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The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Corrib catchment area,Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2009

M. J. Costello ,
T. K. McCarthy  and
M. M. O'Farrell
M. J. Costello
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Cork, Ireland
T. K. McCarthy
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Galway, Ireland
M. M. O'Farrell
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Galway, Ireland
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Abstract

Records for fifteen species of stoneflies (Amphinemura sulcicollis, Nemoura avicularis, Nemoura cinerea, Nemurella pictetii, Protonemura meyeri, Leuctra fusca, Leuctra hippopus, Leuctra inermis, Capnia atra, Capnia bifrons, Diura bicaudata, Isoperla grammatica, Perla bipunctata, Chloroperla tripunctata and Siphonoperla torrentium) from the Corrib catchment basin in the west of Ireland are presented.Their distributional patterns are considered in relation to habitat characteristics, including water chemistry, and thegeneral topographical and geological features of the area. Predation by fish on stoneflies in alkaline streams was alsoinvestigated.

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Research Article
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Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 20 , Issue 1-2: Huitième Symposium International sur les Plécoptères (Toulouse 17-20 août 1983) , 1984 , pp. 25 - 34
Copyright
© Masson, 1984

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