Assessing Changes in Ecological Quality Status of Sediment in Tri An Reservoir (Southeast Vietnam) by using Indicator of Nematode Communities
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Abstract
Nematode communities in Tri An Reservoir (Dong Nai Province, Southeast Vietnam) were explored in the dry season (March) and pre-rainy season (July) of 2019 and analyzed to evaluate their usage as bioindicators for ecological quality status of sediment. Nematode communities consisted of 23 genera belonging to 19 families, 8 orders for the dry and 24 genera, 17 families, 8 orders for the pre-rainy season. Several genera dominated in Tri An Reservoir such as Daptonema, Rhabdolaimus, Udonchus, and Neotobrilus indicated for organic enrichment conditions. The percentage of cp3&4 and MI (Maturity Index) value in the dry season was higher than that in the pre-rainy season expressed the ecological quality status of sediment in the dry season were better than those in the pre-rainy season. Furthermore, the result revealed that MI and c-p% composition can be used to evaluate the ecological quality status of sediment efficiently.
Keywords: Bioindicator, ecological quality status of sediment, freshwater habitats, maturity index, nematodes, reservoir.
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[45] T.L. Ngo, X.Q. Ngo, Using the Maturity Index (MI) of nematode communities as bioindicator to assess water quality in Khe Đoi and Wastewater waterways in the Can Gio mangrove forest, Ho Chi Minh City, Journal Science 47(81) (2013) 132 – 141 (in Vietnamese).
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