Title
ASSESSMENT OF POLISH LOWLAND RIVERS USING MEAN TROPHIC RANK BIOINDICATION METHOD
Autor
Janina Zbierska, Krzysztof Szoszkiewicz, Jerzy Kupiec, Dominik Mendyk
Keywords
macrophytes, bioindication, water trophy
Abstract
Mean Trophic Rank (MTR), a British system of water quality indication, was applied in the ecological conditions of the Polish Lowland. Studies were carried out in the year 2003 at 30 river sites. According to trophy status the river waters were mainly classified into IIb MTR category (advanced eutrophication). The MTR index appeared to be statistically correlated with some basic parameters of water quality. The large number of MTR indicative plants (50 out of 112 identified in total) suggests that the method has the potential to be introduced in Poland.
Pages
41-49
Cite
Zbierska, J., Szoszkiewicz, K., Kupiec, J., Mendyk, D. (2004). ASSESSMENT OF POLISH LOWLAND RIVERS USING MEAN TROPHIC RANK BIOINDICATION METHOD. Acta Sci. Pol. Formatio Circumiectus, 3(2), 41-49.
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