Terrestrial Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera)

A list of paper published by Yannick R. Delettre et al.
C.N.R.S. - University of Rennes I (France)                        

All papers, thesis and proceedings listed below are dealing, 
at least partly,  with the ecology of terrestrial Chironomidae. 

Also, search the web for papers by Jan Frouz (Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic). Ole Saether (Bergen, Norway) has published several taxonomic revisions of genera including terrestrial non-biting midges (e.g. his revision of the genus Limnophyes). Other authors who, usually, don't focus on terrestrial Chironomidae, have published some papers on this subject. Search also for previous studies, especially by Karl Strenzke, August Thienemann, Lars Brundin or M. Goetghebuer (this list is not exhaustive).

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Delettre, Y.R. 2005. Short-range spatial patterning of terrestrial Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) and farmland heterogeneity. Pedobiologia 49/1: 15-27 (January 2005). Abstract 

Burel, F., Butet, A. Delettre, Y.R., Millàn de la Peña, N. 2004. Differential response of selected taxa to landscape context and agricultural intensification. Landscape and Urban Planning 67: 195–204. DOI 10.1016/S0169-2046(03)00039-2  (Elsevier Science Direct)   Abstract     

Delettre, Y.R., Frenot, Y. Vernon, P. & Chown, S.L. 2003. First record of Telmatogeton sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) at Heard Island. Polar Biology 26: 423-426.DOI 10.1007/s00300-003-0502-3  (Springer Verlag "Online First" Web service)  Abstract  

Delettre, Y.R. 2001. An annotated checklist of Chironomidae (Diptera) trapped in Brittany (France) since 1975. Annales de Limnologie, International Journal of Limnology, 37, 143-149.  143-149.  143-149.  143-149.  Abstract    
Burel, F., Butet, A., Delettre, Y.R., Millán, N. & Morand, P. 2001. Effects of Landscape Context on Biodiversity in Hedgerows. In “Development of European Landscapes”. Proceedings IALE European Conference 2001, Tartu, Finland (U. Mander, A. Printsmann & H. Palang eds). Publicationes Instituti Geographici Universitatis Tartuensis 92 (2): 428-432.

Delettre, Y.R. 2000. Larvae of terrestrial Chironomidae (Diptera) colonize the vegetation layer during the rainy season. Pedobiologia, 44, 622-626. Abstract    

Burel, F., Baudry, J., Delettre, Y.R., Petit, S. & Morvan, N. 2000.  Relating Insect movements to farming systems in dynamic landscapes. In Interchanges of insects between agricultural and surrounding landscapes. (B. Ekbom, M. Irwin &, Y. Robert, eds). : pp. 5-32. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.

Burel, F., Butet, A., Clergeau, P., Delettre, Y., Dubs, F., Morvan, N., Paillat, G., Petit, S. & Baudry, J. 1998. Comparative biodiversity along a gradient of agricultural landscapes. Acta Oecologica, 19, 47-60. Abstract

Delettre, Y.R. 1995. Heathland fires temporarily increase species diversity : an example in terrestrial Chironomidae (Diptera). Landscape and Urban Planning, 31, 259-268. 

Delettre, Y.R. 1994. Fire disturbance of a chironomid (Diptera) community on heathlands. Journal of Applied Ecology, 31: 560-570. 

Delettre, Y.R., 1993. Terrestrial Chironomidae: contribution of local emergence to global aerial flow in heterogeneous environment. Netherlands Journal of Aquatic Ecology, 26: 269-271. 

Delettre, Y.R. & Lagerlöf, J. 1992). Abundance and life-history of terrestrial Chironomidae (Diptera) in four Swedish agricultural cropping systems. Pedobiologia, 36: 69-78. 

Delettre, Y.R., Tréhen, P. & Grootaert, P. 1992). Space heterogeneity, space use and short-range dispersal in Diptera.A case study. Landscape Ecology, 6 (3): 175-181. 

