Neotropical dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) as indicators of ecological condition of small streams in the eastern Amazon

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 733 - 744
• Main Authors: Oliveira‐Junior, José Max Barbosa, Shimano, Yulie, Gardner, Toby Alan, Hughes, Robert M, Marco Júnior, Paulo, Juen, Leandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Richmond Blackwell Science Asia 01.09.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: adults; Anisoptera; Anisoptera (Odonata); anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic ecology; Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic insects; bioindicator; Brazil; cost effectiveness; Creeks & streams; disturbance; Ecological conditions; Ecological effects; ecophysiology; environmental alteration; Environmental conditions; Environmental degradation; environmental factors; environmental law; Environmental regulations; habitat destruction; Habitat loss; Heterogeneity; home range; Insects; land use; Local communities; planting; riparian conservation; Riparian vegetation; species diversity; Species richness; Stream degradation; streams; trees; tropics; vegetation; Zygoptera; Brazil

Sensitive and cost‐effective indicators of aquatic ecosystem condition in Amazon streams are necessary to assess the effects of anthropogenic disturbances on those systems in a viable and ecologically meaningful manner. We conducted the present study in the municipality of Paragominas, state of Pará...