The main objective of this study was to determine the community structure and distribution of chironomids within the littoral zone of lakes in Iceland as well as to determine which environmental factors most profoundly affect the structure of the chironomid communities.
Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að lýsa samfélögum og útbreiðslu rykmýs í fjöruvist stöðuvatna á Íslandi og kanna hvaða umhverfisþættir móta helst samfélög rykmýs.