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Urban and farm areas impacting river health revealed by benthic fauna.

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Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B1 (Hydraulic Engineering)
ASSESSMENT OF RIVER ENVIRONMENT BASED ON CARBON AND NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPE RATIOS OF BENTHIC FAUNA IN THE FIRST CLASS RIVERS OF CHUGOKU DISTRICT
Yoshihisa AKAMATSU, Ryutei Inui, Syohei MUTSUTA, Akihiro HITOTSUMATSU

Paper Summary

The researchers studied rivers in the Chugoku district to assess their health using benthic fauna. They found that the nitrogen isotope ratios in the benthic fauna were related to the amount of urban and farm land in the area. This means that the nitrogen ratios in the benthic fauna can tell us about the river environment.

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