Aquatic macroinvertebrates are involved in numerous processes within aquatic ecosystems.
They often have important effects on ecosystem processes such as primary production (via …

Abstract Changes in riparian vegetation directly affect the entry of allochthonous material
into aquatic systems, which is the main source of food and energy for different functional …

Ephemeroptera es uno de los órdenes más antiguos de Pterygota, con ninfas acuáticas y
adultos alados con una vida muy corta de la cual proviene su nombre. Los estudios sobre …

Abstract The River Continuum Concept (RCC) assumes that autochthonous primary
production in forest streams is limited by light and is insufficient to sustain secondary …

Abstract The Ephemeroptera family Baetidae is one of the most specious families in the
Neotropical region and a great effort to improve the taxonomy of this group has been made …

According to the prevalent paradigm, the major source of carbon and energy for food webs
of small forested streams in temperate regions is allochthonous material from the …

Insect feeding structures, such as mandibles, interact with the ingesta (food or/and substrate)
and can be adapted in morphology, composition of material and mechanical properties. The …

AIM: The aim of this paper was to study the spatial distribution and functional feeding
structure of aquatic insect communities of 18 streams at different altitudes in Mambucaba …

The effects of anthropogenic disturbance on multiple facets of biodiversity are poorly
understood. In this study, we worked with the hypothesis that anthropogenic disturbances …

Local distribution of stream insects is influenced by abiotic factors, such as substrate
heterogeneity and amount of organic matter. We evaluated the influence of substrate …