Aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna in Lake Takkobu, Kushiro Marsh, northern Japan

Description of a species of Fabaeformiscandona (Ostracoda, Crustacea) from Kushiro Marsh, Hokkaido, Japan, with the nearly complete mitochondrial genomic sequence

BACKGROUND So far, 16 species of non-marine ostracods have been reported from Kushiro Marsh, Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, eastern Hokkaido, Japan (Hiruta and Smith 2001, Smith and Hiruta 2004). Nine of these species are in Candonidae, the second-most diverse family of non-marine ostracods. This family contains ca. 550 species, or around 25% of the total number of non-marine ostracod species...

Estimates of Macroinvertebrate Biomass in Lake Michigan

To obtain updated, more accurate estimates of macroinvertebrate standing stocks in Lake Michigan, benthic biomass (ash-free dry weight) was determined at 40 stations in the southern end of the lake in 1980 and 1981. Biomass generally increased as sampling depth increased from 16 to 30 m, peaked at depths of 30-40 m, and then declined at depths greater than 40 m. Mean total biomass at the 16-30 ...

Impact of Agricultural Land Use on Macroinvertebrate Fauna in Lithuania

The present study aims at assessing changes in macroinvertebrate metrics in relation to the effects of agricultural land use in a lowland river. Cluster analysis techniques were applied to group river sites according to the similarity of total and relative abundances of taxonomic groups. Riverbed morphology and riparian vegetation were the main environmental variables differentiating between cl...

Prostaglandins in aquatic fauna: a comprehensive review

The presence and role of prostaglandin moieties in aquatic fauna have been a subject of study for only the last 15 yr. This review discusses the occurrence and physiological functions of these autocoids in a broad range of marine and freshwater fauna. The role of prostaglandins of the E and A series, in particular, in osmoregulation and mineral transport has been studied in several marine inver...

Aquatic Insects: Bryophyte Habitats and Fauna