Information

Ecological parameter:  ecoregional distribution (sensu Illies)

Parameter group: ecoregion related parameters

Explanation:
The ecoregional distribution provides information on the distribution area of a species. The parameter delineates the presence of a taxon in an ecoregion according to the concept of Illies (1967, 1978).

Illies, J. (ed.) 1967. Limnofauna Europaea. 1st Edition. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart. 474pp. Illies, J. (ed.) 1978. Limnofauna Europaea. 2nd Edition. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart. 552pp.


Classification system: presence/absence assignment system

ecoregion related parameters
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Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit
TaxagroupNumber of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Crustacea177 / 270 - 65.5%
Ephemeroptera344 / 353 - 97.4%
Odonata166 / 174 - 95.4%
Plecoptera571 / 576 - 99.1%
Trichoptera1428 / 1439 - 99.2%
Lepidoptera13 / 19 - 68.4%
Chironomidae969 / 1315 - 73.6%