Macroinvertebrates in Brazilian reservoirs

This dataset refers to the benthic macroinvertebrate taxa collected between 2018 and 2020 in the Ilha Solteira and Chavantes reservoirs, in aquaculture areas with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) production in net cages. The central hypothesis is that benthic communities located near net cages would exhibit lower richness and diversity of organisms compared to areas farther from fish production sites.