浑河流域水体污染的季节性变化及来源

2009年枯水期(4月)、丰水期(8月)和平水期(11月)对浑河流域水体进行采样,分析了一个水文年内水体污染变化特征及水体污染的来源.结果表明:浑河流域水体下游(七间房-于家房)NH4+-N污染较重,水质属于Ⅴ类甚至劣Ⅴ类(＞1.5 mg·L-1),大部分监测断面枯水期NH4+-N浓度较高;水体中总磷含量较低(均值为0...     

三峡库区古夫河着生藻类叶绿素a的时空分布特征及其影响因素

古夫河系长江三峡水库湖北省境内香溪河的一条支流,发源于神农架林区并最终汇入三峡水库香溪河库湾,是流域生态学研究的热点水体。本文对古夫河2010年9月至2011年8月干流及主要支流21个样点的着生藻类叶绿素a和14项环境因子进行了调查,采用多元统计方法对调查数据进行了方差分析、聚类分析、偏相关分析和逐步回归分析,研究了着生藻类叶绿素a的时空分布特征及其主要环境影响因子。结果表明：叶绿素a含量范围为0.07—145.96 mg/m2,平均值为11.63 mg/m2。不同样点的叶绿素a含量差异显著,其中古夫河干流上游低于下游,支流竹园河上游高于下游,表现为人为影响大的区域高于人为影响小的区域;不同季节着生藻类叶绿素a含量差异显著,表现出冬春季高、夏秋季低的趋势。古夫河着生藻类叶绿素a与总磷和硬度呈极显著正相关,与电导率、氨氮和总氮呈显著正相关,而与流速呈极显著负相关;水体总磷是古夫河流域着生藻类生长的第一限制因子,流速对着生藻类的生长具有显著抑制作用;古夫河着生藻类生物量空间格局可能由其生境尺度（营养盐）和流域尺度（硬度和电导率）的特征决定,而古夫河着生藻类生物量时间变化主要受水动力（流速）的影响。     

东江流域附着硅藻-电导率转换函数模型适用性评估

利用多元统计分析筛选出东江流域对硅藻群落影响最大的环境变量,并对附着硅藻与该环境变量转换函数模型的适用性进行了评估。结果显示：13 个环境变量中,电导率（conductivity,Cond.）的第一特征值（λ1）和第二特征值（λ2）的比（λ1/λ2）最高,为0.8,成为用于加权平均回归分析（Weighted averaging analysis,WA）建模的环境变量。用WA 初步建立了东江流域附着硅藻-电导率转换函数模型,反向的WA 方法提供了最小的推导误差值（Root mean square error of prediction,RMSEP） （RMSEP＝0.209）和最高的电导率推导值与实测值的回归相关系数（R2＝0.778）而成为最佳建模方法。在删除异常样品后,硅藻-电导率转换函数的推导能力增加,推导误差值降低（RMSEP＝0.183）,实测值与推导值的回归相关系数提高（R2＝0.818）。结果表明,电导率是影响东江流域硅藻群落最大的环境变量,建立的附着硅藻-电导率转换函数模型适用于东江流域电导率值的推导。     

辽河流域河段蜿蜒度特征分析

对辽河流域河流水系进行分段, 计算河段的蜿蜒度, 分析各子流域东辽河、西辽河、浑太河、辽河干流及其支流的河段蜿蜒特征, 对4个子流域之间的河段蜿蜒度进行了差异显著性分析; 并研究了河段蜿蜒度与地貌、河流等级、坡降的关系, 结果表明: (1)辽河流域共有3158个河段, 河段蜿蜒度范围为1-4.2; (2)各子流域低度蜿蜒河段占流域总河段数的70%左右, 辽河干流属于高度蜿蜒河段, 大多数源头河流、西辽河中下游以及辽河干流东部的招苏台河、清河、柴河的上游属于低度蜿蜒河段, 东辽河和浑太河河流从源头山地区流向平原地区后河流逐渐蜿蜒;(3)东辽河、西辽河和浑太河3个子流域之间河段蜿蜒度差异不显著, 辽河干流及支流河段蜿蜒度显著高于其他个子流域; (4)不同地貌类型间河段蜿蜒度差异极显著, 河段蜿蜒度与河流等级成正相关关系, 河段蜿蜒度与坡降成负相关关系。     

