Table 3 The dominance (IRI) and horizontal distribution 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

Dagang river

Wuxi harbor

Dapu harbor

Taige canal

Zhihu harbor

Liangxi river

Xiaoxi harbor

Wuxi plant

Wangyu river

Tubifex tubife

2468.92

1430.34

1528.51

2562.78

3093.78

Limnodrilus hoffmeistteri

4714.45

4688.39

6263.20

5690.36

5491.69

3975.81

2848.97

2062.46

1377.49

Bellamya aeruginosa

2624.01

1796.13

1819.77

Corbicula fluminea

5767.80

7379.65

1060.48

1865.08

Tanypus punctipennis

2746.47

2732.41

Propsilocerus akamusi

1381.53