Forecasting the impact of an invasive macrophyte species in the littoral zone through aquatic insect species composition

Forecasting the impact of an invasive macrophyte species in the littoral zone through aquatic insect species composition

ABSTRACT Invasive macrophytes threaten freshwater ecosystem biodiversity. We analyzed the impact of the invasive white ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium J. König, Zingiberaceae) on aquatic insect assemblages living in the littoral zone of a tropical reservoir. We took aquatic insect samples in the l...

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Main Authors: Hugo H. L. Saulino, Susana Trivinho-Strixino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2017-11-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
Habitat complexity
Chironomidae
freshwater conservation
macroinvertebrates
Hedychium coronarium
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