基于周丛藻类的雅鲁藏布江流域水生态系统健康评价

为评估雅鲁藏布江流域水生态系统的健康状态, 研究于2013年10月、2014年4月和2014年7月, 在雅鲁藏布江流域干流及其4大支流上设置了26个采样点, 先对河流每个点位的海拔、坐标、河道底质类型及构成比例、河岸植被类型、水电工程等环境数据进行收集, 随后采集周丛藻类群落数据, 并在此基础上构建了周丛藻类生物完整性指数(P-IBI)评价指标体系, 结果显示: 调查期间, 雅鲁藏布江流域干支流共观察到周丛藻类7门10纲23目34科70属(种), 硅藻门(35.71%)、绿藻门(32.86%)和蓝藻门(20.00%)为前3个优势门类, 周丛藻类的优势种均属于硅藻门, 该水域属硅藻-绿藻-蓝藻型水体。周丛藻类Shannon-Wiener多样性指数的变幅为4.84—9.41, Pielou均匀度指数的变幅为2.41—4.80, 则表明雅鲁藏布江流域整体为轻污型-清洁型水体。周丛藻类的Shannon-Wiener多样性指数、Pielou均匀度指数与P-IBI评价指标体系共同说明: 雅鲁藏布江流域干流上下游及其4大支流水生态系统的健康状态优于雅鲁藏布江流域干流中游的健康状态。研究雅鲁藏布江流域水生态系统周丛藻类的群落特征和水环境的健康状态, 一方面能为西藏土著鱼类食性、摄食机制等的研究提供饵料数据基础, 另一方面能对河流水生态系统的健康状况进行科学评价, 从而保障西藏水生态安全。     

用藻类监测和评价图们江的水污染

在图们江上、中游进行了人工基质着生藻类调查和室内栅藻检测,以监测和评价水污染状况。在所采用的野外监测指标中,以着生藻类总数与污染程度的关系最为明显。为便于比较和综合,采用了相对藻类总数(PN) 根据调查结果,提出了可作为图们江污染的指示种类。多样性指数与污染的关系,因受到其他非污染因子的影响,并不稳定。研究结果表明:图们江的主要污染源是尾矿废水(悬浮物)和纸浆废水(悬浮物、色度和有毒物质)。最严重污染江段为菜队到图们江段,次之为南坪江段。       

Periphyton in running waters – long-term studies of natural variation

The objective of this study in River Atna, Norway, was to analyse the spatial and temporal variation in species composition and diversity of the periphyton community in a pristine sub-alpine / boreal watercourse. The variations in the biotic parameters were related to selected environmental factors. We addressed epilithic algae and species living epiphytic on epilithic algae and submerged bryophytes. The sampling sites were located in the alpine, northern boreal, and mid boreal biomes. There was considerable spatial variation in species composition and diversity. This variation showed close correlation with natural gradients in water temperature and nutrient concentration. Three or four periphyton community categories could be distinguished in terms of species composition, diversity, and environmental variables. At high altitudes (1150–740 m a.s.l.) in cold water temperatures and extremely low nutrient contents, there was very low species diversity, only including algae known from ultra oligothrophic cold waters, e.g. Scytonematopsis starmachii (cyanobacteria) and Klebshormidium rivulare (green algae). The second category, at medium altitudes (701–522 m a.s.l.), was characterised by somewhat higher water temperatures and nutrient contents, and the species diversity was higher. This category included algae known from somewhat richer waters, e.g. Stigonema mamillosum (cyanobacteria) and Zygnema spp.(green algae). The third category was located at approx. 522 m a.s.l., had low water temperatures, relatively high alkalinity, and was characterised by Tolypothrix distorta (cyanobacteria) and Ulothrix zonata (green algae). A possible fourth category was found in the lower part of the river (350 m a.s.l.), where periphyton was distinguished by high diversity. At the individual sampling localities, species diversity showed strong seasonal variation, but otherwise high temporal stability. Over the 12 years of observations, there was only a weak temporal trend; towards species initially occurring only at low altitudes and high nutrient content. The combination of high temporal stability and high spatial variability, correlating closely with environmental gradients, is the main reason why periphyton observations have become an important constituent in water quality assessment.     

