This invention relates to a method for assessing the
habitat of filter-feeding benthic animals and its application, belonging to the field of aquatic
ecological environment assessment technology. This invention provides a method for assessing the
habitat of filter-feeding benthic animals, comprising the following steps: (1) measuring
water body indicators,
processing the data to obtain
water body physicochemical indicator data W1,
sediment environment indicator data W2, food resource indicator data W3, and biological behavior
adaptation indicator data W4; (2) calculating the
habitat suitability index SEI; (3) assessing whether small water bodies are suitable for the survival of filter-feeding benthic animals based on the
habitat suitability index. This invention is highly targeted, comprehensive in its indicators, precise in its quantification, and widely applicable. It can be used for
habitat suitability assessment, ecological restoration effect monitoring, and
artificial rearing area selection, etc., and has high application value and is easy to promote and implement.