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Structure, zonation, and species diversity of the mayfly communities of the Belá River basin, Slovakia

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Four mayfly taxocoena which correspond to zones in the river continuum concept of Vannote et al. (1980) and to the zonation concept of Illies & Botoşaneanu (1963), were distinguished by cluster analysis in the Belá River basin, Slovakia.

By principal components analysis, taxocoena were shown to be separated along a complex gradient dominated by altitude and slope.

An increase of species diversity was observed downstreams. The species-diversity data can be fitted to a geometric series, and interpreted by the niche preemption hypothesis. Equitability and the ratio of Baetidae to Heptagenidae are supposed to indicate ecological conditions.

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Deván, P., Mucinaz, L. Structure, zonation, and species diversity of the mayfly communities of the Belá River basin, Slovakia. Hydrobiologia 135, 155–165 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006467

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