How Important are Small Lotic Habitats of the Western Balkans for Local Mayflies?
2022
Autori:
Vilenica, MarinaPetrović, Ana
Rimcheska, Biljana
Stojanović, Katarina
Tubić, Bojana
Vidinova, Yanka
Ostala autorstva
Pešić, VladimirMilošević, Đurađ
Miliša, Marko
Tip dokumenta:
Poglavlje u monografiji (Objavljena verzija)
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© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Metapodaci
Prikaz svih podataka o dokumentuApstrakt:
Mayflies are amphibious insects which represent an important link in food and energy transfer from aquatic to terrestrial habitats. They constitute a large proportion of the aquatic ecosystems’ biomass. Although our knowledge about mayfly (bio)diversity in the Balkan Peninsula is still far from complete, more extensive systematic studies have been conducted within the last decade. In this chapter we explore development of mayfly research in the area of the Western Balkans, mayfly species richness in various small lotic habitats, including springs, streams and rivers, and determine the importance of such habitats for conservation of local mayflies. We discuss the value of mayflies as bioindicators of freshwater ecosystems’ health, as well as the influences of various anthropogenic activities on mayfly assemblages in small lotic habitats of the Western Balkans. Moreover, we present current gaps in research and we give recommendations for future directions of mayfly research in the area of the Western Balkans.
Ključne reči:
Anthropogenic threats; Biodiversity; Bioindicators; Endemic species; Research development; Species richness; Springs; StreamsU:
- Pešić V, Milošević D, Miliša M, editors. Small Water Bodies of the Western Balkans. Cham: Springer; 2022. p. 313–36. (Springer Water).
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1_15
ISBN: 978-3-030-86480-4
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85119701339
URI
https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1_15http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4692