Comparison of aquatic insect assemblages between managed and unmanaged artificial lakes in Indonesia

Abstract

Aquatic insects are an example of organisms vulnerable to habitat alteration. Several artificial lakes were constructed with different maintenance pattern (managed and unmanaged) in Bekasi, which could impact development of aquatic insect community differently. Therefore, the present study examined the aquatic insect assemblages between managed and unmanaged artificial lakes in Indonesia from January to June 2016. Additionally, the influences of physico-chemical factors to the aquatic insect communities were assessed. The results showed that the abundance of insects were higher in managed (1059 individuals) than unmanaged lakes (426 individuals) (p