金脉刺桐嫩枝上刺桐姬小蜂虫瘿分布规律研究

刺桐姬小蜂Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim是重要外来入侵害虫,危害刺桐属多种植物。本文调查研究了金脉刺桐嫩枝上刺桐姬小蜂虫瘿的数量分布和空间格局。结果显示,金脉刺桐嫩枝上靠近生长点（芽头）一端刺桐姬小蜂虫瘿数量较多,15 cm以内占90%以上,距离越远越少,其虫瘿数量比率（Y）和枝条长度（X）关系方程为Y= 72577e-0138X。对频次分布的分析结果显示,刺桐嫩枝上虫瘿主要以虫瘿集体形式出现。获得的虫瘿空间格局主要参数平均拥挤度M*、丛生指数I、聚块性指数M*/M等均显著大于1,表明虫瘿是聚集分布且聚集程度较强。建立的Iwao M*-M方程为M*=175+351M、Taylor幂函数法则模型为lg s2=0554+1828lg〖AKx-〗。     

鄱阳湖流域多尺度碳、硅输送特征及其对浮游植物分布的影响

选取鄱阳湖流域内从初级支流到最大干流再到湖区（香溪→架竹河→赣江→鄱阳湖）这一联通水系线路为研究对象,通过对该流域多尺度碳、硅输送进行监测,并对其浮游植物群落分布进行研究,揭示鄱阳湖流域多尺度碳、硅输送对浮游植物分布的影响。结果表明：（1）鄱阳湖通江流域的碳、硅浓度与碳硅比呈明显空间变化。香溪流域和鄱阳湖湖区溶解态硅（DSi）浓度显著低于架竹河流域和赣江流域,而溶解性总碳（DTC）和溶解性有机碳（DOC）浓度变化则与之相反;碳硅比随流域尺度的扩大呈现先下降后上升的趋势,西鄱湖高于东鄱湖,冬季高于其他季节。（2）碳、硅对浮游植物分布特征的影响随着流域尺度的变化而变化。架竹河流域浮游植物主要受碳影响,且硅藻对溶解性无机碳（DIC）浓度变化最敏感,赣江流域,硅成为影响浮游植物分布的主要因子,进入鄱阳湖湖区后,硅对浮游植物分布的影响减弱;DIC虽然不是鄱阳湖流域浮游植物生长的限制性因子,但可通过影响水体pH值间接影响浮游植物群落结构。（3）浮游植物密度随着流域面积的扩大而成倍增加,鄱阳湖湖区浮游植物密度约为架竹河流域的11倍,湖区生态环境及水体污染问题不容忽视。     

拉萨河干流城市段水环境容量

拉萨河流域是西藏自治区的政治、经济和文化中心,拉萨河生态环境保护状况对维持流域生态安全至关重要。近年来,拉萨河流域内经济快速发展,工业废水和生活污水排放量增加,成为威胁河流水质的潜在因素。明确拉萨河河流水质现状,核定水域的水环境承载力,对于未来拉萨河河流管理和经济规划均具有重要意义。基于河流断面、流量、水位和水质现场监测,污染物排放、水文和水质历史资料收集等工作,利用MIKE11模型,对拉萨河城市段干流水动力和水质进行了模拟,依据国家标准和规范计算了拉萨市干流河段水环境容量。计算结果表明:(1)拉萨市干流河段化学需氧量COD容量较小,氨氮NH+4-N具有较大容量:上游达孜断面按照地表水II类水体要求的浓度标准限值输入时,拉萨市干流段COD容量约为3461 t/a、NH+4-N容量约为602 t/a;若上游达孜断面按照2017年5月1日—2017年5月30日连续30日测定月均值输入,则拉萨市干流河段COD容量约为797 t/a、NH+4-N容量约为1145 t/a。(2)对拉萨市干流河段水环境容量影响较大的因素主要有气候变化、水利水电工程运行调度、上游来水水质和河流自净能力:2014年以后拉萨河流域的暖干化趋势,很可能带来枯水期流量降低,从而改变水环境容量计算中的设计水文条件,使水环境容量降低;拉萨河沿岸灌区取水,旁多水利枢纽、直孔电站运行调度也是影响下游水环境容量的重要因素;流域内草甸、湿地生态系统有机质和养分在气候暖干化背景下加速矿化,可能是造成上游水体中COD浓度较高的重要原因。(3)为加强拉萨河流域水环境管理,应加强上游草甸和湿地水环境效应监测、完善城市污水处理厂及配套设施。     

