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A Study of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community in the Lower Part of Greater Zab River Near Guwer Subdistrict | ||
| Rafidain Journal of Science | ||
| Article 3, Volume 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-45 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rjs.2011.32454 | ||
| Author | ||
| Yahya A. Shekha | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this study, the analysis of 48 qualitative macroinvertebrate samples were taken from four sites in the lower reach of Greater Zab river near Guwer subdistrict- Erbil from May 2008- April 2009. Sixteen taxa belong to Ephemeroptera, Diptera, Plecoptera, Hemiptera, in addition to one taxa belong to class Arachnides were identified. Site 1 is characterized by more identified taxa (12 taxa) than the other sites. Most abundant taxa were Tanypus spp. during studied period which followed by Hydrachna spp., with highest F index percentage reached to 75% and 58.3% respectively. According to Sorenson index, sites 2 and 3 were the most similar sites with values reached to 75%. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Benthic macroinvertebrates; Greater Zab River | ||
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