三峡库区古夫河着生藻类分布与水质因子的关系

于2010年12月至2011年12月,对位于长江三峡库区内的湖北省兴山县古夫河着生的藻类和水体共采样10次,共鉴定出着生藻类28属,检测水质指标12项。对水质变量进行因子分析,根据特征值大于1的原则选取4个主成分,第一主成分主要代表总氮（TN）和硝酸盐氮（NO3--N）,第二主成分主要代表pH和化学需氧量（CODCr）,第三主成分主要代表磷酸盐磷（PO34--P）、总磷（TP）和氨氮（NH4＋-N）,第四主成分主要代表电导率（Cond）和总有机碳（TOC）。将提取的9项主要水质因子与着生藻类重要属进行典型对应分析（CCA）,结果可见,古夫河主要水质因子与着生藻类类群分布相关性大小为：CODCr〉pH〉TN〉NO3--N〉TOC〉TP〉PO34--P〉Cond〉NH4＋-N。Monte Carlo显著性检验表明,CODCr和pH对古夫河着生藻类物种组成及空间分布的影响最大,其次为TN、NO3--N和TOC。pH与CODCr呈极强的负相关关系,古夫河着生藻类大多数类群均与CODCr表现出正相关关系,仅胶毛藻属（Chaetophora）倾向低CODcr和偏碱性的环境。TN和NO3--N有很强正相关性,而两者均与TOC有强负相关,它们将古夫河着生藻类大体上分为两类,即亲碳元素的类群和亲氮元素的类群。TP通常是河流生态系统中的限制性营养因子,但在古夫河流域中并不是影响着生藻类物种分布的主要水质因子。     

Downstream variations of phytoplankton in the St.Lawrence River (Québec, Canada)

Longitudinal variations of phytoplankton biomass and composition were assessed in a 250 km-long section of the St.Lawrence River, which alternately runs through narrow (< 2 km) river cross sections and wide (up to 10 km) fluvial lakes. In the main river stem, concentrations of suspended matter and total phosphorus increased with distance downstream, whereas light penetration decreased. Seasonal changes in plankton composition and biomass were more important than those resulting from differences in water mass (tributary) of origin. Sampling at three cross river sections and in two fluvial lakes showed a progressive downstream decrease in phytoplankton biomass and changes in size structure and taxonomic composition. River plankton was primarily composed of small (< 10 µm equivalent spherical diameter), truly planktonic cells belonging to Cryptophyceae and diatoms, with Chlorophyceae in summer. Plankton sampled in summer among rooted macrophytes in fluvial lakes exhibited a higher biomass of resuspended periphytic algae than in the main river stem, which contributed slightly to downstream phytoplankton biomass.Successive river cross sections always shared about 50% of their taxa, indicating a rapid downstream transport of algae within the main water mass. However, the proportion of species common to all cross sections was highest during the spring freshet, and lowest during summer low discharge, likely resulting from the development of a distinct flora in fluvial lakes during summer. Conversely, about 30% of the identified taxa were exclusive to a cross section and were replaced by others occurring downstream. Overall, phytoplankton composition along the St.Lawrence River is primarily controlled by advective forces, which result in a homogeneous flora in the main river stem, with a local contribution of resuspended periphyton from fluvial lakes.     

How well are velocity effects on ∂13C signatures transmitted up the food web from algae to fish?

1. Benthic algae fractionate carbon isotopes less at low water velocities because of reduced boundary layer exchange, and this effect on δ¹³C is passed on to consumers via trophic transfer. This study examines the relationships between δ¹³C signatures of consumers (invertebrates and salmonid fishes) and water velocity in the Sainte Marguerite River, QC, Canada, and compares them to patterns for periphyton, both along the river main‐stem and in a small tributary. 2. Relationships of δ¹³C signatures of herbivore/grazers and collector/gatherers with water velocity were strong and similar to those of periphyton, but relationships for filter‐feeders were weak, probably reflecting the effect of spatial averaging of their food supply as a result of downstream transport. 3. Velocity effects on salmonid signatures were much weaker than those of lower trophic levels, being barely significant except in the small tributary where the fish were resident and isolated from the main river. In the river main‐stem, even when reach standardised (reach mean subtracted from each data point), fish signatures were only weakly related to water velocity. 4. The fidelity with which velocity effects are transmitted to consumers from benthic algae is highly variable, and depends on a combination of consumer and resource movements, in addition to the trophic position of the consumer.     

