Trichoptera are the second most diverse group of aquatic insects and the larvae occupy a wide variety of freshwater habitats and ecological functions.
biodiversity
Development of a biodiversity chip for the biomonitoring of benthic macro invertebrate communities.
The Biological water quality in Flanders is assessed aplying the Belgian Biotic Index (BBI). The aim of this proposal is the development of a biodiversity chip (DNA-array) for the identification of benthic macro invertebrate communities.
