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UMYU Scientifica Journal, 2023 The study assesses the level of heavy metals in some aquatic insects, lethocerus species, and Hydrophilus piceus (Great silver water beetles) found in river Gashua. The insects and soil samples found in the river were randomly collected, processed, and
I P Aiki +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 After the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in Japan, freshwater ecosystems near the site remained contaminated by radiocesium (RCs).
Yumiko Ishii +11 more
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Aquatic insect community structure revealed by eDNA metabarcoding derives indices for environmental assessment [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis provides an efficient and objective approach for monitoring and assessing ecological status; however, studies on the eDNA of aquatic insects, such as Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera (EPT), are limited despite ...
Noriko Uchida +3 more
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Diets and trophic guilds of aquatic insects in Molino River, La Guajira, Colombia
Journal of Limnology, 2016 Aquatic insects are considered a key component for stream food webs because of their contribution to the flow of energy from basal resources to the top predators.
Cristian Granados-Martínez +2 more
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Environment Conservation Journal, 2020 Aquatic biodiversity has enormous economic and aesthetic value and is largely responsible for maintaining and supporting overall aquatic environmental health. Aquatic organisms also rely upon the great diversity of aquatic habitats and resources for food
R. R Kulkarni, S.B. Zade
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Water Science, 2022 Benthic aquatic insects receive the most direct impact when surface waters are perturbed. However, scarce data and understanding about activities’ effects on surface water ecosystems remain a critical challenge for water resource managers and ...
Fatima Garba +4 more
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Symbiotic Microorganisms and Their Different Association Types in Aquatic and Semiaquatic Bugs
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 True bugs (Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera) constitute the largest suborder of nonholometabolous insects and occupy a wide range of habitats various from terrestrial to semiaquatic to aquatic niches.
Yu Men +9 more
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Aquatic versus Terrestrial Insects: Real or Presumed Differences in Population Dynamics?
Insects, 2018 The study of insect populations is dominated by research on terrestrial insects. Are aquatic insect populations different or are they just presumed to be different? We explore the evidence across several topics. (1) Populations of terrestrial herbivorous
Jill Lancaster, Barbara J. Downes
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Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A review
Animal Nutrition, 2022 The aquafeed industry continues to expand in response to the rapidly growing aquaculture sector. However, the identification of alternative protein sources in aquatic animal diets to replace conventional sources due to cost and sustainability issues ...
Sahya Maulu +10 more
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Diversity of Water Insects in Conventional and Organic Rice Cultivations in Padang City
Jurnal Proteksi Tanaman, 2017 Study on diversity of aquatic insects in rice is important to determine the condition of the rice fields. The purpose of this research was to study the community of aquatic insects in two difference cultivations (organic and conventional) and sub ...
Hasmiandy Hamid, Martinius Martinius
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