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lotic

(lō′tĭk)

adj.

Of, relating to, or living in moving water.

lotic

of or relating to an aquatic environment where there is fast moving water. Compare LENTIC.

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The next step to distinguish between these two possibilities would be cross-transplanting young individuals from each habitat and raising them in both lentic and lotic habitats.

Chemical orientation strategies of the crayfish are influenced by the hydrodynamics of their native environment

Colonization by lotic macroinvertebrates: a review of processes and patterns.

Macroinvertebrate community response to a spate disturbance in a third order Ohio stream

In all cases, these species encrusted hard, rocky substrates within lotic beds, demonstrating that they ate common within such habitats in the basin.

Colonization of hydroelectric reservoirs in Brazil by freshwater sponges, with special attention on Itaipu/Colonizacion de reservorios de plantas hidroelectricas en Brasil por esponjas de agua dulce, con enfasis en el de Itaipu/Colonizacao de reservatorios de hidroeletricas no Brasil por esponjas de agua doce, com destaque para o de Itaipu

The Nematoda total density was 4% and 8%, respectively, in the lotic and lentic ecosystems, the group percentage abundance was six times higher in lotic water bodies sampled by modified Ekman Dredge method.

Evaluation of sampling methods for periphytic fauna in macrophytes at the Espinhaco Mountain Range Biosphere Reserve, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

The rupture in lotic continuity was evident also by the results of the NMDS, separating clearly the homogeneous pre-filling phase and post-filling disperses phases.

Continuity effects on rotifers and microcrustaceans caused by the construction of a downstream reservoir in a cascade series (Iguacu River, Brazil)/Efeitos continuos sobre rotiferos e microcrustaceos causados pela construcao de um reservatorio a jusante de uma serie em cascata, Rio Iguacu, Brasil

melanocheilus diet, and detritus was the main food item in both lentic and lotic environments.

Trophic ecology of Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira, 2000 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in Ibicui river, southern Brazil/Ecologia trofica de Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira, 2000 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) no rio Ibicui, sul do Brasil

Lotic ecosystems in the Interior Plains have also experienced widespread alteration and degradation (Dodds et al.

Historical changes in Nebraska's lotic fish assemblages: implications of anthropogenic alterations

15]N variation in reservoir habitats compared with fishes that are generally considered lotic specialists (johnny darter and smallmouth bass) which exhibited greater variation in riverine habitats (Table 1).

Identifying local scale food web variation using stable [delta] [sup.13]C and [delta] [sup.15]N isotopes in a central Indiana reservoir and downstream river

TABLE 2 Maximum size (carapace length, CL; total length, TL) reached in Macrobrachium amazonicum populations living in estuarine and continental waters with lotic or lentic c onditions Maximum body size Males TL (mm) CL (mm) ESTUARINE WATERS Amapa, Brazil 140 28.

Reproductive and morphometric traits of Macrobrachium amazonicum (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from the Pantanal, Brazil, suggests initial speciation

Specifically, we compare the likelihood of Odonata in Illinois to be lentic versus lotic or generalists versus specialists.

Examining the causes of rarity for the Odonata of Illinois

The larvae of Eukiefferiella are almost exclusively lotic in flowing waters of all types.

Two New Species of the Genus Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from China

The policy was adopted to protect and upgrade lotic water quality within the State.