The Chironomidae of the exposed zone of Øvre Heimdalsvatn

• Published in: Ecography
• Main Author: Aagaard, Kaare
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1978
• Subjects: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Øvre; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1978.tb00959.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0587.1978.tb00959.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1978.tb00959.x

A total of 67 species of chironomids were caught in emergence traps placed at the shoreline. Additional larval records increase the number of species to be at least 75, a high number of species possibly explained by the exposed nature of the lake, which also provides habitats for lotic forms. The sp...