Predstavnici porodice Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera) kao indikatori onečišćenja

undergraduate thesis

• Author: Anja Jančula
• Mentor: Marija Ivković (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Biology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-03, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology

Abstract

Porodica Chironomidae vodeni su kukci koji su prisutni po cijelom svijetu. Zbog njihove brojnosti te promjene u strukturi prilikom povećanja organske tvari u vodi dobri su kandidati za indikatore onečišćenja okoliša u kojima obitavaju. Znanje o njihovoj taksonomiji je oskudno te to predstavlja problem prilikom korištenja cijele porodice kao indikatora, prvenstveno zato što različiti rodovi u porodici drukčije reagiraju na promjene u okolišu, neki su osjetljivi na lošu kvalitetu vode, dok neki prevladavaju u takvim uvjetima.
U ovom radu izložena su različita istraživanja koje postoje na ovu temu, predstavljajući načine na koje jedinke porodice Chironomidae reagiraju na onečišćenje te analizu koliko su ti rezultati pouzdani.
Konačno, za korištenje jedinki porodice Chironomidae kao indikatora onečišćenja potrebno je uložiti vrijeme na istraživanje njihove taksonomije kako bi rezultati istraživanja bili precizniji.

Abstract (english)

The family Chironomidae are aquatic insects that are present all over the world. Due to their abundance and changes in structure during the increase of organic matter in water, they are good candidates for indicators of environmental pollution. Knowledge of their taxonomy is scarce and this is a problem when using the whole family as an indicator, primarily because different genera in the family react differently to changes in the environment, some are sensitive to poor water quality, while some prevail in such conditions.
This paper presents the various studies that exist on this topic, presenting the ways in which individuals of the Chironomidae family respond to pollution and analyzing how reliable these results are.
Finally, in order to use individuals of the Chironomidae family as indicators of pollution, it is necessary to invest time in researching their taxonomy in order for the research results to be more accurate.

• Keywords: Chironomidae; onečišćenje
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:879152
• Study programme: Title: Environmental Sciences; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) struke znanosti o okolišu (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) struke znanosti o okolišu)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-09-09 11:56:39