The impact of dredging of a small lowland river on water beetle fauna (Coleoptera)

The impact of dredging of a small lowland river on water beetle fauna (Coleoptera)

<p>Using the example of a regulated stretch of the Krąpiel River (NW Poland), an analysis of the impact of dredging on the aquatic beetle (Coleoptera) fauna was made. After dredging the beetle fauna became markedly poorer quantitatively and had lower species diversity. Moreover, the qualitativ...

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Main Authors: Piotr Dabkowski, Paweł Buczynski, Andrzej Zawal, Edyta Stepien, Edyta Buczynska, Robert Stryjecki, Stanislaw Czachorowski, Przemyslaw Smietana, Magdalena Szenejko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
Subjects:
River regulation
biodiversity
reophilous species
stagnophilous species
environmental changes.
Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1270

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