Abstract
Odonates have been recognized as an important group for evaluating ecosystems since they are used as bioindicators of the conservation status of the habitat they occupy, in addition to being genera...
Highlights
The current knowledge of the aquatic ecosystems of Mexico is based on a limnological tradition that emerged during the 1950s, which mainly describes the lentic environments (AlonsoEguíaLis, Mora, Campbell, & Springer, 2014)
The analysis of estimated species richness (Sest) by comparing the confidence intervals resulted in no significant differences between the two seasons, because the confidence intervals overlap for both the observed and extrapolated data (Figure 3a)
Coenagrionidae of the suborder Zygoptera and Libellulidae of the suborder Anisoptera were the families with the greatest species richness in the study area
Summary
The current knowledge of the aquatic ecosystems of Mexico is based on a limnological tradition that emerged during the 1950s, which mainly describes the lentic environments (AlonsoEguíaLis, Mora, Campbell, & Springer, 2014). Studies on lotic systems and their fauna began in the 1970s, with groups such as Odonata, Trichoptera, Megaloptera and Diptera, with the latter given special attention for its medical importance (Alonso-EguíaLis et al, 2014). 328 J.D. Silva-Hurtado et al. Odonates are generalist predators since they feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates (Gómez-Anaya, 2008). Odonates are generalist predators since they feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates (Gómez-Anaya, 2008) Because they need water to reproduce and survive, they are found in almost all the freshwater bodies of the world (González-Soriano & Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2014). The species of odonates are important in the evaluation of ecological integrity of ecosystems because they are used as indicators of water quality and monitor the effects of environmental change on the ecosystems that are in process of recovery (Gómez-Anaya, 2008)
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