Spatial and temporal pattern of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in two large Chinese freshwater lakes subjected to different degrees of eutrophication

• Published in: Journal of freshwater ecology Vol. 38; no. 1
• Main Authors: Ji, Lei, Wang, Yaru, Wang, Qiansen, Chen, Wendong, Zhang, Boyu, Chu, Jinkun, Ding, Yuansong, Shi, Haoyu, Cao, Zihan, Wang, Liangbin, Zhang, Kun, Wang, Wenping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 13.09.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Algae; Algal blooms; algal-dominated state; Ammonia; Ammonium; Ammonium compounds; Aquatic habitats; Aquatic insects; Aquatic plants; Benthos; Biodiversity; Chemical oxygen demand; Diversity indices; Electrical resistivity; Environmental factors; Eutrophication; Floodplains; Freshwater; Freshwater lakes; Freshwater molluscs; Habitats; Inland water environment; Lakes; Macroinvertebrates; macrophyte-dominated state; Macrophytes; Multidimensional scaling; Nutrients; Oxygen requirement; Pollution; Scaling; spatial heterogeneity; Species diversity; Species richness; Zoobenthos; Taihu Lake

Freshwater lakes are subjected to increasing eutrophication and algal blooms worldwide, which have dramatically impacted the aquatic biodiversity. This situation is especially true in the Yangtze River Floodplain, China. However, few researches have been focused on differences in the spatial and tem...