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The annual mean density of Brachycentrus subnubilus a trichopteranspecies with a univoltine life-cycle was 572 ind. m-2. Itconstituted of only 2.1% of the total macrozoobenthos abundance,while this species in terms of biomass exceeded 11.9% of the totalbenthic biomass. Production of Brachycentrus subnubilus was estimated bysize-frequency method was 26.56 g wet weight m-2 and theturnover ratio was 5.7.
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Majecki, J., Grzybkowska, M. & Reddy, R. Density, production and life cycle of Brachycentrus subnubilus Curtis (Trichoptera: Brachycentridae) in a lowland river, Central Poland. Hydrobiologia 354, 51–56 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003099003493
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