Stream Macrozoobenthic Communities of the Eastern Balkans
The macrozoobenthic communities are described and classified on the original data (166 stations) for the small rivers and streams of the mountains of Bulgaria (Balkan and Rhodope mountains) and European Turkey (Istranca range). Described 17 types of communities, their habitats, the total abundance of macrozoobenthos, gradation saprobity and complexes of the dominant species. Provided the brief taxonomic review of the macrozoobenthos of the region. Discusses the reasons for the variability of rheophilic macrozoobenthos communities, regional characteristics of the communities associated with the local landscape and fauna.