Journal of East China Normal University(Natural Science) ›› 2023, Vol. 2023 ›› Issue (6): 134-144.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.2023.06.013

• Ecological and Environmental Sciences • Previous Articles    

Applicability of benthic macroinvertebrate evaluation methods in lake-swamp areas: An example in the Yangtze River Delta integration demonstration zone

Hong QIN1(), Lingge ZHAI2, Feng XU3, Cui WANG1, Mian CHENG1, Yaoyi LIU2, Yue CHE2,*()   

  1. 1. Shanghai Qingpu District Hydrographic Survey Team, Shanghai 201799, China
    2. Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
    3. Taihu Basin Hydrology and Water Resources Monitoring Center (Taihu Basin Water Environment Monitoring Centre), Wuxi, Jiangsu 214024, China
  • Received:2022-05-09 Accepted:2022-08-09 Online:2023-11-25 Published:2023-11-23
  • Contact: Yue CHE E-mail:13817333325@163.com;yche@des.ecnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

In this study, a benthic macroinvertebrates survey was conducted in the western Qingpu District. The Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity (B-IBI) was used to assess the regional water ecological health. The relationship between B-IBI and water quality indicators, including related indices, was analyzed, and the applicability of B-IBI in lake-swamp areas was explored. The results showed that the water ecological health of the study area was good overall, the proportion of healthy and sub-healthy sample sites was 67.7%, and B-IBI indexes of the lake-swamp areas are better than those of rivers. The B-IBI index can effectively indicate organic pollution and eutrophication in water bodies. In addition, a significant correlation among the biological indices was found, despite the differences in evaluation results. We conclude that the B-IBI index has good applicability for the water ecology assessment of lake-swamp areas.

Key words: benthic macroinvertebrates, biotic integrity index, lake-swamp, Yangtze River Delta, water ecology assessment

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