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This is a Cohort Study study (also classified as: Quantitative Study).

September 20, 2025FishesOpen Access

Fish Alone Are Not Enough: Zoobenthos Improves Water Quality Assessment in Impacted Rivers

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ISIonuț StoicaUniversity of Bacău KBKarina P. BattesBabeș-Bolyai University ACAnca-Mihaela Șuteu CiorcaBabeș-Bolyai University

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Observational analysis reveals that zoobenthos better indicates water quality in impacted rivers, suggesting fish-only assessments underestimate ecological health.

Key Points

Assessments based solely on fish communities may underestimate ecological impacts in rivers.
Results showed higher species richness and diversity downstream, indicating improved ecological conditions.
Zoobenthos proved more sensitive to water quality degradation than fish, with biotic indices indicating classes I to III.
Five sites were selected for parallel sampling of diatoms and benthic invertebrates to assess biotic integrity.

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Stoica et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d469ba31b076d99fa6626b https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10090467

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Observational analysis reveals that zoobenthos better indicates water quality in impacted rivers, suggesting fish-only assessments underestimate ecological health.

Fish Alone Are Not Enough: Zoobenthos Improves Water Quality Assessment in Impacted Rivers

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Fish Alone Are Not Enough: Zoobenthos Improves Water Quality Assessment in Impacted Rivers

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