Chironomidae fauna of springs in Iceland – assessing the ecological relevance behind Tuxen’s spring classification

• Published in: Journal of Limnology
• Main Authors: Kreiling, Agnes-Katharina, Olafsson, Jon S., Palsson, Snaebjorn, Kristjansson, Bjarni K.
• Other Authors: Fiskeldis- og fiskalíffræðideild (HH), Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology (HUC), Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskólinn á Hólum, Hólar University College, Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018
• Subjects: Chironomid larvae; Hot springs; Invertebrate diversity; Groundwater; Geothermal areas; Water temperature; Hverir; Tvívængjur; Hryggleysingjar; Grunnvatn; Jarðhitasvæði; Skagafjörður; Tuxen; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1258; https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2018.1754

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) 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, North...