Spatial and seasonal patterns in fish assemblages of the Bakırcay river are associated with physicochemical and habitat parameters.

ABSTRACT: The significance of long-term biodiversity monitoring studies for the protection of natural biodiversity and human well-being is well recognised by the Turkish scientific community. Despite understanding the ecological importance of freshwater ecosystems, spatially or temporally congruent studies using high resolution biodiversity monitoring data from Turkish freshwater resources remain scarce. To determine a biodiversity baseline for future studies, biological and environmental sampling was carried out in 15 different locations from the highly anthropogenically impacted Bakırçay River and its catchment in Western Anatolia between 2017 and 2018. A total of 17 fish species from 10 families were recorded, belonging mainly to the Cyprinidae and Leuciscidae families. These included six non-nat

SUBMITTER: Kurtul I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12350728 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature