Open AccessLongitudinal distribution and ecophysiological characteristics of Hydropsyche exocellata (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in large rivers
Author(s) -
Guinand Bruno,
Tachet Henri,
Roux Chantal
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
ecography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.973
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1600-0587
pISSN - 0906-7590
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1994.tb00093.x
Subject(s) - hydropsychidae , ecology , biology , distribution (mathematics) , larva , mathematics , mathematical analysis
The position as a potamic or rhithronic species of Hydropsyche exocellata (Trichoptera Hydropsychmae) was analysed with regard to 1) its metabolism temperature curve and the total amplitude of its respiratory metabolism between 5° and 25°C, n) its distribution in some reaches of the Rhône River basin (France), and Hydropsychmae coexisting species in those reaches to assess its place in the stream continuum Metabolism data indicated clearly that H exocellata was a species adapted to the potamon, but distribution data did not confirm metabolism results The absence of H exocellata, for instance, from the lower and potamic reaches from the Rhône River itself, as well as its frequent coexistence with H pellucidula, a well‐established near‐rhithronic species regarding metabolism, suggests a more complex definition of its position as a potamic species