Chironomidae Family (Diptera: Chironomidae) in biogeochemical processes in lake sediments
Instituto Federal Goiano, Biology, Parasitology, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
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Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences, 2022, 03(01), 088–126.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjls.2022.3.1.0031
Publication history:
Received on 01 February 2022; revised on 06 March 2022; accepted on 08 March 2022
Abstract:
Chironomidae ids are not known to be dangerous to humans, in particular because they do not bite and do not seek contact with our food like some flies. At the time of metamorphosis, the adult leaves its envelope on the surface of the water, without contact with it and usually without direct contact with polluted sediments. It does not transmit germs or parasites through the bite, but it may be a local vector of certain microbes or viruses to animals that eat it, or to humans via fomites, which has yet to be demonstrated. Purpose of this paper is to verify the impact of Chironomidae larvae on the decomposition of organic matter and on the exchange of nutrients. With emphasis on conceptual and taxonomic aspects was carried out in the years 1930 to 2021. Only complete articles published in scientific journals and expanded abstracts presented at national and international scientific events, Doctoral Thesis and Master's Dissertation were considered. Data were also obtained from platforms such as: Scielo Frontiers, Qeios, Pubmed, Biological Abstract, Publons, Dialnet, World, Wide Science, Springer, RefSeek, Microsoft Academic, Science.
Keywords:
Nutrients; Organic matter; Larvae; Decomposition; Health
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