Dead midges reveal living conditions of fish
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 15:32
in Earth & Climate
Microscopic remains of dead Phantom midge larvae (Chaoborus spp.) may explain a few hundred years of history of the living conditions of fish, acidification and fish death in Swedish lakes. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed a method of using lake-bottom sediments to show when and how fish life disappeared from acidified lakes invaluable knowledge for lake restorations in acidified regions.
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