Influence of selected sediment physical parameters on spatial distribution of larval Glyptotendipes paripes (Diptera: Chironomidae) in three central Florida lakes.(Report) From: Florida Entomologist | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: Lobinske, Richard J.; Ali, Arshad; Leckel, Robert J., Jr.; Frouz, Jan | COPYRIGHT 2007 Florida Entomological Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Spatial distribution of larvae of the pestiferous midge, Glyptotendipes paripes Edwards in relation to selected sediment physical conditions was monitored for 1 year in 3 eutrophic central Florida lakes. Two of these lakes (Monroe and Wauburg) supported a distribution pattern of high densities on the firm peripheral sediments of the lakes, while the third lake (Eustis) displayed the opposite pattern of higher densities in the soft sediments at the lake center. L...