Research Article

Macroinvertebrates in a high Andean wetland (Chalhuanca) of southern Peru during the dry and wet season

Volume: 3 Number: 3 May 21, 2020
  • César R. Luque Fernández *
  • G. Anthony Pauca
  • Luis N. Vıllegas Paredes
  • Johana Del Pilar Quıspe Turpo
  • J. Francisco Vıllasante Benavıdes
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Macroinvertebrates in a high Andean wetland (Chalhuanca) of southern Peru during the dry and wet season

Abstract

Macroinvertebrates of the Chalhuanca high Andean wetland (bofedal) is presented, which presents two aquatic environments, river and water pools within bofedal vegetation. This wetland is located in the district of Yanque (Caylloma, Arequipa) at 4300 meters, in southern Peru. Aquatic macroinvertebrates in wetlands such as these have been sparsely studied in Peru and other localities, especially in the southern region, which is added to their taxonomic complexity for identification. For this bofedal 32 families were identified, distributed in 21 orders and 12 classes. The richest groups were Diptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera and Anomopoda. The other groups presented only one family. By type of environment, 25 families were registered for bofedal and 26 for the river, where exclusive families were presented for found environments 05 exclusive families of bofedal (Chydoridae, Coenagrionidae, Ilyocryptidae, Lumbriculidae, Dytiscidae), and 05 exclusive families of river (Gripopterygidae, Hydrobiosidae, Hydrophilidae, Leptoceridae, Saldidae). 

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Supporting Institution

Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa

Project Number

IBA-047-2016-UNSA

Thanks

We thanks to “Tambo Chalhuanca” (Programa Nacional PAIS - Midis), the citizens of the town of Chalhuanca and Reserva Nacional de Salinas y Aguada Blanca (SERNANP) also we thanks to Andre Cheneaux and Nicolas Leon P.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Hydrobiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

G. Anthony Pauca
0000-0001-6367-5345
Peru

Luis N. Vıllegas Paredes
0000-0002-7605-4326
Peru

Johana Del Pilar Quıspe Turpo
0000-0002-6428-7229
Peru

J. Francisco Vıllasante Benavıdes
0000-0002-6577-3122
Peru

Publication Date

May 21, 2020

Submission Date

April 13, 2020

Acceptance Date

May 10, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 3 Number: 3

APA
Luque Fernández, C. R., Pauca, G. A., Vıllegas Paredes, L. N., Quıspe Turpo, J. D. P., & Vıllasante Benavıdes, J. F. (2020). Macroinvertebrates in a high Andean wetland (Chalhuanca) of southern Peru during the dry and wet season. Aquatic Research, 3(3), 155-166. https://doi.org/10.3153/AR20014

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