2021 Ecosystem Transformation 4 (4), 24-31
Studying macrozoobenthos community and assessing the ecological status of the Tandzut River for improving hydrobiological monitoring system in Armenia
Marine R. Dallakyan , Vardan L. Asatryan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23859/estr-210522Volume: 4
Number: 4
Pages: 24-31
Received: 22.05.2021
Accepted: 11.10.2021
Available online: 16.11.2021
Published: 15.12.2021
ISSN 2619-094X Print
ISSN 2619-0931 Online
The improvement of water management calls for action in the Republic of Armenia. Nowadays, the development of the hydrobiological monitoring approaches and procedures is the main goal. However, a lack of knowledge on the background conditions prevents further activities of revaluating of the methods used for water monitoring in Armenia with the EU WFD principles. Following the results of baseline studies conducted in the Debed River system, it was concluded to investigate small tributaries in order to find the most relevant and the best available site in the drainage basin. The study aims to analyse the community of benthic macroinvertebrates of the Tandzut River. We suggest the Tandzut River as a relevant substitution for the recent best available site in the area due to the ecological status of the upper reaches of the Tandzut River, which is by one category higher than the recent best available site of the Pambak River system according to BMWP index.
Marine R. Dallakyan
Institute of Hydroecology and Ichthyology of the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
P. Sevak str. 7, Yerevan, 0014 Armenia
dallakyan.marine@gmail.com
Vardan L. Asatryan
Institute of Hydroecology and Ichthyology of the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
P. Sevak str. 7, Yerevan, 0014 Armenia
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Keywords: EU WFD, surface water, reference conditions, water management, monitoring system, Pambak River, Northern RBMA
For citation: Dallakyan, M.R., Asatryan, V.L., 2021. Studying macrobenthic community and assessing the ecological status of the Tandzut River for improving hydrobiological monitoring system in Armenia. Ecosystem Transformation 4 (4), 24-31. https://doi.org/10.23859/estr-210522