ABSTRACT The Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are a cosmopolitan dipteran family,
comprising 2102 described species. Although insects of this family are widely distributed …

Use of Simuliidae (Insecta, Diptera) species as indicators of aquatic habitat quality of Yeşilırmak
River Basin (Turkey) Page 1 Review of Hydrobiology RESEARCH ARTICLE …

Since 1990 and in particular, after the implementation of the Water Frame Directive, many
positive effects of pro-ecological projects are evident; unfortunately, examples of adverse …

It is essential to explore and define the level of taxonomic identification and quantification
approaches for diversity and biomonitoring studies, given their potential influence on …

Blackflies are important macroinvertebrate groups from a public health as well as ecological
point of view. Determining the biological and environmental factors favouring or inhibiting …

Using aquatic invertebrate assemblages for bioassessment of streams and rivers is a fast
and cost-effective approach to studying the impact of environmental stressors in aquatic …

A growing interest in the importance of simuliids in health and animal welfare in certain
areas in Europe, such as around the Mediterranean basin, together with the fact that there is …

The Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey is located in the Caucasus Ecoregion and is one of
the richest regions of the world in terms of biodiversity. Black flies are an important part of the …

Türkçede “Siyah Sivrisinekler” anlamına gelen Simuliidae, İngilizce “Black fly, Blackflies ya
da Buffalo gnats”, Almanca “Kriebelmücken” ve Rusça “Moshki” olarak bilinmektedir. Bu …

Blackflies are amongst the most abundant and diverse group of aquatic insects globally,
being rarely absent from rivers, their distributions are largely driven by current velocity …