Open AccessThe Mollusca of the exposed zone of Øvre Heimdalsvatn
Author(s) -
Brittain John E.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
ecography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.973
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1600-0587
pISSN - 0906-7590
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1978.tb00955.x
Subject(s) - mollusca , fauna , lymnaea , ecology , gastropoda , biology , freshwater mollusc , zoology , fishery , aquatic animal , snail , fish <actinopterygii>
The molluscan fauna was surveyed monthly in 1972 during the ice free period. Densities were low and the most common species were the gastropods Gyraulus acronicus (Férussac) and Lymnaea peregra (Müll.).