Ecological parameter: temperature preference

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The parameter indicates the water temperature preference of a species. It is defined as the maximal morning water temperature in summer and mean maximum in summer, respectively. Five categories are defined.

Type of assignment: 10 point assignment system ()
A description of the coding system can be found here  Abbreviations/Coding Systems

Abbreviations:

Category name:	Abbreviations:	Explanation:
very cold	vco	< 6 °C
cold	cod	6 - 10 °C
moderate	mod	10 - 18 °C
warm	war	> 18 °C
eurytherm	eut	no specific preference

Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:

Taxagroup	Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Chironomidae	194 / 1315 - 14.7%
Coleoptera	4 / 2678 - 0.1%
Crustacea	4 / 270 - 1.4%
Ephemeroptera	124 / 353 - 35.1%
Plecoptera	197 / 576 - 34.2%
Trichoptera	74 / 1439 - 5.1%