Macrobenthic communities in water bodies and streams of Svalbard, Norway Author Chertoprud, Mikhail V. Author Palatov, Dmitry M. Author Dimante-Deimantovica, Inta text Journal of Natural History 2017 2017-11-22 51 47 - 48 2809 2825 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1395092 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2017.1395092 1464-5262 5184004 10. Metriocnemus gr. fuscipes . The community is typical for moss and rocky bottoms in small semi-flowing waters (pools interconnected with streams and springs, and low current streams overgrown with moss). Silt-associated macrobenthic communities Those communities are associated with soft bottoms and burrowing species dominance of chironomids ( Chironomidae and Tanypodinae subfamilies).