Animal communities in Icelandic rivers in relation to catchment characteristics and water chemistry: preliminary results

Nordic Hydrology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-148

  Gíslason, Gîsli Már ^a   Ólafsson, Jón S ^a   Adalsteinsson, Hákon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b National Energy Authority Reykjavik   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITY; CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; FISH COMMUNITY; RIVER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ICELAND;

EID: 0031685210     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.1998.0008     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Adalsteinsson, H. (1982) Um fiskræktarskilyrdi a H̀eradi, Veidifelag Fljotsdalsherads, Egilsstadir (in Icelandic), 79 pp.
2. Adalsteinsson, H. (1995) Hraunavirkjun, rannsoknir a lifriki vatna (in Icelandic), Orkustofnun, OS-95026/VOD-03 B, 22 pp.
3. Armannsson, H. (1970) Efnarannsoknir a vatna Ellidaanna og adrennslis theirra. Rannsoknastofnun idnadarins (in Icelandic), Fjölrit nr. 26, 67 pp.
4. Armannson, H. (1971) Efnarannsoknir a vatni Ellidaanna og adrennslis theirra. II. Timabilid mai 1970-januar 1971. Rannsoknastofnun idnadarins (in Icelandic), Fjölrit nr. 35, 56 pp.
5. Armannsson, H., Magnusson, H. F., Sigurjonsson, P., and Rist, S. (1973) Efnarannsokn vatna. Vatnasvid Hvitar - Ölfusar; einnig Thjorsar vid Urridafoss 1972 (in Icelandic), Orkustofnun, OS-RI, 28 pp.
6. Cole, G. A. (1983) Textbook of limnology, C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, 400 pp.
7. Egilsson, D., Sigurdsson, F., Johannesson H., Sigurdsson, P., Gudjonsson, S., Einarsson, S. M., and Sigfusson, S.H. (1991) Fallvötn og landbrot (in Icelandic), Landgrædsla rikisins, Natturuverndarrad, Vegagerd rikisins and Veidimalastofnun, Reykjavik 40 pp.
8. Einarsson, M. A. (1979) Climate conditions of the Lake Myvatn area, Oikos, Vol. 32, pp. 29- 37.
9. Einarsson, S., and Adalsteinsson, H (1991) Fosforbinding i jökulvötnum (in Icelandic), Orkustofnun, Reykjavik, OS-91019/VOD-03, 32 pp.
10. Einarsson, Th. (1994) Geology of Iceland: rocks and landscape, Mal og Menning, Reykjavik, 309pp.
11. Emmanuelsson, U., and Johansson, C. E. (1987) Biotoper i det Nordiska Kulturlandskapet (in Swedish, English summary), Nordiska Ministerrådet; 192 pp.
12. Eythorsson, J., and Sigtryggsson, H. (1971) The climate and weather of Iceland, The Zoology of Iceland, Vol. I (3), pp. 1-62.
13. Gardarsson, A. (1979) Vistfrædileg flokkun islenskra vatna (in Icelandic, English summary: A classification of Icelandic freshwater), Tyli, Vol. 9, pp. 1-10.
14. Gislason, G. M. (1994b) River management in cold regions: A case study of the River Laxa, North Iceland. In: The Rivers Handbook 2 (Calow, P. and Pens G. E. ed.), Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, pp. 464-483.
15. Gislason, G. M., and Gardarsson, A. (1988) Long term studies on Simulium vittatum Zett. (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the River Laxa, North Iceland, with particular reference to different methods used in assessing population changes, Verhandlungen der intnationalen Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie, Vol. 23, pp. 2179-2188.
16. Gislason, G. M., Hrafnsdottir, and Gardarsson, A. (1994) Long-term monitoring of numbers of Chironomidae and Simuliidae in the River Laxa, North Iceland, Verhandlungen der intnationalen Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie, Vol. 25, pp. 1492-1495.
17. Gislason, G. M., and Johannsson, V. (1991) Effects of food and temperature on the life cycle of Simulium vittatum Zett. (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the River Laxa, N-Iceland, Verhandlungen der intnationalen Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie, Vol. 24, pp. 2912-2916.
18. Gislason, S. R. (1993) Efnafrædi urkomu, jökla, arvatns, stöduvatna og grunnvatns a Islandi (in Icelandic), Natturufrædingurinn, Vol. 63, pp. 219-236.
19. Gislason, S. R., and Arnorsson, S. (1988) Efnafrædi arvatns a Islandi og hradi efnarofs (in Icelandic, English summary: Chemistry of rivers in Iceland and the rate of chemical denudation), Natturufrædingurinn, Vol. 58, pp. 183-197.
20. Gislason, S. R., and Eugster, H. (1987a) Meteoric water-basalt interactions: I. A laboratory study, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 51, pp. 2827-2840.
21. Gislason, S. R., and Eugster, H. (1987b) Meteoric water-basalt interactions: II. A field study in N. E. Iceland, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 51, pp. 2841-2855.
