Ecological parameter: current velocity (preferendum) according to Tachet

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
In four categories the trait describes a taxon's affinity for a specific current velocity at mesohabitat scale, from still waters (i.e. < 5 cm/s) to fast flowing waters (> 50 cm/s).

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 name:	Abbreviations:	Explanation:
slow	slow	5 - 25cm/s
medium	medium	25 - 50 cm/s
fast	fast	> 50 cm/s

Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:

Taxagroup	Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Bivalvia	3 / 77 - 3.8%
Bryozoa	6 / 19 - 31.5%
Coelenterata	2 / 13 - 15.3%
Coleoptera	52 / 2678 - 1.9%
Crustacea	11 / 270 - 4%
Diptera (excl. Chironomidae)	2 / 2404 - 0%
Ephemeroptera	16 / 353 - 4.5%
Gastropoda	15 / 241 - 6.2%
Heteroptera	10 / 124 - 8%
Hirudinea	10 / 68 - 14.7%
Kamptozoa	1 / 1 - 100%
Lepidoptera	4 / 19 - 21%
Nemertini	1 / 1 - 100%
Odonata	17 / 174 - 9.7%
Oligochaeta	16 / 240 - 6.6%
Planipennia	1 / 12 - 8.3%
Plecoptera	9 / 576 - 1.5%
Polychaeta	1 / 13 - 7.6%
Porifera	3 / 12 - 25%
Trichoptera	38 / 1439 - 2.6%
Turbellaria	4 / 61 - 6.5%