Assessment of the ecological status of the Kinyankonge River (Burundi), using a Biotic Integrity Index of zooplankton (BII-zooplankton)

S Buhungu, C Sibomana, DC Adjahouinou… - African Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed at assessing the ecological status of the Kinyankonge River using a
zooplankton-based Biotic Integrity Index (BII-zooplankton). This was achieved through …

Plankton Index of Biotic Integrity (P-IBI) for assessing ecosystem health within the Ouémé River basin, Republic of Benin

AM Houssou, DC Adjahouinou, CA Bonou… - African Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims at assessing the impact of organic pollution on plankton communities of the
Ouémé River using a Plankton Index of Biotic Integrity (P-IBI) as a tool for ecological heath …

Macroinvertebrate-based index of biotic integrity for assessing the ecological condition of Lake Wanchi, Ethiopia

T Kuma, G Tamire, G Beneberu - F1000Research, 2022 - f1000research.com
Background: Lake Wanchi is one of the Ethiopian lakes that have huge ecological, socio-
economic and aesthetic value. This study was conducted to assess the ecological condition …

Applying an index of biotic integrity based on fish assemblages in a West African river

B Hugueny, S Camara, B Samoura, M Magassouba - Hydrobiologia, 1996 - Springer
A multivariate measure of river quality, the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI), was adapted to a
West African river, the Konkoure (Republic of Guinea). Fish assemblages were sampled …

[PDF][PDF] Ecological integrity of a peri-urban river system, Chiraura River in Zimbabwe

B Utete, RM Kunhe - J. Water Resour. Ocean Sci, 2013 - academia.edu
Ecological integrity of a peri-urban river system facing a plethora of anthropogenic pressures
was assessed through multivariate analysis of physicochemical parameters correlated to the …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological integrity assessment of the Jajrood River using fish and macroinvertebrates indices

K Khezri, A Abdoli, B Hasanzadeh Kiabi… - Environmental …, 2019 - envs.sbu.ac.ir
Introduction: Nowadays, many indicators have been developed to assess water quality and
ecological classification of rivers based on variations in ecological structure. The goals of the …

Water quality evaluation using physicochemical and biological indices to characterize the integrity of the Orogodo River in sub-Saharan Africa

JO Olomukoro, NO Obi-Obueze… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The preliminary consequence of pollutants in water is to reduce the quality of water although
this may not be immediately noticeable because of the self-purifying ability of some water …

Use of Phytoplankton Index of Biological Integrity (P-IBI) as a tool to evaluate Tigris RiverHealth

ZZ Al-Janabi, AHMJ Al-Obaidy - Mesopotamia Environmental Journal, 2016 - iasj.net
A multimetric Phytoplankton Index of Biological Integrity (P-IBI) was composed to assess the
biotic integrity of water of Tigris River seasonally. The IBI was applied throughout Baghdad …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing ecosystem integrity and macroinvertebrates community structure: Towards conservation of small streams in Tanzania

F Ojija, M Gebrehiwot, N Kilimba - microscope, 2017 - researchgate.net
This study attempts to use biological indices such as Biological Monitoring Working Party
(BMWP), Average Score Per Taxa (ASPT) and Hilsenhoff Family Biotic Index (FBI) in order to …

Bioassessment of multiple stressors in Afrotropical rivers: Evaluating the performance of a macroinvertebrate-based index of biotic integrity, diversity, and regional …

FO Masese, EW Wanderi, K Nyakeya… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Many streams and rivers outside conservation areas across the Afrotropics face multiple
stressors from land use change, urbanization, and excessive water withdrawals. Thus, there …