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标题：Biological Monitoring Using Macroinvertebrates as Bioindicators of Water Quality of Maroaga Stream in the Maroaga Cave System, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazon, Brazil
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作者：Christiane Brito Uherek ; Fernando Bernardo Pinto Gouveia
期刊名称：International Journal of Ecology
印刷版ISSN：1687-9708
电子版ISSN：1687-9716
出版年度：2014
卷号：2014
DOI：10.1155/2014/308149
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：Aquatic environments are being modified by anthropogenic activities regarding their biological, physical, and chemical conditions; even pristine aquatic ecosystems can be threatened. This study focused on the biological monitoring of Maroaga Stream—a first order stream located in an Environmental Protection Area in the Amazon using the Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) Score System. The BMWP Score System revealed that the Maroaga Stream was a Class I stream (score of 138 points), indicating clean or not significantly altered water quality. The results suggest the adequate environmental conditions and ecological responses of the Maroaga Stream.