Abstract The Ephemeroptera family Baetidae is one of the most specious families in the
Neotropical region and a great effort to improve the taxonomy of this group has been made …

AIM: The aim of this paper was to study the spatial distribution and functional feeding
structure of aquatic insect communities of 18 streams at different altitudes in Mambucaba …

Community diversity is expected to reflect variations in local conditions but, recently,
ecologists have started to realize that local diversity is also under pressure from global …

Analisamos a estrutura dos grupos funcionais alimentares de Ephemeroptera em cinco
tipos de substratos (folhiço em corredeira, folhiço em remanso, madeira, pedras e raízes) de …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi responder se existe padrão na distribuição espacial das ninfas
de Ephemeroptera em diferentes córregos e rios da bacia do Rio Suiá-Miçú, MT, e como os …

Freshwater habitats are being subjected to increased levels of human disturbance
throughout the world (Saunders et al., 2002). A recent assessment of the status of inland …

O efeito dos diferentes níveis de preservação ambiental de córregos de 1ª a 4ª ordens sobre
a riqueza, abundância, similaridade na composição de Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) e o …

Riparian vegetation along streams in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil contributes to the formation
of a highly heterogeneous leaf litter in streambeds. To investigate the structure and …

Our aim here was to assess the seasonal (dry, ebb, and rainy seasons), spatial (upstream,
intermediate, and downstream), and environmental effects on the dynamics of Gerridae …

Brazilian floodplains have suffered great changes in their natural characteristics in recent
decades, mainly in the flood pulse. The Upper Paraná River floodplain is one of the few …