Chironomidae fauna of springs in Iceland: Assessing the ecological relevance behind Tuxen’s spring classification

• Published in: Journal of Limnology
• Main Authors: Agnes-Katharina Kreiling, Jón S. Ólafsson, Snæbjörn Pálsson, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018
• Subjects: Chironomid larvae; hot springs; invertebrate diversity; groundwater; geothermal areas; water temperature; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Physical geography; GB3-5030; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Skagafjörður; Tuxen; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2018.1754; https://doaj.org/article/4a3697d4a85d401e9c307d6ec3394a08

In 1937, S.L. Tuxen studied the animal community of hot springs in Iceland, and classified springs according to their relative temperature into cold, tepid, and hot. Eighty years after Tuxen’s study, we revisited some of the hot springs in Skagafjörður, Northern Iceland. Our aim was to compare the i...