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The changes of structural and functional parameters of aquatic microbial communities in continuous water on campus of Tsinghua University, China are investigated by polyurethane foam unit( PFU) method. The measured compositions of the communities include alga, protozoa, and some metazoa ( such as rotifers). The measured indicators of water quality include water temperature, pH values dissolved oxygen ( DO). potassium permangan ale index CODMD) total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP) and chlorophyll-a ( Chla). The trophic levels expressed by the trophic level indices (TL/c) is assessed with analytic hierarchy process and principal component analysis (AHP-PCA) method. The changing trends of the structural and functional parameters of aquatic microbial communities. such as Margalef index of diversity (D) Shannon-weaver index of diversity (H). Heterotropy index (HI), number of species when the colonization gets equilibrium ( Seq), colonizing speed constant (G) and time spent when 90 percent of Seq colonized in PFU (T(a)) are also analyzed. The experimental results showed the succession of aquatic microbial communities along the water flow is consistent with the water quality, so the parameters of microbial community can reflect the changes of water quality from the ecological view. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]