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Influence of land development on the ecological status of small water bodies Cover

Influence of land development on the ecological status of small water bodies

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|Nov 2020

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Figure 1

Changes in the Q index for water bodies No. 1–4 between 2013 and 2015
Changes in the Q index for water bodies No. 1–4 between 2013 and 2015

Figure 2

Changes in the Q index for water bodies No. 1 and 2 between 2013 and 2015
Changes in the Q index for water bodies No. 1 and 2 between 2013 and 2015

Figure 3

Changes in the Q index for water bodies No. 3 and 4 between 2013 and 2015
Changes in the Q index for water bodies No. 3 and 4 between 2013 and 2015

Figure 4

Land use types in 500 m buffer zones around the water bodies
Land use types in 500 m buffer zones around the water bodies

Figure 5

Land use types in 1000 m buffer zones around the water bodies
Land use types in 1000 m buffer zones around the water bodies

The number of taxa of vascular plants in water bodies No_ 1–4 between 2013 and 2015

Water bodyPlants201320142015
No. 1trees and shrubs888
herbaceous plants669
macrophytes111
No. 2trees and shrubs333
herbaceous plants5918
macrophytes352
No. 3trees and shrubs111
herbaceous plants61022
macrophytes222
No. 4trees and shrubs443
herbaceous plants111614
macrophytes787

The shortest distance from facilities that may be potential sources of pollution

No. of water bodyDistance from the nearest livestock farm (m)Distance from the nearest mine (m)Distance from the nearest sewage treatment plant (m)Distance from the nearest landfill (m)Distance from the nearest production plant (m)Distance from the nearest road (m)
120.368366720669841832
241870006200617493133
34281.570402497253889726
437794596.5429246882416243

Classification of the ecological status of water based on the Q index

Ecological statusQ index value
Very good4.0–5.0
Good3.0–4.0
Medium2.0–3.0
Poor1.0–2.0
Bad0–1.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2020-0030 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 345 - 353
Submitted on: Apr 17, 2020
Accepted on: Jun 8, 2020
Published on: Nov 26, 2020
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Anna Dudzińska, Barbara Szpakowska, Maria Pajchrowska, published by University of Gdańsk
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