Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) of different habitats and microhabitats of the Vacacai-Mirim River microbasin, Southern Brazil

The Chironomidae family is one of the main groups of aquatic insects present in streams. This work aimed to investigate the influences of anthropogenic pressures and substrate types on chironomid community composition and structure. Chironomid larvae were collected during the summer of 2007 at four...

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Main Authors: RODRIGO KONIG, SANDRO SANTOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2013-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652013000300975&lng=en&tlng=en