河流干支流水质与土地利用的相关关系

为探索不同等级河流水质状况及其对土地利用构成响应的差异,以江苏北部的灌河流域为研究对象,基于2006—2007年两个年度灌河及其支流的水质监测数据和研究区的Landsat TM影像,在河流两侧长度0.0—10.0 km、宽度0.0—0.5 km的范围内,运用多元回归分析,对研究区干、支流主要水质指标及其与相应土地利用构成的关系进行了研究。结果表明:2006—2007年间,研究区干流水质总体上显著好于支流,支流的总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)等营养盐指标显著高于干流,而干流的有机污染指标显著高于支流;比较不同观测尺度上土地利用构成对河流水质变化的方差贡献率发现,缓冲区宽度一定时,支流在所有观测尺度上的土地利用构成与水质变化皆存在显著相关关系,而干流仅在缓冲区长度0.0—4.0 km的观测尺度上其土地利用构成与水质变化的相关关系显著;缓冲区长度一定时,干、支流河道两侧0.0—0.3 km间土地利用状况对水质变化的解释能力较大。同时发现,氮、磷等营养盐浓度多与较大尺度上的土地利用构成相关,而化学需氧量(COD)、生化需氧量(BOD)等多与较小尺度上的土地利用构成相关。研究结果显示,有必要区分不同河流等级,选择适宜的观测尺度,分别研究不同水质指标与土地利用构成间的相关关系。     

无定河流域不同地貌区径流变化归因分析

分析了无定河流域干流与其支流(黄土丘陵区的大理河和风沙区的海流兔河)的年径流变化(1960—2012)及其成因,并预测了其径流的变化趋势。结果表明:无定河及其不同地貌区支流海流兔河和大理河流域1960—2012年径流量均显著下降,但年降水量未发生显著变化;无定河和海流兔河流域年蒸散量未发生显著变化,仅大理河流域年蒸散量在1990s年代后期显著增加。无定河流域径流变化突变点发生在1979年和1996年,海流兔河流域径流变化突变点在1971年和1990年,而大理河流域径流突变点发生在1971年。人类活动对大理河流域1972—2012年径流减少的贡献大约占50%,对海流兔河流域1972—1990年和1991—2012年两个时期径流减少的贡献率分别为44.4%和82.4%。未来,无定河及其支流年径流量均呈持续下降趋势。归因分析表明大规模的水土保持治理措施减少了大理河流域侵蚀产沙量的同时,也在一定程度上减少了大理河流域的径流量,而过度的农田灌溉引水是海流兔河径流量下降的主要原因。因此,未来在大理河流域要优化现有植被建设布局,减少流域蒸散发,减缓径流下降;在海流兔河流域要进一步退耕还林(草),适当控制农田灌溉面积,提高灌溉用水效率,在减少灌溉用水的同时提高流域水源涵养能力。     

夏季城市河流宽度对绿地温湿效益的影响

城市河流是城市生态系统中重要的组成部分,对城市生态环境的改善发挥着重要作用.利用小尺度定量测定的技术方法,分析了北京市三环至五环附近7条不同宽度城市河流对其旁侧绿地温湿效益的影响.结果表明： 城市河流宽度是影响绿地温湿效应的重要因素.当河流宽度为8 m时,绿地具有一定的增湿效应,但降温效果不明显;当河流宽度为14～33 m时,绿地降温、增湿效果明显;当河流宽度超过40 m时,绿地降温、增湿效果显著且趋于稳定.7条河流旁侧绿地与各自对照间的温、湿度差异均达到显著水平,且显著发挥温湿效益的河流宽度为44 m.河流旁侧绿地夏季温度（x）、湿度（y）关系的回归方程为y=173.191-3.247x,相对湿度每升高1.0%,温度降低约0.3 ℃.     

