Research Article
Life Cycle and Secondary Production of Four Species from Functional Feeding Groups in a Tropical Stream of South India
Table 2
Density (individuals/m2) of functional feeding groups in the stream substrates.
| Habitat | Substrate | Functional feeding groups (mean ± SE) | L. nuburagangai | Baetis | C. alagarensis | N. biseriata |
| Riffle | Bedrock | 0 | 6 ± 0.9 | 5 ± 0.4 | 0 | Boulders | 18 ± 1.1 | 12 ± 1.4 | 39 ± 1.1 | 36 ± 0.5 | Pebbles/gravels | 0 | 1 ± 0.5 | 12 ± 2.3 | 15 ± 0.5 | Leaf litter | 12 ± 2.9 | 25 ± 3.1 | 34 ± 1.3 | 39 ± 1.5 | Woody debris | 13 ± 2.2 | 2 ± 0.4 | 5 ± 1.2 | 8 ± 1.1 |
| Pool | Leaf litter | 38 ± 1.6 | 48 ± 2.3 | 4 ± 0.4 | 0 | Woody debris | 18 ± 2.1 | 5 ± 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
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