In this paper, the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of the Güzeldere Stream and Waterfall were investigated. Samples were collected in October 2020 at 3 stations. A total of 41 taxa including Gastropoda, Oligochaeta (9 species), Ephemeroptera (7 species), Odonata, Coleoptera, Chironomidae (15 species), Simuliidae, Blephariceridae (2 species), Plecoptera (3 species), and Trichoptera (1 species) were identified in the area. The dominant taxon was Chironomidae at all three stations followed by Oligochaeta and Ephemeroptera, respectively. The second station had the highest individual numbers (195) and the highest species diversity (32). All of the identified taxa were the first records for the study area because there have been no studies conducted for the determination of the Güzeldere Stream and Waterfall.
Eskişehir Osmangazi University
This study was conducted under student excursion of Eskişehir Osmangazi University Biology Department. We would like to thank Expert Tuğba Demir for helping with the Ephemeroptera taxa.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Yapısal Biyoloji |
Bölüm | Research Article |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Aralık 2022 |
Kabul Tarihi | 14 Kasım 2022 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2022 Cilt: 31 Sayı: 2 |
Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C-Biology.
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