<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this study, we aimed to determine the reference sites and their reference Ephemeroptera communities according to the Water Framework Directive methods in the Eastern Part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey between 2008-2011. From the area, twentyfour collecting sites were chosen. There were thirty Ephemeroptera species identified, belonging to seven families and eleven genres. Cluster analysis based on Bray-Curtis similarities was applied. Reference habitat conditions of the studied sites and their reference Ephemeroptera communities were determined by combining both ecological and statistical results. As a result, sixteen sites had reference habitat conditions and their reference Ephemeroptera species were identified.</p></abstract>

In this study, we aimed to determine the reference sites and their reference Ephemeroptera communities according to the Water Framework Directive methods in the Eastern Part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey between 2008-2011. From the area, twentyfour collecting sites were chosen. There were thirty Ephemeroptera species identified, belonging to seven families and eleven genres. Cluster analysis based on Bray-Curtis similarities was applied. Reference habitat conditions of the studied sites and their reference Ephemeroptera communities were determined by combining both ecological and statistical results. As a result, sixteen sites had reference habitat conditions and their reference Ephemeroptera species were identified.

Determining the Reference Ephemeroptera Communities in the Eastern Part of the Black Sea Region for the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Turkey

Hacettepe University, Department of Biology, Biomonitoring Laboratory, Hydrobiology Section, Beytepe Campus, Ankara, TR-06800,

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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In this study, we aimed to determine the reference sites and their reference Ephemeroptera communities according to the Water Framework Directive methods in...

Determining the Reference Ephemeroptera Communities in the Eastern Part of the Black Sea Region for the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Turkey

Published Online: Dec 17, 2016

Page range: 177 - 194

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2015-0058

Keywords
Aquatic insects, benthic macroinvertebrate, biodiversity, Black Sea, Ephemeroptera, references site, reference community, Turkey, water framework directive

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Determining the Reference Ephemeroptera Communities in the Eastern Part of the Black Sea Region for the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Turkey

Published Online: Dec 17, 2016

Page range: 177 - 194

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2015-0058

KeywordsAquatic insects, benthic macroinvertebrate, biodiversity, Black Sea, Ephemeroptera, references site, reference community, Turkey, water framework directive

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Aquatic insects, benthic macroinvertebrate, biodiversity, Black Sea, Ephemeroptera, references site, reference community, Turkey, water framework directive