DISTRIBUTIONS OF CHIRONOMIDAE (INSECTA, DIPTERA) AND OTHER FRESH-WATER MIDGES RESPECT TO TREELINE, NORTHWEST-TERRITORIES, CANADA

Authors
WALKER IR MACDONALD GM
Citation
Ir. Walker et Gm. Macdonald, DISTRIBUTIONS OF CHIRONOMIDAE (INSECTA, DIPTERA) AND OTHER FRESH-WATER MIDGES RESPECT TO TREELINE, NORTHWEST-TERRITORIES, CANADA, Arctic and alpine research, 27(3), 1995, pp. 258-263
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Geografhy
Journal title
Arctic and alpine research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00040851
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
258 - 263
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-0851(1995)27:3<258:DOC(DA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The distributions of chironomid, ceratopogonid, and Chaoborus fly rema ins from 20 lakes in the Northwest Territories were studied with respe ct to treeline and lake depth. The distributions illustrate the relati on between faunal composition and lake depth, the importance of treeli ne as an ecological boundary for aquatic insects, and the potential va lue of chironomid head capsules and other aquatic insect remains as pr oxy indicators of past changes in treeline position and associated lim nological and climatological conditions.