FIRST DESCRIPTION OF INVERTEBRATE BENTHIC FAUNA IN MIDDLE ZONE OF THE LOA RIVER (CHILE)
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De los Ríos-Escalante, P.R.
Wilson, R.
Norambuena, J.
Esse, C.
Resumen
Aquatic insect communities in inland waters of Chile are characterised by the presence of certain species depending on water quality, but there is little information on statistical ecology in the structure of insect communities. The aim of the present study was to apply null models to explain the structure of aquatic insects in the middle zone of the Loa River, in the Atacama Desert (Antofagasta Region, Chile; 23° S). The results of the null models of species co-occurrence showed that species associations are random, while niche sharing showed that species share ecological niches and consequently there is interspecific competition. The reported taxa are similar to communities for other North Patagonian rivers in terms of community structure. © Publisher Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the NAS of Ukraine, 2023.
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