着生藻类和浮游藻类在三峡库区河流健康评价中的适宜性比较研究

藻类对水体环境变化敏感,其种类和数量与环境因素有密切联系并因环境的变化而发生变化,因此藻类常作为河流健康评价的指示生物。水体中的藻类根据生活习性不同分为着生藻类和浮游藻类,在河流健康评价中,以往的工作中有的采用浮游藻类用于河流健康评价,有的采用着生藻类用于评价,但浮游藻类和着生藻类究竟何者用于河流健康评价更适宜,抑或是二者在用于评价的适宜性上没有明显差别,迄今为止未开展过深入研究。选择三峡库区内的两条河流嘉陵江和乌江作为研究对象,于2015年9月,在两条河流上共布设11个研究断面,对嘉陵江、乌江的水环境理化因子、着生藻类和浮游藻类群落进行调查研究,应用着生藻类生物完整性指数(Periphytic algal index of biological integrity,Pe-IBI)和浮游藻类生物完整性指数(Phytoplankton index of biological integrity,Ph-IBI),并结合水体综合污染指数(Comprehensive pollution index,CPI),对嘉陵江、乌江的健康状况进行评价。研究结果表明,采用着生藻类生物完整性评价(Pe-IBI)能筛选出7个核心生物参数(藻类总分类单元数、蓝藻总分类单元数、绿藻总分类单元数、菱形藻比例、优势分类单元比例、香农多样性指数、均匀度)用于河流健康评价,着生藻类生物完整性指数(Pe-IBI)与水体综合污染指数(CPI)具有极显著的负相关关系,并且与水体中总氮、铅含量也有极显著的负相关关系,表明水环境质量越低则着生藻类的生物完整性越差;当采用浮游藻类生物完整性(Ph-IBI)用于河流健康评价时却只能筛选出1个核心生物参数(藻类密度),而且浮游藻类生物完整性指数(Ph-IBI)与水体综合污染指数(CPI)及12个水体环境指标并无明显的相关性。本研究表明,在河流水体中,与浮游藻类相比,着生藻类更能反映水体环境的状况,对河流水体环境的反映更为准确。因此,在以流动水体为特征的河流的健康评价中,采用着生藻类比采用浮游藻类更为适宜。     

拉萨河下游周丛藻类群落结构特征及其与环境因子的关系

为探究西藏拉萨河下游周丛藻类群落结构时空特征及其驱动因子分析,研究于2018年2月(枯水期)、6月(平水期)、9月(丰水期)采用人工基质法对拉萨河下游进行3次周丛藻类群落结构调查。调查结果显示拉萨河下游共有周丛藻类7门53属104种,优势度≥0.02的藻类有28种,全部隶属于硅藻门。其中肘状针杆藻(Synedra ulna)、长等片藻(Diatom aelongatum)和中型脆杆藻(Fragilaria intermedia)为前三优势种。拉萨河下游周丛藻类年平均生物量为0.047 mg/cm²,其中曲水县平均生物量最高(0.121 mg/cm²),其次为尼玛江热乡(0.052 mg/cm²)和拉萨市(0.04 mg/cm²),墨竹工卡县平均生物量最低(0.015 mg/cm²)。拉萨河下游周丛藻类生物量空间分布为:曲水县>尼玛江热乡>拉萨市>阿朗乡>扎雪乡>达孜县>墨竹工卡县;拉萨河下游周丛藻类丰度时间分布为:平水期>丰水期>...     

Laboratory experiments on the impact of biofilms on the plankton of a large river

1. Benthic organisms can have a strong effect on the plankton in rivers, although normally only members of the macrofauna are considered as important consumers. In the present study we conducted experiments on four different dates (in December, March, June and September) to assess the potential role of periphytic heterotrophic flagellates (HF), ciliates and rotifers in the control of potamoplankton (bacteria, algae, HF and ciliates). 2. Natural periphyton was established on the walls of circular flow channels by exposing them to river water (River Rhine, Germany). The experimental channels (with periphyton) and control channels (without periphyton) were filled with riverine water and the increase rates of planktonic bacteria, algae, HF and oligotrich ciliates were determined for the two treatments. 3. The abundance of periphytic ciliates and rotifers at the beginning of the four experiments showed large differences with low values in December and March, and high values in June and September. Dominant potential consumers of plankton were the heterotrich ciliate Stentor sp. and bdelloid rotifers. 4. The rates of increase of planktonic algae, HF and ciliates were significantly smaller in the presence of periphyton compared with those in their absence. Significant interactions between the treatment (with and without periphyton) and the time of experiment were found for the planktonic HF and algae, indicating that the impact of the periphyton varied temporarily. The planktonic groups responded differently to the periphyton with the planktonic HF showing the highest loss rate. Significant differences were also found among the loss rates of different HF groups and different diatom size classes. 5. These laboratory experiments demonstrate that periphytic ciliates and rotifers are potentially important consumers of different planktonic groups. The quantitative impact of periphyton on plankton with respect to the selective feeding needs further attention.     

