The studies were carried out on 9 sites situated between 10 and 337 km of the river course to asses which parameters are the most important for the composition and density of oligochaete taxocens. 42 species and 4 genera of oligochaetes were found. Considering number of species (24) and number of specimens Naididae were the most numerous, Tubificidae were less frequent (12 species), other families were represented by a few taxa. In the studied sector of the Vistula the natural taxocens of oligochaetes did not exist. Various reasons were responsible for these modifications: eutrophication (sites 2, 3), strong pollution (from site 5 downstream) and hydrotechnical structures (sites 1, 4, 6). The natural changes of oligochaetes density connected with their life cycles were modified by the effects of flood and water pollution.
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