Freshwater ecosystems and aquatic insects: a paradox in biological invasions
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Freshwater ecosystems and aquatic insects: a paradox in biological invasions.
Biological invasions have increased significantly in response to global change and constitute one of the major causes of biodiversity loss. Insects make up a large fraction of invasive species, in general, and freshwaters are among the most invaded ecosystems on our planet. However, even though aquatic insects dominate most inland waters, have unparalleled taxonomic diversity and occupy nearly ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology Letters
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1744-9561,1744-957X
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.1075