıvers of Türkiye, Accordıng to Some Bıotıc Indıces

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 474 - 483, 30.09.2023

Hazel Baytaşoğlu

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1331904

Abstract

This study aimed in the Kura-Aras river basin, which is the transbourdary system of Türkiye, to determine water quality by using some physicochemical parameters and macroinvertebrates. In the spring and autumn periods, benthic macroinvertebrates were collected by standard D-Frame Net and Ekman grab from stations. A total of 30 stations were selected along the basin. In this study, following BMWP (Biological Monitoring Working(Biological Monitoring Working Party), ASPT (Average Score Per Taxon), Simpson Diversity Index, Shannon-Weaver Diversity Index, Margalef Diversity Index. It was determined that the most dominant group was Insecta and the rarest group was Oligochaeta in the Kura- Aras River basin. As a result of the evaluation of the selected stations in the basin in terms of physicochemical parameters, it was determined that they showed 2nd and 3rd class water characteristics in terms of PO4-P and NH4–N. According to BMWP and ASPT biotic indexes, it has been determined that it has 3rd and 4th class properties.

Keywords

ASPT, BMWP, freshwater, physicochemical parameters

Supporting Institution

RTEU-BAP

Project Number

FBA-2021-1211

Thanks

I thanks to Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mutlu GÖZLER for his literature and assistance in the identification of taxa belonging to Mollusca and Ephemeroptera.

Türkiye’nin Sınıraşan Akarsularından Kura-Aras Nehir Havzaları Su Kalitesinin Bazı Biyotik İndekslere Göre Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'nin sınır ötesi sistemi olan Kür-Aras havzasında bazı fizikokimyasal parametreler ve makroomurgasızlar kullanılarak su kalitesinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. İlkbahar ve sonbahar dönemlerinde, istasyonlardan standart D-Frame Net ve Ekman kepçesi ile bentik makroomurgasızlar toplanmıştır. Havza boyunca toplam 30 istasyon seçilmiştir. Bu çalışmada sırasıyla BMWP (Biological Monitoring Working Party), ASPT (Average Score Per Taxon), Simpson Çeşitlilik İndeksi, Shannon-Weaver Çeşitlilik İndeksi, Margalef Çeşitlilik İndeksi takip edilmiştir. Kura-Aras Nehri havzasında en baskın grubun Insecta, en nadir grubun Oligochaeta olduğu belirlenmiştir. Havzada seçilen istasyonların fizikokimyasal parametreler açısından değerlendirilmesi sonucunda PO4-P ve NH4–N açısından 2. ve 3. sınıf su özelliği gösterdikleri belirlenmiştir. BMWP ve ASPT biyotik indekslerine göre 3. ve 4. sınıf özelliklere sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

ASPT, BMWP, içsu, fizikokimyasal parametreler

Project Number

FBA-2021-1211

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