The Variation of Size Distributions of Benthic Communities Across a Range of Irrigating Ponds and Canals of North Yorkshire, UK
The Variation of Size Distributions of Benthic Communities Across a Range of Irrigating Ponds and Canals of North Yorkshire, UK
Hamida Bibi1*, Dave Rraffaelli2 and Muhammad Sharif1
Figure 1:
The study sites of ponds and canals.
Figure 2:
Biological monitoring party (BMWP) scores.
Figure 3:
Average score per Taxon (ASPT).
Figure 4:
The relationship between ASPT and BMWP at different sites of irrigating water bodies.
Figure 6:
Frequency histograms of body mass distributions.
Figure 7:
The fitted density distributions for body sizes derived by kernel density estimation and bootstrapped re-sampling.
Figure 8:
The relationships between biotic indices (BMWP and ASPT) as water quality and number of modes (determined by Kernel Density Estimation (KDE).
Figure 5:
The relationship between conductivity and ASPT for different irrigating water courses.
March 2022
Vol. 38, Iss. 1, Pages 01-387
