Functional feeding groups of aquatic insect families in Latin America: a critical analysis and review of existing literature

Aquatic macroinvertebrates are involved in numerous processes within aquatic ecosystems. They often have important effects on ecosystem processes such as primary production (via grazing), detritus breakdown, and nutrient mineralization and downstream spiraling. The functional feeding groups (FFG) cl...

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Main Authors: Alonso Ramírez, Pablo E Gutiérrez-Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2014-04-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
FFG
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000600011&lng=en&tlng=en