The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Svalbard and Jan Mayen

• Published in: Insects
• Main Authors: Elisabeth Stur, Torbjørn Ekrem
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: non-biting midges; arctic; dna barcodes; taxonomy; biogeography; distribution; identification keys; Science; Q; Arctic; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Norway; Jan Mayen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11030183; https://doaj.org/article/4bcd29d636734aec9db89f1803bddc63

Non-biting midges of the fly family Chironomidae are extremely abundant and diverse in Arctic regions and are essential components of Arctic ecosystems. Modern identification tools based on documented records of Arctic chironomid species are therefore important for ecological research and environmen...