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Live weight was calculated for the larvae of Ephemeroptera and other zoobenthos on many localities in the catchment area of the Morava River. At monthly sampling the year-round production of the larvae was derived and the results tabulated for individual stretches in g m−2 year−1. The communities were classified also saprobiologically and the effect of saprobity on the production of mayflies in the individual zones was presented in the second table. Mayflies are considered very important for fish production in running waters.
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Zelinka, M. The production of Ephemeroptera in running waters. Hydrobiologia 56, 121–125 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023349
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