Influence of environmental variables on macroinvertebrate community structure in Lianhuan Lake.

ABSTRACT: The structural characteristics of the macroinvertebrate community can effectively reflect the health status of lake ecosystems and the quality of the lake ecological environment. It is therefore important to identify the limiting factors of macroinvertebrate community structure for the maintenance of lake ecosystem health. In this study, the community composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages and their relationships with environmental variables were investigated in 13 small lakes within Lianhuan Lake in northern China. A self-organizing map and K-means clustering analysis grouped the macroinvertebrate communities into five groups, and the indicator species reflected the environmental characteristics of each group. Principal component analysis indicated that the classification of

SUBMITTER: Dou Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8843771 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature