Species Diversity of Stream Insects of Fontinalis SPP. Compared to Diversity on Artificial Substrates

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Two types of artificial mosses (string and plastic) were compared with Fontinalis spp. for their insect inhabitants. These communities were sampled on six dates at eight stream sites and compare by community coefficients, information theory analysis, and rank correlations. These results showed that those insects which were abundant on moss were also abundant on the artificial substrates. Fewer species and fewer individuals were present on the latter.

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