AuthorGodfrey, A. & Middlebrook, I.
Year2007
TitleInvertebrates associated with coarse woody debris in stream and rivers in Britain
TypePaper
SourceBritish Wildlife Vol 18 (3): 178-183.
IllustrationsColour photographs
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Introduces Coarse Woody Debris ("CWD") as an important habitat with its own suite of 146 invertebrate species. Unfortunately river managers frequently remove fallen trees, logs and branches from rivers to reduce the risk of flooding, while forestry removes the dead wood that is the source of future CWD.

The article also discusses the use of pupal exuvial horns to identify Lipsothrix spp.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identification, Colour photographCurrentChalcosyrphus eunotusa hoverflyAnimalia: Diptera: Syrphidae
For identification, Colour photograph & SEM of pupal hornCurrentLipsothrix nobilisScarce Yellow SplinterAnimalia: Diptera: Limoniidae
For identification, SEM of pupal hornCurrentLipsothrix remotaa craneflyAnimalia: Diptera: Limoniidae
CurrentHEXAPODAinsects and other 6-legged organismsAnimalia
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