Title of the workshop: Diversity and Distribution of Caddisflies (Trichoptera) in Iran and their Value as Ecological Indicator Taxa
Coordinator:
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Mr. Arne Beermann, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Duisburg-Essen, Aquatic Ecosystem Research, Germany |
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Workshop Aims Specific focus within the EU WFD and many water quality assessment systems worldwide is laid on the presence of three taxonomic groups: Ephemeroptera (mayflies), plecoptera (stone-flies) and Trichoptera (caddisflies), commonly known as EPT-taxa. Species of these three orders are often very sensitive to water quality deterioration and thus have a high ecological indication potential. While most Plecoptera and many Ephemeroptera are bound to fast flowing and cold water streams and rivers, Trichoptera demonstrate a much wider range of habitats, i.e. inhabiting streams and rivers of all sizes and with many species also being found in more stagnant waters (ponds, lakes and wetlands). Their ecological niches are wide in comparison to the other two groups which makes them good indicator taxa for a wide variety of water bodies. Many researchers have sampled Trichoptera worldwide. Thus the geographical distribution is known for many species but there are still gaps particularly in the Middle East. Furthermore, as morphological differentiation is in some genera very difficult, a genetic analysis could solve many problems. DNA barcoding would be of a great advantage, giving an existing DNA barcode reference library which so far is most likely lacking. |
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WORKSHOP TOPICS |
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Role of EPT taxa in EU WFD |
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Diversity and distribution of Trichoptera in Iran |
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Diversity and distribution of Trichoptera at the junction of Asia, Africa and Europe |
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Ecological biomonitoring potential of Trichoptera |
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DNA barcodes of Trichoptera – introduction to BOLD |
For workshop registration, please contact conference secretary, Dr. Masoumeh Ghodrati via email address of mghodrati@ut.ac.ir or call +98 21 61112797.