Effect of habitat heterogeneity in the composition and distribution of Chironomidae (Diptera) assemblage in different microhabitats of preserved streams in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

AIM: This study aimed at to evaluate the influence of habitat heterogeneity on the attributes of richness, abundance, diversity and equitability of Chironomidae assemblage and also the biological differences in faunistic composition related to each microhabitat. METHODS: The sampling was performed i...

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Main Authors: Fernanda de Almeida Gurski, Gisele Daiane Pinha, Yara Moretto, Alice Michiyo Takeda, Norma Catarina Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2014-06-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2014000200007&lng=en&tlng=en