Relative abundance, density, and diversity of macrobenthic invertebrates in Batlag and Daranak rivers in Tanay, Rizal

• Main Authors: Benigno, Mari-Ann A., Luancing, Jennifer F., Viola, Erickson V.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1993
• Subjects: Marine invertebrates; Water > Analysis; Rivers > Philippines > Rizal Province; Invertebrates
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8273
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study assessed the present condition of Batlag and Daranak Rivers using macrobenthic invertebrates as indicators of water quality. Five stations were sampled in May, June and November of 1992 using a one square foot Surber sampler (Mundle, 1971). Physico-chemical factors like river width, depth...