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  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,024 Views
20 Pages

23 June 2020

Environments such as floodplains and the marshlands of rivers, lakes and ponds, are important habitats for aquatic insects adapted to lentic water conditions. In addition, ponds and paddy fields artificially created for agriculture are also important...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,315 Views
14 Pages

22 February 2021

The accelerated and disordered growth of large urban centers has caused a significant loss of biodiversity and the negative effects are more significant in aquatic environments. Thus, the objective of this study is to assess the effects of environmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,870 Views
19 Pages

Seasonal Dynamics and Factors Shaping Aquatic Insect Assemblages in Mountain Streams of the Pannonian Lowland Ecoregion

  • Viktorija Ergović,
  • Dubravka Čerba,
  • Bojana Tubić,
  • Boris Novaković,
  • Miran Koh and
  • Zlatko Mihaljević

26 March 2025

This study focused on the aquatic insect orders that serve as biological indicators. Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera, and Odonata were studied with their relationships to physical, chemical, hydrological and morphological variables...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,534 Views
2 Pages

Ecology and Biology of Aquatic Insects

  • Scott M. Starr and
  • John R. Wallace

11 January 2021

The advancement of our knowledge on the ecology and biology of aquatic insects is essential to improving our understanding of their roles in water quality, disease ecology, as indicators of climate change, biodiversity, as well as community structure...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,520 Views
15 Pages

Bioassessment of Macroinvertebrate Communities Influenced by Gradients of Human Activities

  • Rui Li,
  • Xianfu Li,
  • Ronglong Yang,
  • Muhammad Farooq,
  • Zhen Tian,
  • Yaning Xu,
  • Nan Shao,
  • Shuoran Liu and
  • Wen Xiao

14 February 2024

This study explores the impact of anthropogenic land use changes on the macroinvertebrate community structure in the streams of the Cangshan Mountains. Through field collections of macroinvertebrates, measurement of water environments, and delineatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,571 Views
15 Pages

Year-Round Bat Activity and Species Richness Near Temporary Ponds in the Mediterranean Region

  • Ioanna Salvarina,
  • Panagiotis Georgiakakis,
  • Artemis Kafkaletou Diez,
  • Triantafyllia-Maria Perivolioti,
  • Ioanna Vassilaki and
  • Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell

1 July 2023

Mediterranean temporary ponds are recognized as conservation priority habitats that face anthropogenic threats and are important habitats for a number of aquatic and terrestrial animals and plants. Bats are a diverse group of animals that use ponds f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,865 Views
15 Pages

12 April 2023

Most ecologists have used climate change, as an omnipresent pressure, to support their findings in researching the vulnerability of specific taxa, communities, or ecosystems. However, there is a widespread lack of long-term biological, biocoenologica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,015 Views
25 Pages

Seasonal Variations in Macrobenthos Communities and Their Relationship with Environmental Factors in the Alpine Yuqu River

  • Jianmin Ge,
  • Jianyong Chen,
  • Fangze Zi,
  • Tianjian Song,
  • Linghui Hu,
  • Zhouminkang He,
  • Lei Wu,
  • Yandong Ding and
  • Hongtao Li

24 January 2025

This study investigated the spatial and temporal variations of macrobenthos community structure in the Yuqu River Basin during the dry and wet seasons due to environmental factors. This study quantified the independent and interactive contributions o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
420 Views
13 Pages

Population Structure and Ecological Niches of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Upper Yarlung Zangbo River

  • Zepeng Zhang,
  • Hongyu Jin,
  • Shenhui Li,
  • Haipeng Wang,
  • Shitong Xing,
  • Wanqiao Lu and
  • Lei Li

16 November 2025

The community structure and ecological niche of benthic macroinvertebrates in the upper Yarlung Zangbo River were analyzed in April and September 2023. The benthic macroinvertebrate community largely comprises aquatic insects, with Diptera accounting...

  • Article
  • Open Access
179 Views
18 Pages

14 December 2025

Fish communities undergo climate-induced shifts; it is crucial to study the trophic interactions of various fish species in order to understand the extent to which fish trophic niches overlap and the degree of competition between them. We investigate...