Chironomus larvae (Chironomidae: Diptera) as water quality indicators along an environmental gradient in a neotropical urban stream

Chironomus larvae (Chironomidae: Diptera) as water quality indicators along an environmental gradient in a neotropical urban stream

Anthropogenic interference in urban lotic systems is a factor affecting the biota of waterbodies. Aquatic macro invertebrates are an important food source for fish and are valuable indicators of water quality. The objective of this work was to study Chironomus larvae (Chironomidae: Diptera) distribu...

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Main Authors: Nadja Gomes Machado, Danielle Christine Stenner Nassarden, Francyele dos Santos, Isabelle Christina Gonçalves Boaventura, Gregory Perrier, Fernanda Silveira Carvalho de Souza, Eucarlos de Lima Martins, Marcelo Sacardi Biudes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
Subjects:
aquatic macroinvertebrates
eutrophication lotic systems
Online Access:http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/1533

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