Table 2 The dominance (IRI) and seasonal variations of the dominant macrozoobenthos in black water aggregation areas in Lake Taihu.

From: Temporal and spatial changes of macrobenthos community in the regions frequently occurring black water aggregation in Lake Taihu

Dominated species

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Spring

West basin

Zhushan Bay

Meiliang Bay

Gonghu Bay

West basin

Zhushan Bay

Meiliang Bay

Gonghu Bay

West basin

Zhushan Bay

Meiliang Bay

Gonghu Bay

West basin

Zhushan Bay

Meiliang Bay

Gonghu Bay

Tubifex tubife

1181.71

1439.55

1490.25

3376.72

1974.04

3988.61

1643.44

1585.15

2055.33

1547.82

Limnodrilus hoffmeistteri

4086.71

7594.06

4854.93

5732.27

4324.84

6253.40

3180.14

6037.29

5280.58

3559.95

1575.34

5914.20

3200.50

4764.06

3605.86

Limnodrilus grandisetosus

1158.80

Bellamya aeruginosa

3035.95

5072.93

1349.81

1250.11

1826.02

1613.17

Bellamya purificata

1055.22

Corbicula fluminea

4065.52

1688.58

4629.35

6922.17

2123.34

1185.43

6992.22

1247.60

Tanypus punctipennis

1192.71

1805.22

1272.93

1046.88

2759.40

2412.97

2212.62

Propsilocerus akamusi

2677.58

3262.89