The predatory Chironomidae of an iron‐rich stream: feeding ecology and food web structure

Abstract. 1. Three species of Tanypodinae (Chironomidae) were found in an acid and iron‐rich stream in southern England. Maximum abundance was achieved in summer and they were sparse at other times. Individuals were aggregated on the stream bed and were overrepresented in accumulations of leaf litter.

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