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Humans Affecting Mayflies

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Humans affect mayflies in a few ways. Deforestation, acidification, and pesticides are the main things that affect the mayfly species. Studies have demonstrated catastrophic drift and reduced biomass in the mayfly populations, over long distances in rivers that were treated with methoxychlor. Acidification is a big threat. Many mayflies are affected by low pH, and the mayflies emergence is a critical period. The Baetis species in particularly sensitive. Deforestation is another threat to mayfly biodiversity in the tropics. The loss of habitat and reduction in connectivity, in temperate regions, between freshwaters is becoming an increasingly important problem. Climate change will affect many of the facets of mayfly biology and lead to big
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