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Biomass of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera in Three Swiss Rivers

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The fauna composition and the biomass of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera were observed in a meandering lowland river, a prealpine stream and a regulated river. The faunal diversity in the regulated river was poor compared to the other two rivers due to the limnic character of the water, specially the suspended particles floating in the water. Growth of Serratella ignita depended mainly on the water temperature. The largest biomass of Ephemeroptera was observed in the lowland river, whereas that of Plecoptera was observed in the prealpine stream. The dam-regulated river produced the most biomass, composed principally of Gammaridae. Their inorganic compounds were three times higher than those of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera.

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Landolt, P., Thüer, J., Studemann, D. (2001). Biomass of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera in Three Swiss Rivers. In: Domínguez, E. (eds) Trends in Research in Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1257-8_31

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