This study has been carried out to determine water quality of Sangı Stream (West Anatolia,
Turkey) and to compare the performance of indices used. Five biotic and three diversity …

We used seven biotic indices to determine the water quality of Karabal Stream (Gediz River)
in West Anatolia, Turkey. The indices were based on benthic macroinvertebrate and …

Five biotic indices were used for the assessment of water quality of Esen River in South-west
of Turkey. The classification of water quality based on benthic macroinvertebrate and …

Freshwater ecosystems are vitally important which supports biological diversity. With this
aim, a total of eight biotic and three species diversity indices were used to determine water …

A number of biotic indices (Biological Monitoring Working Party-BMWP, Average Score Per
Taxa-ASPT, Belgian Biotic Index-BBI, Family Biotic Index-FBI, Saproby Index-SI, Extended …

Drinking water basins are freshwater resources that need to be protected and sustained of
water quality. However, these areas are lately facing pressures such as agricultural …

The main objective of the present study was to investigate the water quality of the Selendi
Stream and to compare the performance of the indices. Biotic and diversity indices based on …

This study was carried out in Kelebek, which is the most important stream in Gediz River
Basin, Turkey, to determine water quality by using macroinvertebrate-based metrics and …

Benthic macroinvertebrates can provide an integrated picture of environmental changes.
Health of freshwaters can be assessed based on measured changes in the ecological …

Turkey has 25 main drainage river basins by the hydrological features. One of the 25 main
drainages is the Susurluk basin which is located in the Northwest of the Anatolia. The …