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Revista mexicana de biodiversidad
versión On-line ISSN 2007-8706versión impresa ISSN 1870-3453
Resumen
BARBA-ALVAREZ, Rafael; LANZA-ESPINO, Guadalupe De la; CONTRERAS-RAMOS, Atilano y GONZALEZ-MORA, Ignacio. Aquatic insects indicators of water quality in Mexico: study cases, Copalita, Zimatán and Coyula rivers , Oaxaca. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2013, vol.84, n.1, pp.381-383. ISSN 2007-8706. https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.31037.
Within the macroinvertebrates that inhabit in freshwaters, the insects are more suitable the biological group to establish the water quality of the lotic and lentic ecosystems. Considering the sensibility and tolerance intrinsic properties of the aquatic insects, in this study Hilsenhoff Biotic Index (HBI, 1988) was applied in the high, medium and low portions of 3 perennial rivers: Copalita, Zimatán and Coyula, Oaxaca, Mexico. The HBI showed in the 3 cases a good to very good water quality.
Palabras llave : biotic index; watershed; lotic; biomonitoring.