Information

Ecological parameter:  altitude according to Tachet

Parameter group: region related parameters

Explanation:
This trait describes the altitudinal distribution of aquatic invertebrate species from lowlands (< 1000 m) to alpine level (> 2000 m). Three categories are defined.

Tachet, H., Bournaud, M., Richoux, P. & Usseglio-Polatera, P. (2010): Invertébrés d'eau douce - systématique, biologie, écologie. CNRS Editions, Paris, 600 p.


Additional information:
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Abbreviations:
Category nameAbbreviationExplanation
lowlandslow< 1000 m
piedmont levelpie1000 - 2000 m
alpine levelalp> 2000 m
Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit
TaxagroupNumber of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Porifera3 / 12 - 25%
Coelenterata2 / 13 - 15.3%
Turbellaria4 / 61 - 6.5%
Kamptozoa1 / 1 - 100%
Nemertini1 / 1 - 100%
Gastropoda15 / 241 - 6.2%
Bivalvia3 / 77 - 3.8%
Polychaeta1 / 13 - 7.6%
Oligochaeta16 / 240 - 6.6%
Hirudinea10 / 68 - 14.7%
Crustacea11 / 270 - 4%
Ephemeroptera16 / 353 - 4.5%
Odonata17 / 174 - 9.7%
Plecoptera9 / 576 - 1.5%
Heteroptera10 / 124 - 8%
Planipennia1 / 12 - 8.3%
Coleoptera52 / 2678 - 1.9%
Trichoptera38 / 1439 - 2.6%
Lepidoptera4 / 19 - 21%
Diptera (excl. Chironomidae)2 / 2404 - 0%
Bryozoa6 / 19 - 31.5%