Environmental conditions limit the distribution of Lepidurus arcticus (Branchiopoda, Notostraca) in lakes on the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, Southern Norway

The Arctic tadpole shrimp Lepidurus arcticus has a circumpolar distribution where the Hardangervidda mountain plateau in Norway marks its southernmost limit. Within this area, we searched for L. arcticus in 238 lakes in 27 catchments. On Hardangervidda, the distribution pattern of L. arcticus is hig...

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Main Authors: Tore Qvenild, Trygve Hesthagen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2019-07-01
Series:Fauna Norvegica
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/2687