基于着生藻类的太子河流域水生态系统健康评价

本研究以辽宁省太子河流域为研究范例,调查了全流域范围内69个样点的着生藻类群落和水环境理化特征,并在此基础上应用硅藻生物评价指数(DBI)和生物完整性评价指数(P-IBI),同时结合栖息地环境质量评价指数(QHEI),对太子河流域水生态系统进行健康评价。结果表明,太子河流域着生藻类群落结构具有明显的空间异质性,CCA结果显示驱动着生藻类群落结构形成的水环境因子为电导率、总溶解固体和总氮。虽然DBI、P-IBI和QHEI在太子河流域某些河段上的评价结果有较大出入,但从全流域尺度上看,DBI、P-IBI和QHEI的评价结果基本一致,表现为太子河上游健康状况较好,中游健康状况一般,而下游健康状况较差。文中讨论了水环境理化因子与着生藻类群落结构的相互关系,并对比分析了DBI、P-IBI和QHEI这三种河流健康评价方法。     

Dams and Flow in the Cotter River, Australia: Effects on Instream Trophic Structure and Benthic Metabolism

This study assessed benthic macroinvertebrates and periphyton and its responses to managed river-flows, in riffles downstream of three dams on the Cotter River, Australian Capital Territory. Benthic macroinvertebrates and periphyton were also assessed in adjacent tributaries of the river, as well as in a nearby unregulated river and its tributaries. Food sources of four macroinvertebrate taxa (Leptophlebiidae, Elmidae, Glossosomatidae and Orthocladiinae) were determined by stable isotope analysis of the invertebrates and their potential food, in conjunction with examination of the gut contents of individual invertebrates. Components of benthic periphyton were the main food source for the selected taxa. Orthocladiinae consumed primarily amorphous detritus, while Elmidae, Glossosomatidae and Leptophlebiidae consumed diatoms. Enclosed benthic chambers were used to measure the response of benthic metabolism to monthly flow spikes released from one of the dams. The balance of benthic metabolism as measured by the Production/Respiration ratio (P/R) showed a shift towards production after the release of flow spikes. At sites downstream of the dams, there was more periphyton chlorophyll-a in the form of filamentous green algae than at sites in the unregulated river and the tributaries, and macroinvertebrate taxa using periphyton as a food resource were missing or reduced in abundance relative to sites without dams. However, the site downstream of the dam with environmental flow releases had more macroinvertebrate taxa and less periphyton cholorophyll-a content than sites downstream of dams without managed environmental flows, suggesting that a more suitable food supply resulting from environmental flow releases shifted macroinvertebrate communities towards those of unregulated streams.     

西藏工布自然保护区藻类植物区系及分布特点

基于对西藏工布自然保护区藻类植物的调查采集,共鉴定出189种(含变种),隶属5门,28科,50属。其中以硅藻门(Bacillariophyta)种类最多,有9科,18属,109种;绿藻门(Chlorophyta)为亚优势门类,有9科,20属,50种;蓝藻门(Cyanophyta)次之,为8科,10属,28种;红藻门(Rhodophyta)和金藻门(Chrysophyta)最少,各为1科,1属,1种。主要群落类型有7种,即颤藻群落、胶须藻群落、念珠藻群落、水树藻群落、桥弯藻群落、丝藻群落和双星藻-转板藻-水绵群落。指示藻类分析显示,目前该地区水体状况良好,基本未受到严重污染,大部分水体为β-中污带,其余部分为寡污带。该地区藻类植物的分布特点表现为高原冷水山溪急流种类典型、高山源头性种类明显但耐污种类较少。对该地区水体和藻类植物多样性保护提出了建议。     

