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The recent history of the chironomid fauna of Lough Neagh, from the analysis of remains in sediment cores
Author(s) -
CARTER C. E.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1977.tb01690.x
Subject(s) - fauna , chironomidae , sediment , ecology , geology , biology , environmental science , paleontology , larva
SUMMARY. Analysis of sub‐fossil chironomid remains in the top of Lough Neagh sediments shows a change from a mainly Tanytarsus fauna to a mainly Chironomus one. This has been accompanied by an exponential increase in numbers of head capsules deposited per m 2 per year. Tentative dating places this change within the last 130 years, with the most rapid increase in numbers post‐1945