Preliminary Baseline Assessment of Macrozoobenthos Community Structure in Clay-Mining Water Bodies in Tuban, East Java, Indonesia
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https://doi.org/10.32332/al-jahiz.v7i2.13332Keywords:
Benthic macroinvertebrates, Biodiversity baseline, Biomonitoring, Clay-mining water bodies, Freshwater ecologyAbstract
Macrozoobenthos are widely used as biological indicators because their community structure reflects cumulative habitat and water-quality conditions. However, information on macrozoobenthos assemblages in small artificial water bodies associated with clay-mining landscapes in Indonesia remains limited. This study provides a preliminary baseline assessment of macrozoobenthos and compares observed abundance, species richness, diversity, dominance, and evenness among three clay-mining water bodies—Sugihan, Tobo, and Mliwang—in Tuban, East Java, Indonesia. Field observations were conducted from the second week of July to the second week of August 2022. Macrozoobenthos were collected from littoral and vegetated margins using direct hand collection and scoop-net sweeping, retained through a 0.5-mm sieve, sorted, and provisionally identified based on morphological characteristics. Community structure was descriptively evaluated using the Shannon–Wiener diversity index (H′), Simpson dominance index (D), and Pielou evenness index (J′). A total of 45 individuals representing 13 provisional taxa and 11 families were recorded. Mliwang had the highest observed abundance and richness (21 individuals; 10 taxa), followed by Sugihan (11 individuals; 8 taxa) and Tobo (13 individuals; 6 taxa). H′ values were 2.11, 2.02, and 1.61, while D values were 0.14, 0.14, and 0.23, respectively. Pielou evenness ranged from 0.896 to 0.971. These findings indicate spatial differences in assemblage structure; however, the lack of quantitative sampling effort and physicochemical measurements prevents definitive attribution to mining effects or specific environmental drivers. The findings provide an exploratory baseline for standardized, replicated, and environmentally integrated biomonitoring of clay-mining water bodies.
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