Information
Ecological parameter: climate change affected species according to www.climate-and-freshwater.info (caf)Parameter group: climate change related parameter
Explanation:
Climate-and-freshwater.info and its associated database presents information about climate change impacts on freshwater ecosystems. The website lists (among others) species affected by climate change ordered by ecosystem types (rivers, lakes, wetlands) and climatic regions (cold, temperate and warm).
www.climate-and-freshwater.info
Hershkovitz, Y., Strackbein, J. & Hering, D. (2013): Climate-and-freshwater.info; version: January 2014. Available at www.climate-and-freshwater.info
Classification system: presence/absence assignment system
Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit
| Taxagroup | Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage |
|---|---|
| Gastropoda | 2 / 241 - 0.8% |
| Bivalvia | 5 / 77 - 6.4% |
| Crustacea | 1 / 270 - 0.3% |
| Ephemeroptera | 4 / 353 - 1.1% |
| Odonata | 9 / 174 - 5.1% |
| Plecoptera | 8 / 576 - 1.3% |
| Coleoptera | 1 / 2678 - 0% |
| Trichoptera | 5 / 1439 - 0.3% |
| Diptera (excl. Chironomidae) | 1 / 2404 - 0% |
| Chironomidae | 5 / 1315 - 0.3% |