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16 July 2022 / Iceland Review / Larissa Kyzer
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Collapse of Midge Population Impacts Mývatn Birdlife

The ubiquitous midge is almost completely absent from Mývatn, the pointedly named ‘Midge Lake,’ this year. Árni says this happens every seven to nine years—it’s now been about eight since the last time the midge population collapsed. As a result, the bird population will be much smaller for the next two to three years.


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