A água é imprescindível à biodiversidade sendo um recurso natural de grande relevância em regiões semiáridas como o Nordeste do Brasil. Com isso, suma importância conhecimento da fauna insetos aquáticos desses ambientes, pois eles podem ser importantes bioindicadores qualidade e ambiente ao seu entorno. Baseado nisso, objetivo desse trabalho foi realizar uma análise faunística a partir d...

Abstract The use of agrochemicals in agriculture may impact aquatic ecosystems, particularly influencing the stream insect communities. Among insects, family Chironomidae is most abundant and species-diverse group found freshwater ecosystems. However, southern hemisphere, studies with are still sparse, compared to Europe North America. present study evaluates responses species (Insecta: Diptera...

In this study, to determine the trophic level of Küçükçekmece Lagoon Lake, water and sediment samplings were performed at five selected stations seasonally during a year between 2014-2015. The samples analyzed some environmental variables (water temperature, pH, conductivity, DO (dissolved oxygen), TDS (total dissolved solids), salinity. NO3-N, NO2-N, SO4-2, PO4-3, SiO2, chlorophyll-a, TP phosp...

Circadian rhythms pre-adapt the physiology of most organisms to predictable daily changes in the environment. Some marine organisms also show endogenous circalunar rhythms. The genetic basis of the circalunar clock and its interaction with the circadian clock is unknown. Both clocks can be studied in the marine midge Clunio marinus (Chironomidae, Diptera), as different populations have differen...

In most freshwater ecosystems, aquatic insects are dominant in terms of diversity; however, there is a disproportionately low number of records of alien species when compared to other freshwater organisms. The Chironomidae is one aquatic insect family that includes some examples of alien species around the world. During a study on aquatic insects in Amazonas state (Brazil), we collected specime...