Diets and trophic guilds of aquatic insects in Molino River, La Guajira, Colombia
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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Trophic Transfer of Arsenic from an Aquatic Insect to Terrestrial Insect Predators. [PDF]
The movement of energy and nutrients from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems can be substantial, and emergent aquatic insects can serve as biovectors not only for nutrients, but also for contaminants present in the aquatic environment.
Mogren, Christina L +3 more
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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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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
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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Ecological study of aquatic midges and some related insects with special reference to feeding habits [PDF]
Die Schweiz ist ein reiches Land. Sie verfügt über viele Millionäre. Der große Reichtum konzentriert sich auf wenige Familien und Personen. In der Schweiz leben aber auch eine halbe Million der Bevölkerung (7,5 Mio.) in Haushalten von Erwerbstätigen, die
A. Diezinger +19 more
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Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A review
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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Aquatic versus Terrestrial Insects: Real or Presumed Differences in Population Dynamics?
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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Diversity of Water Insects in Conventional and Organic Rice Cultivations in Padang City
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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Diversity and Community Structure of Stream Insects in a Minimally Disturbed Forested Watershed in Southern Illinois [PDF]
The Lusk Creek Watershed, located in Pope County, IL, long has been rec- ognized as a high quality area of biological significance, but surveys of the stream macroinvertebrate fauna have been limited.
McPherson, J. E +2 more
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