Stream microhabitat selectivity, resource partitioning, and niche shifts in grazing caddisfly larvae
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Microhabitat preference of caddisfly (Trichoptera) communities in a medium- sized lowland stream in Latvia
The microhabitat preference of caddisfly (Trichoptera) communities was studied in 8 types of microhabitats in a fast-flowing, medium-sized, lowland stream in Latvia. A total 36 caddisfly taxa belonging to 14 families were recorded in microhabitat samples. A PCA biplot of caddisfly taxa abundance in microhabitats showed 3 distinct caddisfly taxa groups: depositional [Limnephilidae Gen. sp., Anab...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hydrobiologia
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0018-8158,1573-5117
DOI: 10.1007/bf00008934