空间层次及人工基质对着生藻类建群特性的影响

为全面了解着生藻类在建群中群落变化的生态学特性,揭示着生藻类的建群规律,在以丝状藻类为优势藻的生态塘中,采用花岗岩和瓷砖为附着材料,设置水体底部和中部为附着位点,进行频次为10d的采样分析。结果表明,生态塘中共检出8门73属117种着生藻类,其中以硅藻、蓝藻、绿藻为优势类群。同时不同人工基质和不同空间层次条件下着生藻类的建群特征较一致,早期以单细胞硅藻如舟形藻(Navicula sp.)、脆杆藻(Fragilaria sp.)、曲壳藻(Achnanthes sp.)等为优势,后期以丝状藻类如鞘丝藻(Lyngbya sp.)、颤藻(Oscillatoria sp.)、伪鱼腥藻(Pseudanabaena sp.)等为优势;研究结果发现不同人工基质(花岗岩和瓷砖)对着生藻类的种类组成、细胞密度、生物量和藻类多样性无显著影响,花岗岩和瓷砖上附着的着生藻类具有较高的相似性;但不同的空间层次对着生藻类建群特征影响明显,水体底部具有更多的硅藻种类数,中部具有更多的绿藻,随着建群时间的发展,蓝藻比例不断增加;就生物量而言,底部的着生藻类叶绿素a显著高于水体中部,但两者的细胞密度无显著性差异;随着建群过程的发展,水体底部的着生藻类生物量达峰值所需的时间比中部更长。通过相关性分析,生态塘中着生藻类的生长主要受总磷的影响。     

Comparative evaluation of water quality on the St. Joseph River (Michigan and Indiana,U.S.A.) by three methods of algal analysis

Samples from 28 stations along the St. Joeeph River in Michigan and Indiana were collected in the Summer and late Fall of 1972. The samples were analyzed chemically (BOD, soluble orthophosphate, total phosphate, and NH₃), physically (temperature and suspended solids) and biologically (algal units, Palmer's index, bacteria, and microalgal spectral analysis). Three methods of algal evaluation (microalgal spectral analysis, algal units, and the Palmer's index) provided especially good information indicating that nutrients and degradation were a distinct problem in the lower half of the river, not only in the Indiana portion, but also in Michigan. A pronounced water quality deterioration occurred in Michigan at Niles and at St. Joseph-Benton Harbor at the mouth of the river. Evidence of improved water quality was provided by the algal analyses after the installation of improved waste water treatment facilities. Microalgal spectral analysis was judged the best and most accurate of the methods of algal analysis in spite of its extensive terminology and necessity of determination of the algae to species.     

Effect of Silt, Water and Periphyton Quality on Survival and Growth of the Mayfly Heptagenia Sulphurea

The herbivorous mayfly Heptagenia sulphurea is characteristic of rivers with stony bottoms. Records from the 20th century showed that this species had disappeared from the Common Meuse in the Netherlands, probably due to river regulation or changes in water quality. A field survey in 2003 showed that H. sulphurea was present in the Geul tributary, approximately 300 m upstream of its confluence with the Common Meuse. H. sulphurea has not recolonized the Common Meuse despite improvements in water quality over the last decades. Concentration of suspended sediments in the River Meuse, however, is still high, much higher than in the beginning of the 20th century. The presence of a silt layer may limit the return of H. sulphurea in this river by reducing availability and quality of its food. The prime objective of this study was to investigate the impact of silt on survival and growth of H. sulphurea in a laboratory experiment. Furthermore, the impact of water and periphyton quality from the Common Meuse on survival and growth of this mayfly was also investigated. Results showed that neither water quality nor cultured periphyton from the Common Meuse reduced survival and growth of H. sulphurea. The presence of a silt layer resulted in a significantly lower growth rate of the mayfly larvae. It is concluded that the silt layer reduces the accessibility of the food. Covering of food is possibly one of the main factors limiting the recolonization of H. sulphurea and probably other benthic grazers in the Common Meuse.     

