Table 4 Habitat suitability score (HSS) of each sampling site. Each environmental factor was rated based on the preference of the examined species, and the scores were combined to form HSS. Turbidity was evaluated indirectly via filtration time and was not factored into the HSS score.
Site | Temperature | Rocky substrates | Moving water | Waterbody size | Biofilm | pH | TDS | Habitat suitability score (HSS) | Turbidity (TUR) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
°C | Score | Presence/absence | Score | Yes/no | Score | Large/medium/small | Score | Yes/no | Score | – | Score | ppm | Score | |||
A | 26.8 | 0 | Absence | 0 | Yes | 1 | Large | 0 | No | 0 | 7.28 | 1 | 202 | 0 | 2 | + + + + + |
B | 29.6 | 0 | Absence | 0 | Yes | 1 | Large | 0 | No | 0 | 7.28 | 1 | 177 | 0 | 2 | + + + + + |
C | 27.1 | 0 | Absence | 0 | Yes | 1 | Large | 0 | No | 0 | 7.28 | 1 | 169 | 0 | 2 | + + + + + |
D | 28.5 | 0 | Absence | 0 | Yes | 1 | Large | 0 | No | 0 | 6.91 | 1 | 169 | 0 | 2 | + + + + + |
E | 27.3 | 0 | Absence | 0 | Yes | 1 | Large | 1 | No | 0 | 7.42 | 1 | 198 | 0 | 3 | + + + + + |
F | 32.6 | 1 | Presence | 1 | Yes | 1 | Medium | 1 | Yes | 1 | 6.73 | 1 | 176 | 1 | 7 | + + |
G | 24.9 | 1 | Presence | 1 | Yes | 1 | Medium | 1 | No | 0 | 7.47 | 1 | 216 | 1 | 6 | + + + + + |
H | 24 | 1 | Absence | 0 | Yes | 1 | Medium | 1 | No | 0 | 7.08 | 1 | 75.3 | 0 | 4 | + + + + + |
I | 24.5 | 1 | Presence | 1 | Yes | 1 | Small | 1 | No | 0 | 7.18 | 1 | 81.3 | 1 | 6 | + + + |
J | 26.4 | 1 | Absence | 0 | Yes | 1 | Large | 0 | No | 0 | 7.32 | 1 | 183 | 1 | 4 | + + + + + |
K | 28 | 0 | Absence | 0 | No | 0 | Medium | 1 | Yes | 1 | 6.94 | 1 | 228 | 0 | 3 | + + + + |
L | 25 | 1 | Presence | 1 | Yes | 1 | Large | 0 | No | 0 | 7.39 | 1 | 161 | 1 | 5 | + + + + + |
M | 27.3 | 0 | Presence | 1 | No | 0 | Medium | 1 | Yes | 1 | 6.76 | 1 | 36.8 | 1 | 5 | + + + |
N | 30.1 | 0 | Absence | 0 | No | 0 | Small | 1 | Yes | 1 | 7.13 | 1 | 461 | 0 | 3 | + + + + |
