Abstract
In order to determine the water quality of Susurluk Stream, Çapraz Stream and Karadere, 5207 macrobenthos samples were collected and examined from 14 different stations in two different periods of 2021, and 37 families (Baetidae, Caenidae, Corixidae, Gerridae, Naucoridae, Nepidae, Hydrometridae, Pleidae, Mesovelidae, Coenagrionidae, Libellulidae, Calopterygidae, Cordulegasteridae, Gomphidae, Chironomidae, Stratiomyidae, Sciomyzidae, Ceratopogonidae, Simulidae, Hydropsychidae, Erpobdellidae, Glossiphonidae, Asellidae, Gammaridae, Physidae, Lymnaeidae, Melanopsidae, Planorbidae, Hydrobiidae, Viviparidae, Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae, Hygrobiidae, Haliplidae, Curculionidae, Noteridae ve Unionidae) belonging to 15 orders were identified. In order to assess water quality, BMWP Original, BMWP Turkish, BMWP Spanish, and ASPT biotic indices were employed. Index results were determined for each station during the first and second periods. Based on these results, five different water quality categories were calculated. Additionally, it was revealed that the Spanish version of the BMWP index can also be utilized in biotic index studies conducted in Turkey.
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