Distribution Patterns of the Freshwater Oligochaete Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Influenced by Environmental Factors in Streams on a Korean Nationwide Scale

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 12; p. 921
• Main Authors: Kang, Hyejin, Bae, Mi-Jung, Lee, Dae-Seong, Hwang, Soon-Jin, Moon, Jeong-Suk, Park, Young-Seuk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 27.11.2017
• Subjects: Altitude; Digital maps; distribution patterns of species; Environmental effects; environmental factor; Environmental factors; Environmental research; Geographic information systems; Geography; Hydrologic data; Hydrology; Influence; Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri; Machine learning; machine learning model; Multidimensional scaling; multiple scale; multivariate analyses; Oligochaeta; Ordination; Physicochemical properties; Sampling; Scaling; Streams; Turbidity; Velocity; Water depth; Water velocity

Aquatic oligochaetes are very common in streams, and are used as biological assessment indicators as well as in the biological management of organic-enriched systems. In this study, we analyzed the effects of environmental factors influencing the distribution of aquatic oligochaetes Limnodrilus hoff...