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Results of the investigation of the aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna along a 504 km stretch of the Danube River in Serbia are presented. A total of 74 macroinvertebrate taxa were observed during a 2001 survey. Oligochaeta and Mollusca were the principal components of the community with regard to species richness and abundance. Based on data on the qualitative composition of the macroinvertebrate fauna, a correspondence analysis divided the investigated stretch in three sectors — upper (Pannonian), Iron Gate sector and entrance sector to the Iron Gate stretch. The distribution patterns of certain species supported the division of sectors defined by correspondence analysis.
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Paunovic, M.M., Jakovcev-Todorovic, D.G., Simic, V.M. et al. Macroinvertebrates along the Serbian section of the Danube River (stream km 1429–925). Biologia 62, 214–221 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-007-0032-5
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