Clues to Aquatic Beetle Research in Southeast Asia: A Multitude of Ecological Niches, Microhabitats and Deduced Field Sampling Techniques

• Main Author: Freitag, Hendrik
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: Coleoptera; Water beetle; Riparian beetle; Southeast Asia; Biodiversity survey; Ecological classification; Microhabitat preference; Collection method; Biodiversity; Biology; Entomology; Zoology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/27; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=biology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The basic ecological classification of Southeast Asian beetle families that are associated with aquatic habitats is reviewed. The microhabitat preferences of the taxa are examined on family level with generic examples. Suitable collection methods for quantitative and qualitative sampling are suggest...