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Some ecological aspects of aquatic oligochaetes in the Lower Pearl River (People's Republic of China)

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Densities of the 8 most important species or genera of the 15 taxa found at a series of stations along the Guangzhou Reach of the Pearl River are given. Shannon-Weaver diversity index values were low throughout the area studied. No clear correlations were found between oligochaetes and NH3-N or a combination of 6 chemical factors (COD, NH3-N, NO3-N, Cr, Pb, Hg). However, when the main groups of the benthos, including the oligochaetes, were taken together, and a BPI (Biological Pollution Index) approach used, a correlation between the macroinvertebrate community and the combined chemical factors was noted.

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Qi, S. Some ecological aspects of aquatic oligochaetes in the Lower Pearl River (People's Republic of China). Hydrobiologia 155, 199–208 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00025652

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