Rossaro, B. & Delettre, Y.R. 1992. Description of Smittia celtica, n. sp. (Diptera, Chironomidae). Annales de la  Société Entomologique de France, 28: 365-370. 
Delettre, Y.R. 1989. Response of terrestrial chironomid communities to fire: an experimental study on heathlands in Brittany (France) In Advances in Chironomidology, Proc. 10th Intl. Symp. Chironomidae, Debrecen (Hungary).- Gy. Dévai (ed.). Acta Biol. Debr. Oecol. Hung., 3: 101-109.

Delettre, Y.R. 1988. Flux d'évaporation corporelle et résistance à la dessiccation chez les larves de quelques Chironomidae terrestres (Diptera). Revue d'Ecologie et de Biologie du Sol  (currently European Journal of Soil Biology), 25 : 129-138. 

Delettre, Y.R. 1988. Chironomid wing length, dispersal ability and habitat predictability. Holarctic Ecology (currently Echography) , 11 : 166-170. 

Delettre, Y.R. 1986. La colonisation de biotopes multiples : une alternative à la résistance in situ aux conditions mésologiques défavorables. Cas de Limnophyes minimus (Mg.), Diptère Chironomide à larves édaphiques des landes armoricaines. Revue d'Ecologie et de Biologie du Sol  (currently European Journal of Soil Biology), 23 : 29-38. 

Delettre, Y.R. 1985. Recherches sur les Chironomides (Diptera) à larves édaphiques : biologie, écologie, mécanismes adaptatifs - Résumé de Thèse. Bulletin d'Ecologie, 16: 303-304. 
Delettre, Y.R. 1984. Recherches sur les Chironomides (Diptera) à larves édaphiques: biologie, écologie, mécanismes adaptatifs. Thèse Doctorat d'état. Université de Rennes I, 310 pp.

Delettre, Y.R. & Cancela da Fonseca, J.P. 1979. Biologie et écologie de Limnophyes pusillus Eaton, 1875, à Kerguelen. II. Etude des populations imaginales et discussion. Revue d'Ecologie et de Biologie du Sol  (currently European Journal of Soil Biology), 16 : 355-372. 

Delettre, Y.R. 1983. Sur le régime alimentaire de deux chironomides (Diptera) des landes armoricaines. In New Trends in Soil Biology, Proceedings of the 8th International Colloquium of Soil Zoology, P. Lebrun, H.M. André, A. De Medts, C. Grégoire-Wibo, G. Wauthy (editeurs), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain (Belgique): 616-617

Delettre, Y.R. 1978. Biologie et écologie de Limnophyes pusillus Eaton, 1875, (Diptera, Chironomidae) à Kerguelen. I. Présentation générale et étude des populations larvaires. Revue d'Ecologie et de Biologie du Sol  (currently European Journal of Soil Biology), 15 : 475-486. 

Delettre, Y.R. & Bailliot, S. 1977. Sur la résistance des larves de Chironomidae Orthocladiinae à l'assèchement du sol. Compte Rendus de l'Académie des  Sciences Série D., 284 : 1717-1719. 
Delettre, Y.R. & Tréhen, P. 1977. Introduction à la dynamique des populations de Limnophyes pusillus Eaton (Diptera, Chironomidae) dans les sols des Iles Australes Antarctiques Françaises. Ecol. Bull. Swed. nat. Sci. Res. Council, 25: 80-89.
Tréhen, P., Bailliot, S. & Delettre, Y.R. 1977. Place of Diptera in litters of armorican moorlands. Ecol. Bull. Swed. nat. Sci. Res. Council, 25: 524-526.
Tréhen, P., Bailliot, S. & Delettre, Y.R. (1977) Caractéristiques spatio-temporelles des émergences de Diptères du sol (Sciaridae, Chironomidae). Ecol. Bull. Swed. nat. Sci. Res. Council, 25: 521-523.
Bailliot, S. & Delettre, Y.R. 1972. Contribution à l'étude écologique des Diptères à larves édaphiques. Approche méthodologique. D.E.A. Biologie Animale. Université de Rennes I. 73 pp.