Meanings
- attributiveoftenuncountableThe portion of a stream fed by meltwaters from ice.
Steffan believed that kryal chironomids derive their nutrition from wind-blown organic particles that are released from the ice as it melts.
1995, The Chironomidae, Springer Netherlands2 more examples
These efforts will examine the nature of glacier fluctuation influences on habitat for keystone biota such as salmonids, the response of the zoobenthic community and its structures within the kryal and rhithral stream segments and associated riparian zones.
1997, Final Report of the Workshop on Long-term Monitoring of Glaciers of North America and Northwestern Europe, USGSPrevious kryal systems will follow expected successional changes in habitat properties with concomitant changes in biodiversity and ecosystem function.
2010, Alpine Systems, Springer
Origin
- Ancient Greek[Term?]
- Englishkryal
From Ancient Greek [Term?] Coined by German entomologist August Wilhelm Steffan in 1971.
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