A hydrogeography of unregulated streams in the United States and an examination of scale-dependence in some hydrological descriptors

1. Relatively undisturbed streams in continental U.S.A. were classified according to variation in ten ecologically relevant hydrological characteristics. Measures of flow variability and predictability for average conditions, as well as for low- and high-flow extremes, were extracted from long-term (15–58-year) daily streamflow data for 806 streams. 2. Two groups of sites were analysed: all 806 sites and a subset of 420 ‘best’ sites. For each group, cluster analysis identified ten distinctive stream types, seven permanent and three intermittent. The geographical clustering exhibited by the stream types indicated regional differences in climatic and geological features. A bootstrapping technique applied to the permanent stream classes showed the majority of them were statistically robust. 3. The derived classification of U.S. streams based on ecologically relevant hydrological characteristics provides a comprehensive catalogue of small to mid-size streams that, according to ecological theory, may differ in major aspects of their ecological organization. The classification provides a basis for hypothesis generation and affords an objective framework for matching streams for purposes of comparative ecological investigations. 4. A subset of 118 streams from the ten classification groups was selected to determine whether certain hydrological variables often used by ecologists to make cross-system comparisons are sensitive to the temporal coarseness of the hydrological time series used to derive the variables. The three hydrological variables considered were streamflow predictability, streamflow variability and flood timing. 5. Streamflow predictability (using Colwell’s Index) was calculated at daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal time scales. Estimates of predictability showed either no change across time scales, a gradual and consistent increase across time scales, or a maximum value at the monthly time scale. Coefficient of variation of streamflow was calculated at daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual time steps. Daily values were always greatest for all streams. Some groups showed minimum variability at the monthly scale, others at the seasonal. Timing of daily peak flows could be detected with 50–90% accuracy across stream groups using coarser grain monthly and annual hydrographic data. 6. Inferences about hydrological similarity among streams across broad geographical scales can be sensitive to choice of time scale used in the hydrological characterization.     

Life history differences of Psilotreta locumtenens (Trichoptera: Odontoceridae) in two reaches of a mountain stream in Korea

The life history traits of the caddisfly, Psilotreta locumtenens Botosaneanu (Odontoceridae), were studied in two stream reaches with different thermal ranges (main and branch streams) of the Gapyeong Stream, a typical mountain stream located in the central Korean Peninsula. Psilotreta locumtenens larvae were quantitatively sampled monthly from November 2008 to July 2010, and biweekly during the emergence period (late April to early July), using a Surber sampler (30 × 30 cm). Adults were quantitatively sampled with a sweep net. Larval density in the main stream (324.21 ± 38.59 m^?2) was higher than that in the branch stream (60.48 ± 10.86 m^?2). The larvae hatched in the early summer and overwintered as 5th and 3rd instars in the main and branch streams, respectively. The emergence peak at the main stream was approximately 2 weeks earlier. The sex ratio at both sites was approximately 0.3. The life history in both streams was univoltine. Secondary production in the main stream was much higher than in the branch stream, owing to high larval densities, and the P/B ratios at the two sites were similar. This study demonstrated remarkable differences in larval growth patterns and emergence peaks in P. locumtenens between the two stream reaches due to differences in accumulated degree days (230.30 DD) and other phenological cues such as daily mean threshold water temperature (9°C) during the ascending phase, despite their relatively small mean annual water temperature difference of 0.58°C.     

油松毛虫(Dendrolimus labulaeformis)幼虫抽样技术的研究

本文在测定油松毛虫幼虫静态格局和动态格局的条件下,全面而系统地进行了株抽样、轮抽样和“枝”抽样的研究。根据幼虫在各轮垂直分布的特征和喜食二年生针叶的特性,建立回归模型,从轮抽样发展到“枝”抽样,通过检验,预报精度在91—98％之间。轮抽样比株抽样平均提高效率6倍,“枝”抽样比轮抽样又平均提高1.5倍。如费用以每株0.20元计,轮抽样比株抽样每株平均减少0.16元,“枝”抽样每株又减少0.032元。     

A new method for assessing the impact of hydromorphological degradation on the macroinvertebrate fauna of five German stream types

