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Category : Chironomidae
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Chironomidae of the Southeastern United States
Author: Chironomidae of the southeastern United States
Author: Patrick L. HudsonPublisher:
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Category : Chironomidae
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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We provide a current listing of the species of midges (Diptera:Chironomidae) in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee). This checklist should aid in research on this group of insects, which have often proved useful in the assessment of water quality. We document each species distribution and general habitat and provide the best taxonomic reference to facilitate the identification or description of species in that genus. Changes in nomenclature, unique ecological traits, bibliographic sources, or other items of information are summarized in a paragraph on each genus. Regional distribution of the principal subfamilies indicated that the species of Chironominae and Tanypodinae were concentrated in the coastal region, whereas the Orthocladiinae were evenly distributed from the coast to the mountains. Considering the major habitats (lakes, rivers, and streams), Tanypodinae were about evenly distributed; Orthocladiinae were more predominant in streams and Chironominae in lakes.
Chironomidae of the Southeastern United States
Author: Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife ServicePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781484196250
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Languages : en
Pages : 52
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The main purpose of this compilation is to provide a listing of the chironomid species of the southeastern United States.
Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina
Author: John H. EplerPublisher:
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Category : Chironomidae
Languages : en
Pages :
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Chironomidae of the Southeastern United States
Author: Beatrice Van HornePublisher:
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Category : Bird populations
Languages : en
Pages : 23
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Chironomidae of the Southeastern United States :.
Author: The Chironomidae of Springs in the Ozark Mountains of Southeastern Missouri
Author: Mary Anne BlackwoodPublisher:
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Category : Animal communities
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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Fish and Wildlife Research
Author: The Chironomidae
Author: P.D. ArmitagePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401107157
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
The dipteran family Chironomidae is the most widely distributed and frequently the most abundant group of insects in freshwater, with rep resentatives in both terrestrial and marine environments. A very wide range of gradients of temperature, pH, oxygen concentration, salinity, current velocity, depth, productivity, altitude and latitude have been exploited, by at least some chironomid species, and in grossly polluted environments chironomids may be the only insects present. The ability to exist in such a wide range of conditions has been achieved largely by behavioural and physiological adaptations with relatively slight morphological changes. It has been estimated that the number of species world-wide may be as high as 15000. This high species diversity has been attributed to the antiquity of the family, relatively low vagility leading to isolation, and evolutionary plasticity. In many aquatic ecosystems the number of chironomid species present may account for at least 50% of the total macroinvertebrate species recorded. This species richness, wide distribution and tolerance to adverse conditions has meant that the group is frequently recorded in ecological studies but taxonomic difficulties have in the past prevented non-specialist identification beyond family or subfamily level. Recent works, including genetic studies, have meant that the family is receiving much more attention globally.
An Introduction to the Identification of Chironomid Larvae
Author: William T. MasonPublisher:
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Category : Chironomidae
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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