Phytobenthos and aquatic macroinvertebrate communities were followed as well as physico-chemical parameters of water.
Simić Snežana B., Petrović Ana S., Đorđević Nevena B., Vasiljević Božica M., RadojkovićNataša M., Mitrović Aleksandra B., Janković Milutin G. 2018, 'Indicative ecological status assessment of the Despotovica river', Kragujevac Journal of Sciencehttps://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9636/2018/1450-96361840227S.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Diatoms constitute one of the most important groups of phytobenthos in streams.
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Water quality assessment using macrozoobenthos and phytobenthos indices revealed the environmental state in a range from moderate to good.
Radovan Kopp, Radim Petrek, Ivo Sukop, Tomáš Brabec, Tomáš Vítek, Pavla Řezníčková,Andrea Ziková 2012, 'Water quality and biotic community composition of a highland stream influenced bydifferent human activities', Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensishttps://acta.mendelu.cz/60/3/0083/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Diatom samples were collected from phytobenthos, both from epiphyton of the dominant submerged macrophytes and the sediment.
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