The rotifer assemblages of 26 urban ponds have been compared with the preliminary English national classification of small water bodies . It was found that similar TWINSPAN indicator species occurred in both classifications and that the urban ponds were classified appropriately as permanent, lowland sites, with intermediate conductivity . The factors responsible for shaping these urban rotifer assemblages were associated with cadmium (p < 0 .01), lead
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