Chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae) communities in six European glacier-fed streams

• Published in: Freshwater biology Vol. 46; no. 12; pp. 1791 - 1809
• Main Authors: Lods-Crozet, B., Lencioni, V., Ólafsson, J. S., Snook, D. L., Velle, G., Brittain, J. E., Castella, E., Rossaro, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.12.2001; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: alpine; arctic; Chironomidae; Diamesa bertrami; Diamesa bohemani; Diamesa latitarsis; Diamesa steinboecki; Diamesinae; Eukiefferiella fittkaui; Eukiefferiella minor; Freshwater; glacial stream; latitudinal distribution; Orthocladiinae; Tanypodinae; Thienemannia; Tvetenia; Europe

1. A study on glacial stream ecosystems was carried out in six regions across Europe, from Svalbard to the French Pyrenees. The main aim was to test the validity of the conceptual model of Milner & Petts (1994) with regard to the zonation of chironomids of glacier‐fed rivers along altitudinal an...