We developed a new Multimetric Index for stream assessment, which is mainly focussed on the impact of hydromorphological degradation on the macroinvertebrate fauna. The index was developed for five German stream types, three of which are located in the lowlands of Northern Germany and two in the lower mountainous areas. For each stream type sites representing different stages of hydromorphological degradation were investigated; the macroinvertebrate fauna of each site was sampled two or three times in 2000 (83 sites and 174 samples altogether). In addition, more than 200 parameters describing the hydromorphology of the sites have been recorded. The assessment system was developed separately for each of the stream types. The development process included (1) the generation of a new index (`German Fauna Index'), (2) the selection of faunal metrics, which correlate to hydromorphological degradation and (3) the combination of the selected metrics into a Multimetric Index. To correlate faunal metrics and hydromorphological degradation, a `Structure Index' describing the alteration of stream morphology was generated. A correlation matrix of the selected metrics and the structure index is presented. The `German Fauna Index' is based on taxa, which predominantly occur at sites of a certain morphological degradation class. The selection process of taxa included in the new index was in a first step based on data sampled in this study and supplemented by literature data. For one stream type (mid-sized mountain streams) the process of metric selection and validation is described in detail, including a correlation matrix of the metrics and a validation of the metrics with data on additional sampling sites.     

永定河流域大型底栖动物群落分布格局及其影响因子

人类干扰造成了全球河流生态系统的普遍退化。流域尺度的水生生物分布特征及其影响因素研究对于河流生态系统的保护与恢复具有重要意义。本研究以永定河流域大型底栖动物群落为研究对象,分别于2017年春季(3月)、夏季(7月)、秋季(11月)开展全流域尺度的大型底栖动物调查。研究表明: 永定河流域以摇蚊科为主,优势类群包括直突摇蚊属、摇蚊属、雕翅摇蚊属以及多足摇蚊属。聚类分析表明,大型底栖动物群落结构存在显著的空间差异性,按照群落相似性可分为2组: 组1主要包含桑干河和东洋河水系,以直突摇蚊为主要优势种;组2主要包含洋河、妫水河以及永定河干流部分河段,以雕翅摇蚊为主要优势种。单因素方差分析表明,组2生物量、Shannon指数、Margalef指数、Pielou均匀度指数以及物种丰富度均显著高于组1,指示了该区域内更好的生态状况。大型底栖动物的季节差异显著,夏季的密度、生物量和各多样性指数均显著低于春季和秋季。典范对应分析显示,影响永定河大型底栖动物空间分布的环境因子主要包括水温、铵氮、pH、溶解氧和总磷。从水文因子的角度,流量和流速与主要生物参数存在显著相关性。组2中流速和流量与大型底栖动物密度和EPT%存在显著的正相关关系,表明急流生境有利于EPT(蜉蝣目、襀翅目、毛翅目)敏感类群的生存;但流量和流速与多样性指数呈负相关关系,表明过高流量和流速的生境条件不利于大型底栖动物多样性的维持。总之,水环境因子、水文因子都显示出了对大型底栖动物群落结构和多样性特征的影响,表明永定河流域生态系统受到多类型人为活动的影响。减少水质污染、适度恢复部分河段的流量是永定河流域生态系统修复的重要环节。     

Biological indices applied to benthic macroinvertebrates at reference conditions of mountain streams in two ecoregions (Poland, the Slovak Republic)

The study was carried out from 2007 to 2010 in two ecoregions: the Carpathians and the Central Highlands. The objectives of our survey were to test the existing biological index metric based on benthic macroinvertebrates at reference conditions in the high- and mid-altitude mountain streams of two ecoregions according to the requirements of the EU WFD and to determine which environmental factors influence the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates. Our results revealed statistically significant differences in the values of the physical and chemical parameters of water as well as the mean values of metrics between the types of streams at the sampling sites. RDA analysis showed that the temperature of the water, pH, conductivity, the stream gradient, values of the HQA index, and altitude were the parameters most associated with the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrate taxa and the values of the metrics. The values of biological indices should be considered according to the stream typology including altitude and geology. At the reference conditions, the suggested border values of biological indices are very harsh. The values of the biological indices of most sampling sites did not correspond to the requirements of the high status in rivers. The streams at altitudes above 1,200 m a.s.l. should be treated as another river type and new reference values should be established.     

A comparison of streams in logged and unlogged areas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Second order streams draining areas of virgin forest in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina, U.S.A., are compared to those which drain forests logged before the establishment of the park in the 1930's. Water quality of two main study streams (one unlogged and one formerly logged) was compared and the unlogged stream had generally higher levels of dissolved solids and lower levels of suspended particulates than the logged stream. Stream channel characteristics were compared on four logged and four unlogged streams. The unlogged streams had over four times more (by volume) of woody debris and 10 times more material in debris dams than the logged streams. Only minor differences in substrate composition were observed. Macroinvertebrate samples from the four logged and four unlogged streams showed that the logged streams contained greater numbers of organisms and more taxa. More detailed sampling on the two main study streams showed similar patterns of more individuals and more taxa in the logged stream, as well as differences in the composition of five functional groups. These differences in invertebrate fauna may be due to differences in quantity and quality of leaf litter inputs, although other explanations are also possible.     

