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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Water quality of rivers with and without riparian vegetation in rural Brazil, assessed using abiotic parameters and freshwater invertebrate surveys in 2022</dc:title>
  <dc:type xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">dataset</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=009_CEFASca1fead3-b4ea-4efb-9830-43d41af03e0d</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Data were collected from sixteen river sites within and around the Iracambi 
NGO (non governmental organisation) land in Rosario da Limeira, Minas Gerais, 
Brazil, during the wet season from September 28th to December 18th, 2022. The 
sites included eight rivers in unprotected areas and eight in protected 
riparian zones. The dataset includes measurements of abiotic parameters: air 
and water temperature, salinity, flow rate, pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, and 
rainfall. Freshwater invertebrate biodiversity was surveyed using modified 
kick sampling, and Biotic Index scores were calculated for identified 
invertebrate groups.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20250410 20250401</dc:date>
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