Climatic effects on a cold stenotherm species Lepidurus arcticus (Branchiopoda, Notostraca) on the southern outreach of its distribution range

• Published in: Fauna norvegica
• Main Authors: Qvenild, Tore, Fjeld, Eirik, Fjellheim, Arne, Rognerud, Sigurd, Tysse, Åsmund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU Open Access Journals 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Tadpole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2597531; https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v38i0.2598

On the Norwegian mainland, the Arctic tadpole shrimp Lepidurus arcticus is a typically alpine species mainly co-occurring with fish. The Hardangervidda mountain plateau is the main area of the southernmost L. arcticus populations. Here L. arcticus is widely distributed, especially in the central and...