22. Gislason, S. R., Arnorsson, S., and Armannsson, H. (1996) Chemical weathering of basalt in southwest Iceland: effects of runoff, age of rocks and vegetative/glacial cover, American Journal og Science, Vol. 296, pp. 837-907.
23. Gudjonsson, S. (1990) Classification of Icelandic watersheds and rivers to explain life history strategies of atlantic salmon, Ph.D. thesis, Oregon State University, 126pp.
24. Hynes, H. B. N (1975) The stream and its valley, Verhandlungen der intnationalen Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie, Vol. 19, pp. 1-15.
25. Jonsson, E., Gardarsson, A., and Gislason, G. M. (1986) A new window trap used in assessment of the flight periods of Chironomidae and Simuliidae, Freshwater Biology, Vol. 16, pp. 711-719.
26. Jonsson, I. R., and Gudbergsson, G. (1993) Rannsoknir a sjobleikju i Alftafirdi, Hamarsfirdi og Berufirdi (in Icelandic), Veidimalastofnun, VMST-R/93023, 22 pp.
27. Kjartansson, G. (1945) Islenskar vatnsfallategundir (in Icelandic), Natturufrædingurinn, Vol. 15, pp. 113-145.
28. Kjartansson, G. (1965) Geologiske betingelser for islandske flodtyper (in Danish), Geografiske Tidsskrifter, Vol. 64, pp. 174-187.
29. Landmælingar Islands (1993) Island. Grodurmynd (vegetation map). Landmælingar Islands, Reykjavik.
30. Mackereth, F. J. H., Heron, J., and Tailing, J. F. (1978) Water analysis. F.B.A. Scientific Publicatons No. 36, FBA, Ambleside 120 pp.
31. Olafsson, J. (1979) The chemistry of Lake Myvatn and River Laxa, Oikos, Vol. 32, pp. 82-112.
32. Olafsson, J. (1992) Chemical characteristics and trace elements of Thingvallavatn, Oikos, Vol. 64, pp. 151-161.
33. Palsson, S., and Vigfusson, G. (1991) Nidurstödur svifaursmælinga 1963-1990 (in Icelandic), Orkustofnun, OSV-7405, 29 pp.
34. Peterson, R. C., Gislason, G. M., and Vought, L. B.-M. (1995) Rivers of the Nordic Countries. In: Ecosystems of the World 22. River and Stream Ecosystems (Cushing, C. E., Cummins, K. W., and Minshall, G. W. ed.). Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 295-341.
35. Rist, S. (1956) Icelandic Fresh Waters, Hydrological Survey State Electricity Authority, Reykjavik, 127 pp.
36. Rist, S. (1979) The Hydrology of River Laxa, Oikos, Vol. 32, pp. 271-280.
37. Rist, S. (1974) Efnarannsokn vatna. Vatnasvid Hvitar - Ölfusar; einnig Thjorsar vid Urridafoss 1973 (in Icelandic), Orkustofnun, OSV-7405, 29 pp.
38. Rist, S. (1986) Efnarannsokn vatna. Borgarfjördur, einnig Ellidaar i Reykjavik (in Icelandic), Orkustofnun, OS-86070/VOD-03, 29 pp.
39. Sæmundsson, K. (1979) Outline of the geology of Iceland, Jökull, Vol. 29, pp. 7-28.
40. Sigurdsson, F. (1990) Groundwater from glacial areas in Iceland, Jökull, Vol. 40, pp. 119-146.
41. Sigurdsson, F. (1993) Groundwater chemistry and aquifer classification in Iceland. In: Hydrogeology of hard rocks (Banks S., and Banks, D. ed.) Memoires of the XXIVth congress, International Association of Hydrogeologists, 28th June-2nd July 1993, Ås (Oslo) Norway, 10 pp.
42. Sigurdsson, F., and Einarsson, K. (1988) Groundwater resources of Iceland, availability and demand, Jökull, Vol. 38, pp. 35-54.
43. Simonarson, L. A. (1979) On climatic changes in Iceland, Jökull, Vol. 29, pp. 44-46.
44. Sjörs, H. (1963) Amphi-Atlantic zonation, Nemoral to Arctic. In: North Atlantic Biota and their History (Löve A. and Löve D. ed.), Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp. 109-125.
45. Sjörs, H. (1967) Nordisk Växtgeografi (in Swedish), Scandinavian University Book, Svenska Bokförlaget, Stockholm, 240 pp.
46. Steindorsson, S. (1964) Grodur a Islandi, AB, Reykjavik, 186 pp.
47. Thorhallsdottir, Th. E. (1997) Tundra ecosystems of Iceland. In: Ecosystems of the World 3. Polar and Alpine Tundra, (ed. F. E. Wielgolaski), Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 85-96.
48. Tiller, K. (1981) Einfluss chemischer und physikalischer Faktoren auf Mikro- und Makrophyten der isländischen Flüsse Hvita, Ölfusa und Varma in Ölfus, Beirichte aus der Forschungsstelle Nedri As, Hveragerdi, no. 35, 66 pp.
49. Upplysingathjonusta landbunadarins (1994) Hagtölur landbunadarins (in Icelandic), Upplysingathjonusta landbunadarins, Reykjavik, 32 pp.
50. Vannote, R. I., Cummins, K. W., Sedeil, J. R., and Cushing, C. E. (1980) The River Continuum Concept. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Vol. 37, pp. 130-137.
51. Wetzel, R. (1983) Limnology (2nd edition), Saunders College Publising, Philadelphia.