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- Journal Article
Emerging insects were monitored every 10 days between early May and late August 1993, from tidal pools in three coastal salt marshes on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The salt marsh pools ranged from about 1 m(2) to > 1,000 m(2) in surface area, and had salinities ranging from 11-27parts per thousand. Water temperatures through die study period ranged from 4-46degreesC. Most of the emerging insects were flies (Diptera; 85%), and two-thirds of these were in the sub-Order Nematocera, mainly Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, and Culicidae. Forty-three species of Nematocera were identified, although most of these were rare occurrences, and twelve of the species are undescribed. No consistent relationships were found between abundance or diversity and pool size or marsh for Nematocera species overall, although some species showed a statistical preference for a particular marsh or pool size. Emergence patterns were consistent between marshes for species found in different marshes, but overall patterns were highly variable, depending upon species.
Univ Prince Edward Isl, Dept Biol, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada. BIOTAX, Etobicoke, ON M9P 2C3, Canada. Environm Canada, Canadian Wildlife Serv, Atlantic Reg, Mt Pearl, NF A1N 4T3, Canada.; Giberson, DJ, Univ Prince Edward Isl, Dept Biol, 5(TRUNCATED)
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Language
- English
Subjects
- ABUNDANCE
- Marine & Freshwater Biology
- NORTH
- Environmental Sciences
- ecology
- CHIRONOMIDAE
- COMMUNITIES