Climatic effects on a cold stenotherm species Lepidurus arcticus (Branchiopoda, Notostraca) on the southern outreach of its distribution range

On the Norwegian mainland, the Arctic tadpole shrimp Lepidurus arcticus is a typically alpine species mainly co-occurring with fish. The Hardangervidda mountain plateau is the main area of the southernmost L. arcticus populations. Here L. arcticus is widely distributed, especially in the central and...

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Main Authors: Tore Qvenild, Eirik Fjeld, Arne Fjellheim, Sigurd Rognerud, Åsmund Tysse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2018-12-01
Series:Fauna Norvegica
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/2598