Naslov
A literature review of the Chironomidae (Diptera) of Croatia: a platform for the first comprehensive check list of Croatian chironomids

Autori
Koh, Miran ; Ergović, Viktorija ; Čerba, Dubravka ; Mihaljević, Zlatko ; Hamerlík, Ladislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Book of abstracts and programme. 2nd Central European Symposium for Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research (CESAMIR). / Móra, Arnold ; Csabai, Zoltán - Mohács : Pečuh : Carpathes Nature Foundation, 2016

ISBN
978-963-12-5936-0

Skup
2nd Central European Symposium for Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Research (CESAMIR).

Mjesto i datum
Pečuh, Mađarska, 03.07.2016. - 08.07.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Biodiversity; non-biting midges; check list

Sažetak
Members of the Chironomidae family (Diptera) are one of the most dominant and diverse aquatic macroinvertebrate groups in all types of water bodies, and have essential role in food webs, energy flow and ecosystem functioning. Furthermore, chironomid larvae frequently represent a key group in bioassessment and monitoring programs. Therefore, thorough knowledge of the family as well as its comprehensive inventory is vital for both researchers and field limnologists. Over the last 35 years there have been many different limnological research programmes conducted in Croatia, which in some form included chironomids, however, extensive limnological research started some 15 years ago. Here, we bring the first comprehensive review of the papers dealing with the chironomid fauna, mostly as a part of aquatic communities of Croatia. Due to the character of the papers reviewed, the list is mainly based on identification of larval stages. Within different surveys, chironomids of benthic and periphytic communities of artificial and natural substrates were studied, including different habitat types at many locations in Croatia, such as big rivers (Sava, Danube), springs (Crna rijeka, Bijela rijeka), lakes (Jezero, Sakadaš) and reservoirs (Butoniga reservoir). In total, more than 120 taxa have been identified, but out of that, only 84 were identified as species, the rest includes species groups and genera. The recorded taxa are distributed in five subfamilies: Tanypodinae, Diamesinae, Prodiamesinae, Orthocladiinae, and Chironominae (tribes Chironomini and Tanytarsini). Representatives of the Cricotopus genus have been recorded as most abundant in several studies, followed by the members of the genera Chironomus and Polypedilum. Even though the published papers represent valuable data on chironomid diversity, ecology and comprehension of their functional role and application for nature conservation, we are aware of the incompleteness of the source data. First of all, we still miss data from national monitoring programmes that are usually not published. Moreover, previous research focused on larval stages of chironomids making reasonable species identification generally impossible. Thus, recently the attention of limnologists turned towards pupae/exuviae and adult individuals collection and identification. All the available data, together with the recent research, represent a solid platform for the preparation of the first comprehensive check list for Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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