Biomass estimation of Triplectides egleri Sattler (Trichoptera, Leptoceridae) in a stream at Ducke Reserve, Central Amazonia

Biomass estimation of Triplectides egleri Sattler (Trichoptera, Leptoceridae) in a stream at Ducke Reserve, Central Amazonia

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ABSTRACT Biomass is a fundamental measure for understanding the structure and functioning (e.g. fluxes of energy and nutrients in the food chain) of aquatic ecosystems. We aim to provide predictive models to estimate the biomass of Triplectides egleri Sattler, 1963, in a stream in Central Amazonia,...

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Main Authors: Janaina Gomes de Brito, Renato Tavares Martins, Kleicy Maciel Soares, Neusa Hamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
Allometric relationship
Aquatic insects
Body dimensions
Case dimensions
Shredder caddisfly
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000400332&lng=en&tlng=en

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