Recent and subfossil chironomids as a tool for tracing of environmental changes in mountain lakes of glacial origin

Abstract

The thesis is focused on study of chironomids of mountain lakes in High Tatra Mts. and the Bohemian Forest, which both have been strongly affected by anthropogenic acidification.

Keywords

• chironomidae
• life cycle
• acidification
• recovery
• paleoreconstruction
• inferred paleotemperature
• High Tatra Mts.
• the Bohemian Forest