eDNA Biomonitoring of Macroinvertebrate Communities for the Bioassessment of a River’s Ecological Status
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Study Area and eDNA Sampling
2.2. Determination of the Water Quality Parameters
2.3. eDNA Extraction and the High-Throughput Sequencing
2.4. Bioinformatics Analysis and Biodiversity
2.5. Bioassessment of the River’s Ecological Status
- Calculation of the comprehensive water quality index (WQI)
- 2.
- Biotic Pollution Index
- 3.
- Biotic Indices
3. Results and Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wu, F.; Zou, Y.; Qin, S.; Li, F.; Zhang, Y. eDNA Biomonitoring of Macroinvertebrate Communities for the Bioassessment of a River’s Ecological Status. Water 2023, 15, 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020308
Wu F, Zou Y, Qin S, Li F, Zhang Y. eDNA Biomonitoring of Macroinvertebrate Communities for the Bioassessment of a River’s Ecological Status. Water. 2023; 15(2):308. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020308
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Feifei, Yanting Zou, Shan Qin, Feilong Li, and Yuan Zhang. 2023. "eDNA Biomonitoring of Macroinvertebrate Communities for the Bioassessment of a River’s Ecological Status" Water 15, no. 2: 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020308