河流流量对流域下垫面特性的响应

以美国切斯比克湾地区为例,对该区域150个小流域的下垫面特性(包括土地利用类型、地面不透水系数和土壤物理属性)进行了提取,根据1984—2004年间逐日流量观测数据计算出了33个水文指标,运用逐步回归方法在不同地理区分析了9种下垫面特性对其中17个重要水文指标的影响。结果表明:随着草地和林地比例的增加,流量趋于减小、流量变化趋于稳定,随着建设用地和不透水层的增加,流量增加、流量变化剧烈,随着土壤水文组等级的升高,流量减少;在整个切斯比克湾流域,对流域下垫面特性响应最为显著的水文指标是高脉冲个数及历时,在阿巴拉契亚高地地区响应最为显著的水文指标是年极值流量、高脉冲个数及历时,在皮德蒙特山地响应最为显著的水文指标是高脉冲个数及历时,在沿海平原地区响应最为显著的水文指标是高脉冲个数及历时、流量变化的速率与频率。     

越冬代梨木虱、梨二叉蚜产卵选择对子代种间竞争的影响

梨树萌芽期,越冬代梨木虱Cacopsylla chinensis和梨二叉蚜Schizaphis piricola子代共用同一食物资源,为了解其母代如何避免子代发生种间竞争,通过研究其产卵特点表明,梨二叉蚜和梨木虱在梨树枝条上的产卵位点不同。梨木虱主要在花芽枝上进行产卵,偏好于花芽芽鳞和枝条基部刻痕处产卵,以枝条基部产卵量最多,其次为顶花芽,产卵量随芽位次序依次下降,梨木虱还可在叶芽部位产卵,但数量较少;梨二叉蚜主要于叶芽枝上进行产卵,偏好在叶芽枝的第2、3芽位产卵,顶芽和枝条基部无产卵,未见梨二叉蚜在花芽部位产卵;在花芽枝上,梨木虱卵的空间生态位大于梨二叉蚜、叶芽枝上却相反,两者在梨树枝条上的产卵空间生态位呈分离状态;梨木虱和梨二叉蚜孵化的若虫数量及空间分布特点与卵一致;对梨木虱和梨二叉蚜产卵位点分析表明,其产卵位点的物理性状明显不同。本研究明确了梨木虱和梨二叉蚜母代通过不同产卵位点的选择,降低了子代种间的同位竞争。     

Quantitative hydrological preferences of benthic stream invertebrates in Germany

Current knowledge regarding the flow preferences of benthic stream invertebrates is mostly based on qualitative data or expert knowledge and literature analysis. These established flow preferences are difficult to use in predictions of the effects of global change on aquatic biota. To complement the existing categories, we performed a large-scale analysis on the distribution of stream invertebrates at stream monitoring sites in order to determine their responses to various hydrological conditions.We used 325 invertebrate surveys from environmental agencies at 238 sites paired to 217 gauges across Germany covering a broad range of hydrological conditions. Based on these data, we modelled the respective probabilities of occurrences for 120 benthic invertebrate taxa within this hydrological range using hierarchical logistic regression models.Our analyses revealed that more than one-third of the taxa (18–40%) can be considered as ubiquitous and having a broad hydrological tolerance. Furthermore, 22–41% of the taxa responded to specific ranges of flow conditions with detectable optima. “Duration high flow event” represented the flow parameter that correlated best with the abundance of individual taxa, followed by “rate of change average event”, with 41 and 38% of the taxa showing a peak in their probability of occurrence at specific ranges of these metrics, respectively. The habitat suitability for these taxa may be potentially affected by global change-induced hydrological changes.Quantified hydrological traits of individual taxa might therefore support stream management and enable the prediction of taxa responses to flow alteration. The hydrological traits of stream benthic invertebrates may be used in forecasting studies in central Europe, and the methods used in this study are suitable for application in other regions with different flow regimes.