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
A description of the coding system can be found here Abbreviations/Coding Systems
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Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:
Taxagroup | Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage |
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Chironomidae | 969 / 1315 - 73.6% |
Crustacea | 177 / 270 - 65.5% |
Ephemeroptera | 344 / 353 - 97.4% |
Lepidoptera | 13 / 19 - 68.4% |
Odonata | 166 / 174 - 95.4% |
Plecoptera | 571 / 576 - 99.1% |
Trichoptera | 1428 / 1439 - 99.2% |