The diet of macroinvertebrates sampled in leaf-bags incubated in a tropical stream was
analyzed on a spatial scale (one forested and one deforested area) and on a temporal scale
(dry and rainy seasons). The macroinvertebrates were mostly represented by detritivores
specialized in fine detritus (69%), followed by generalist detritivores (10% with a diet based
on fine and coarse detritus), carnivores (10%), omnivores (8%), and one detritivore genera
specialized on coarse detritus (3%). The detritivores exhibited a broad spatial and temporal …