A Review of the Density, Biomass, and Secondary Production of Odonates.

ABSTRACT: Freshwater insects are highly significant as ecosystem service providers, contributing to provisioning services, supporting services, and cultural services. Odonates are dominant predators in many freshwater systems, becoming top predators in fishless ecosystems. One service that odonates provide is the export of matter and energy from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems. In this study, we provide a review of the literature aiming to estimate the density, biomass, and secondary production of odonates and discuss to what extent this order of insects is relevant for the fertilization of terrestrial ecosystems. We found published data on 109 species belonging to 17 families of odonates from 44 papers. Odonata larvae are abundant in freshwater systems, with a mean density of 240.04 ± 48.01 indiv

SUBMITTER: Rivas-Torres A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11277287 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature