Aquatic Insects Communities in a Saline Water Source - Antofagasta, Chile

Authors

  • Patricio R. De los Rios-Escalante Universidad Católica de Temuco, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas, Casilla, Temuco
  • Juan Morales Departamento de Ciencias Acuáticas y Ambientales, Facultad de Recursos del Mar y Recursos Hidrobiológicos, Universidad de Antofagasta, Av. Universidad de Antofagasta 02800, Antofagasta 124000
  • Juan Norambuena Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, 4780000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.1764

Keywords:

Aquatic insects, null models, saline waters, Antofagasta, Chile, Ephydridae, Ceratopogonidae, Nematocera, community ecology, larvae, water source, species, associations, nitch sharing

Abstract

The aquatic insects include mainly larval stages, that hatch into adults, as occurring in some Diptera, which can generate problems in human health in tropical regions as these can transmit diseases. Some of these are reported from inland and coastal saline waters. The present study is an attept to apply the null models to explain the structure of aquatic insects a small saline water source located at south of Antofagasta town (23°47’ S, Chile), using species associations and niches sharing null models. The results reveal a low taxa number, specifically of Diptera (Ephydridae, Ceratopogonidae and Nematocera). The null models of species associations reveal that the associations are random. Evaluation of the niche sharing reveal that species share ecological niches, and as a consequence there are interspecific competition. The reported taxa are similar with communities for inland water saline ecosystems as far as community structure and taxonomic groups are concerned.

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Published

2024-02-01

How to Cite

De los Rios-Escalante, P. R., Morales, J., & Norambuena, J. (2024). Aquatic Insects Communities in a Saline Water Source - Antofagasta, Chile. Indian Journal of Entomology, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.1764

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