Restoration flows for the Colorado River estuary, México: estimates from oxygen isotopes in the bivalve mollusk Mulinia coloradoensis (Mactridae: Bivalvia)

Because of competing demands for freshwater, restoration of estuaries requires estimates of inflows to sustain key species. In this study we estimated the pre-dam salinities of the Colorado River estuary by using oxygen isotopes in subfossil shells of the bivalve mollusk Mulinia coloradoensis. Since the construction of upstream dams and water diversions, average salinity in the estuary has increased to 38 practical salinity units (psu) and the population of M. coloradoensis has decreased by ~90%. In the pre-dam estuary, specimens grew when salinity ranged from 22 to 33?psu at the mouth of the river while populations 40?km distant grew at salinities from 30 to 38?psu. The river flow needed to reduce salinities at the mouth of the river to those recorded in the most distant localities (40?km from river??s mouth) ranges from 120 to 290?m³?s^?1. If these flows were sustained for a year, they would total 7?C16?% of the river??s annual average historical flow (~1.8?×?10¹⁰?m³).     

Benthic diatoms of the Vistula River estuary (Northern Poland): Seasonality,substrata preferences,and the influence of water chemistry

Seasonal studies of water bodies in separate branches of the Vistula River estuary in Northern Poland were conducted over 30 months from May 2005 to October 2007. Diatom samples were collected from different substrata from two sites located in the river mouth, which has physical characteristics as a result of a complex interplay of natural and human influences that have taken place over the last 100+ years. The diatom flora growing on hard surfaces near the river banks such as sand, muddy sand, rocks, macroscopic green algae and/or vascular aquatic plants was recorded. All diatom taxa collected were distinguished based on their morphological features using light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A total of 187 species belonging to 61 genera were identified. A canonical correspondence analysis indicated that the diatom assemblages were definitely associated with salinity as well as nutrient concentrations and substratum type. During the study, malformations of diatom valves were observed in 48% of the microphytobenthos samples. Abnormal outline morphology and ornamentation deformities in several individuals of nine different species were recorded, which were mainly in epilithic and epiphytic communities collected from spring to autumn.     

西安城市河流浮游植物群落结构及其与环境因子的关系

为探究西安市城市河流浮游植物群落结构特征及其与环境因子的关系,分别于2020年10月和2021年6月对灞河、浐河、沣河及黑河共计24个采样点进行了浮游植物群落组成、细胞密度和生物量的调查研究,并利用冗余分析(RDA)研究环境因子对浮游植物群落结构的影响。调查结果显示,枯水期共鉴定出浮游植物6门115种,主要包括蓝藻门(11.30%)、硅藻门(54.78%)及绿藻门(26.96%),浮游植物细胞密度均值为(3.36±3.50)×106 cells/L,生物量均值为(1.79±3.59) mg/L。丰水期共鉴定出浮游植物7门168种,主要包括蓝藻门(7.74%)、硅藻门(51.79%)及绿藻门(29.76%),浮游植物细胞密度均值为(9.17±9.73)×10⁶ cells/L,生物量均值为(6.54±11.57) mg/L。与枯水期相比,丰水期在物种数量、细胞密度和生物量都大于枯水期。聚类分析结果表明,西安城市河流大部分采样点之间浮游植物群落结构及水环境状况具有相似性,而人类活动可能是导致其余点位具有空间差异性的主要原因。冗余分析(RNA)结果表明影响西安市城市河流...     

Fish diversity and its relationships with environmental variables in a West African basin

Fish distribution in relation with environmental variables was investigated in the Boubo River, a coastal river in Ivory Coast. Fourty freshwater fish species belonging to 17 families and 26 genera were captured. Five brackish water species, two introduced species and one hybrid complete the list. Seven species are reported for the first time in this river. A significant correlation between species distribution and environmental variables was found. Rocky and leaves-dead wood substrates, oxygen, canopy closure, width, depth and velocity were the main environmental variables influencing fish distribution. Our findings are opposed to the tendency for species composition to increase from the source to the mouth of the river, which is probably due to two major human activities (dam construction and discharge of waste of palm oils and motor oils in the main channel). These activities could constitute in the future a real threat for the fish population and other aquatic organisms.     

Use of the desirability function method for assessing water quality by periphyton composition

Water quality generalized index according to periphyton community obtained by the method of desirability function has been used to estimate the Moscow River pollution. To reveal the indicator species by this method one-year observation period is required. The indicator species list presented here can be recommended for the calculation of generalized index according to the periphyton data for the Moscow River.