Macro-MED

Macro-MED Study site: Mediterranean climate regions, mainly the Mediterranean Basin. Authors: Núria Bonada & Carmen Zamora. Contact details: Núria Bonada. E-mail: [e-mail]. ORCID: https:/orcid.org/0000-0002-2983-3335. Affiliation: University of Barcelona. Carmen Zamora. E-mail: [e-mail]. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-1529. Affiliation: University of Granada. Site-specific environmental data available upon communication with Núria Bonada. Data contributors: Bonada, N. Dia A. 1998. Recherches sur l'ecologie des macroinvertebres du bassin inferieur de la riviere Litani (Nahr Kasmiye-Littoral Sud). Lebanese Science Bulletin 11 (1): 3-43. Dolédec S. & Tachet H. 1989. Ecological observations and life histories of five net-spinning caddisflies (Trichoptera) of the Lower Ardèche river. Aquatic Insects 11: 89-99 Ferrito V. 1994. Les macroinvertébrés benthiques de la rivière Simeto (Sicile) et de quelques-uns de ses affluents. Annls Limnol. 30 (1): 33-56 Ferreras-Romero M. & Corbet P.S. 1999. The life cycle of Cordulegaster boltoni (Donovan, 1807) (Odonata: Cordulegastridae) in the Sierra Morena mountains (southern Spain). Hydrobiologia 405: 39-48. Figueroa R., Araya E. & Caldovinos C. 2000. Deriva de macroinvertebrados bentónicos en un sector de ritron: río Rucue, Chilce centro-sur. Bol. Soc. Biol. Concepción, Chile., 71: 23-32 Habdija I., Primc-Habdija B., Matoničkin R., Kučinić M., Radanović I., Miliša M. & Mihaljević. 2004. Current velocity and food supply as factors affecting the composition of macroinvertebrates in bryophyte habitats in karst r K.Hajji, C. Zamora-Muñoz, N. Bonada & M. El Alami. 2012. Quelques notes sur l´écologie et distribution des Rhyacophilidae (Trichoptera) du Rif (Nord du Maroc). Boletín de la S.E.A. vol. 50: 559-562 Harrison A.D. 1958. Hydrobiological studies on the Great Berg River, Western Cape province. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 35: 299-339 Herbst G. N. & Mienis H. K. 1985. Aquatic invertebrate distribution in Nahal Tanninim, Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology, 33: 51-62 Khalaf G. & Lahoud M. 1983. Contribution a l'etude ecologique des fleuves cotiers du Liban I. Le Nahr-el-Kalb. Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 52: 21-32 King J.M., Day J.A., Hurly P.R., Henshall-Howard M-P. & Davies B.R. 1988. Macroinvertebrate communities and environment in a Southern African mountain stream. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 45: 2168-2181 King J.M., Henshall-Howard M-P., Day J.A.& Davies B.R. 1987. Leaf-pack dynamics in a southern African mountain stream. Freshwater Biology 18: 325-340 Lounaci A., Brosse S., Thomas A. & Lek S. 2000. Abundance, diversity and community structure of macroinvertebrates in an Algerian stream: the Sébaou wadi. Annls Limnol. 36 (2): 123-133. Maamri A., Pattee E., Dolédec S.,Chergui H. 2005. The benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Zegzel-Cherraa, a partly-temporary river system, Eastern Morocco. Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim., 41 (4), 247-257 Marcuzzi G. & Nigro-Faccipieri L. 1978. Considerazioni ecologiche sul popolamento animale del fiume Pescara. Riv. Idrobiol. :259-349 Pace G., Andrani P., Barile M., Buffagni A., Erba S., Mancini L. & Belfiore C. 2011. Macroinvertebrate assemblages at mesohabitat scale in small sized volcanic siliceous streams of Central Italy (Mediterranean Ecoregion). Eco Moretti G. P., Gianotti F. S., Taticchi M. I. & Viganó A. 1981. Trichoptera of the Isle of Elba (Tuscany Italy). Proc. of the 3rd Int. Symp. on Trichoptera 20: 249-256. Pace G., Della Vella V., Barile M., Andreani P., Mancini L. & Belfiore C. 2012. A comparison of macroinvertebrate and diatom responses to anthropogenic stress in small sized volcanic siliceous streams of Central Italy (Medite Pace, G. Perán A.,Velasco J. & Millán A. 1999. Life cycle and secondary production of Caenis luctuosa (Ephemeroptera) in a semiarid stream (Southeast Spain). Hydrobiologia 400: 187–194 Solimini A. G., Tarallo G. A., & Carchini G. 1997. Life history and species composition of teh damselfly assemblage along the urban tract of a river in central Italy. Hydrobiologia 356: 21-32. Tuch K. & Gasith A. 1989. Effects of an upland impoundment on structural and functional properties of a small stream in a basaltic plateau (Golan Heights, Israel). Regulated rivers: research and management 3: 153-167 Coordinates of the bounding box (ulx, uly, lrx, lry): -71.78, 44.87, 35.83, -36.03 Centroid coordinates (x,y): 4.913426,38.125477 Number of records: 2602 The dataset includes records in areas: Not protected on the observation date (0) Protected on the observation date (1) Protected on a date following the observation date (2) using the November 2022 version of the Protected Planet WDPA WD-OECM dataset (Protected Planet: World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, 2022). Please see publication for further information. Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (FEOW, Abell et al., 2008) covered: 341,403,413,414,416,418,436,438,501,502,578 Taxonomic focus of the study: All macroinvertebrate community Survey methods: Dip net and entomological net