Comparison of the effectiveness of kick and sweep hand net and Surber net sampling techniques used for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples

Autor: Tubić Bojana P., Popović Nataša Z., Raković Maja J., Petrović Аna S., Simić Vladica M., Paunović Momir M.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Archives of Biological Sciences, Vol 69, Iss 2, Pp 233-238 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0354-4664
1821-4339
DOI: 10.2298/ABS160622087T
Popis: The objective of this work is to analyze the effectiveness of two widely used methods for collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples: the semiquantitative kick and sweep (K&S) and quantitative Surber net (SN) techniques. Based on our data, the methods were fully comparable as regards analysis of the macroinvertebrate metrics most often used in ecological status assessment (sensitivity/tolerance parameters), while K&S was found to be more successful in the evaluation of biodiversity. Thus, both methods could be used for routine monitoring of the status of water bodies, according to the recommendation of the EU Water Framework Directive, while for research, K&S is more advanced. K&S is also more effective timewise for material collecting. SN sampling is a quantitative method and could thus be used in studies of aquatic ecosystem productivity. [This work was supported by the European Communities 7th Framework Program Funding, Grant Agreement No. 603629-ENV-2013-6.2.1-Globaqua]
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