Prediction of dissolved oxygen in wetlands using FCM-ANFIS model - A Case Study: Choghakhor Wetland

In the present study, the health status of the Choghakhor wetland, as one of the twenty-five Iranian wetlands of international importance, is assessed using the ESCOM's wetland classification and risk assessment index (WCRAI). Furthermore, the ability of the FCM-ANFIS model is investigated to predict the dissolved oxygen (DO) with electrical conductivity, water level, air temperature and water temperature as input variables. The results highlight that the Choghakhor wetland is categorized as "D" based on the A-F ecological category, which means that the wetland ecosystem has changed and a large number of local species have become extinct. Also, the output of the FCM-ANFIS model indicates the acceptable performance of the model in predicting the amount of DO due to the high values of the efficiency criteria (for the best model, DC = 0.92 and RMSE = 0.07).