Macroinvertebrate composition in the metarhithral zones of the Munzur and Pülümür rivers: a preliminary study

Authors

ZUHAL GÜLTEKİN
RAHMİ AYDIN
CAROLA WINKELMANN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1702-15

Abstract

The aim of this work was the determination of the macroinvertebrate community in the metarhithral zones of the Munzur and Pülümür rivers. This is the first documented research on macroinvertebrates in the metarhithral zone of the Munzur and Pülümür rivers in the region of the city of Tunceli. In total, 30 taxa of 9 orders of benthic invertebrates were recorded at the four sampling sites. Larvae of Taeniopteryx caucasica (Plecoptera), Oligoneuriella baskale, and Ecdyonurus dispar (Ephemeroptera) were recorded for the first time in the province of Tunceli.

Keywords

Macroinvertebrates, biodiversity, Taeniopteryx caucasica, Munzur River, Pülümür River

First Page

1100

Last Page

1104

Recommended Citation

GÜLTEKİN, ZUHAL; AYDIN, RAHMİ; and WINKELMANN, CAROLA (2017) "Macroinvertebrate composition in the metarhithral zones of the Munzur and Pülümür rivers: a preliminary study," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 41: No. 6, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1702-15
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol41/iss6/17