Robinson Christopher Thomas

Faunistique des insectes aquatiques Chironomidae dans un système alpin de haute altitude (Macun, Parc National Suisse)

Project Number: CH-4912

Project Type:	Research_Project
Project Duration:	07/15/2013 - ?
Funding Source:	other ,
Project Leader:	PD Dr. Christopher Thomas Robinson Fliessgewässerökologie, Fliessgewässersysteme Aquatische Ökologie (ECO) EAWAG Überlandstrasse 133 8600 Dübendorf Phone: +41 (0) 58 765 53 17 ; +41 (0) 58 765 51 32 FAX: +41 (0) 58 765 53 15 e-Mail: christopher.robinson(at)eawag.ch http://www.eawag.ch/research/lim/d_index.html

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Research Areas:

Biodiversity

Disciplines:

hydrology, limnology, glaciology
zoology

Abstract:
Faunistics of chironomid fauna in a high elevation alpine system in the Swiss National Park (Macun cirque) Dipteran Chironomidae are the predominant aquatic insects in all water types in the high alpine regions. The long-term monitoring of running and standing waters in the Macun cirque, initiated in 2001, has therefore focused on this family by larvae collection. Most of larval taxons were not identified to the species level by lack of morphological criteria. Furthermore, the exploration of the chironomid material suggested that two rare species colonised these habitats, thus the need of collecting pupal and adult material. The project plans a summer survey with the installation of adult traps (Malaise traps) and a collection of pupae material along pond shores and running waters. All the chironomid material will be identified to the species level.


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