Selection of indicative taxa for river habitats: a case study on benthic macroinvertebrates using indicator species analysis and the random forest methods

KUBOŠOVÁ, Klára, Karel BRABEC, Jiří JARKOVSKÝ and Vít SYROVÁTKA. Selection of indicative taxa for river habitats: a case study on benthic macroinvertebrates using indicator species analysis and the random forest methods. Hydrobiologia. Stuttgart: Springer, 2010, vol. 651, September, p. 101-114, 15 pp. ISSN 0018-8158.

Basic information

• Original name: Selection of indicative taxa for river habitats: a case study on benthic macroinvertebrates using indicator species analysis and the random forest methods
• Name in Czech: Výběr indikačních druhů pro říční habitaty
• Authors: KUBOŠOVÁ, Klára (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Karel BRABEC (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří JARKOVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Vít SYROVÁTKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Hydrobiologia, Stuttgart, Springer, 2010, 0018-8158.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Netherlands
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.964
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/10:00044169
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• UT WoS: 000278923600008
• Keywords in English: Habitat preferences Invertebrates Random forests Indicator value Predictive model
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the exclusivity and/or preference of macroinvertebrate taxa for river habitats. Indicator species analysis and random forests methods were applied to the data set of macroinvertebrate samples taken from 58 sampling points. Samples were classified according to habitat types defined by the position in a river channel and local hydraulic characteristics. 86 macroinvertebrate taxa were included in the analyses. High indicative values for habitats (importance value C50 and/or indicator value C40) were identified for 26 taxa. The results of both methods can be considered similar.

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• MSM0021622412, plan (intention): Name: Interakce mezi chemickými látkami, prostředím a biologickými systémy a jejich důsledky na globální, regionální a lokální úrovni (INCHEMBIOL) (Acronym: INCHEMBIOL)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL)