Ecology of pelagic macroinvertebrates in ponds

This book is part of an earlier publication series on THE CONGO FAUNA in 2018. It concerns scientific research carried out on Macroinvertebrates collected on the surface (Pelagic) from the waters of ponds located in collapsed areas known as Nkumbikumbi and Frères Franciscains in the Commune of Muya in Mbujimayi.A total of 1142 pelagic macroinvertebrate specimens were sampled and identified in 2016 including 483 in the dry season (2 classes 5 orders and 8 families) and 659 in the rainy season (3 classes 5 orders and 8 families).Calculation of the Shannon and Weaver diversity Piélou equitability Jaccard similarity and Hilsenhoff pollution tolerance or intolerance indices showed that the waters of these two hydrosystems are of poor ecological and biological quality.