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Table 3

Mayfly abundance (shown as a number of individuals per m2) and distribution in Plitvice Lakes NP: (a) springs and upper lotic habitats, (b) tufa barriers and lower lotic habitats. Abbreviations of the study sites are presented in Figure 1.

Habitat type Springs Upper lotic habitats


Mayfly taxa/Microhabitat IBR1 IBR2 IBR3 IBR4 ICR1 ICR2 ICR3 SBR1 SBR2 SBR3 SCR1 SCR2 SCR3 CM1 CM2 CM3
(a) Springs and upper lotic habitats.
Baetidae juv. 304 368 510 224 0 5049 0 5360 2880 7191 448 5967 0 0 80 0
Alainites muticus (Linnaeus, 1758) 0 48 0 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Baetis sp. juv. 32 144 918 16 384 3519 96 352 1952 1683 128 4182 0 112 0 0
Baetis cf. nubecularis (Eaton, 1898) 16 64 1275 16 0 3876 240 400 176 2448 544 3468 0 0 0 0
Baetis rhodani (Pictet, 1843) 528 416 459 672 464 1632 416 2400 1584 3366 960 969 16 880 256 32
Centroptilum luteolum (Müller, 1776) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Procloeon pennulatum (Eaton, 1870) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caenis sp. juv. 0 0 0 0 64 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Caenis horaria (Linnaeus, 1758) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ephemerellidae juv. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 112 0
Torleya major (Klapalek, 1905) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ephemera danica Müller, 1764 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 144 48 16
Heptageniidae juv. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2896 357 16 128 96 16
Ecdyonurus submontanus Landa, 1969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 432 320 0
Rhithrogena braaschi Jacob, 1974 1424 112 561 224 96 306 3008 12272 592 612 9632 306 0 1344 32 0
Leptophlebiidae juv. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 80
Habrophlebia lauta Eaton, 1884 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 224 16
Paraleptophlebia submarginata (Stephens, 1835) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 416 16
Siphlonurus croaticus Ulmer, 1920 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 96 0
Habitat type Tufa barriers Lower lotic habitats


Mayfly taxa/Microhabitat NOB1 NOB2 NOB3 LB1 LB2 LB3 KM1 KM2 KM3 KR1 KR2 KR3 PP1 PP2 PP3
(b) Tufa barriers and lower lotic habitats.
Baetidae juv. 0 459 16 612 0 80 0 153 0 160 918 80 1536 1020 128
Alainites muticus (Linnaeus, 1758) 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baetis sp. juv. 80 663 0 918 0 0 0 459 0 64 0 16 7840 0 0
Baetis cf. nubecularis (Eaton, 1898) 112 3417 16 4590 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4414 0 0
Baetis rhodani (Pictet, 1843) 0 0 0 1377 0 0 16 1989 0 576 1785 464 1728 408 0
Centroptilum luteolum (Müller, 1776) 272 459 256 0 432 16 16 0 0 288 0 64 0 15198 1936
Procloeon pennulatum (Eaton, 1870) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Caenis sp. juv. 16 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caenis horaria (Linnaeus, 1758) 16 0 48 918 192 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ephemerellidae juv. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 357 0 0 0 0
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 240 1989 208 17360 2448 128
Torleya major (Klapalek, 1905) 224 612 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
Ephemera danica Müller, 1764 1200 0 1120 0 1936 1552 16 0 32 800 0 512 0 9486 976
Heptageniidae juv. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ecdyonurus submontanus Landa, 1969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhithrogena braaschi Jacob, 1974 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 0
Leptophlebiidae juv. 0 5967 0 612 32 48 0 0 32 0 0 0 48 1887 144
Habrophlebia lauta Eaton, 1884 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1224 224
Paraleptophlebia submarginata (Stephens, 1835) 96 153 80 1836 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 208 320
Siphlonurus croaticus Ulmer, 1920 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208 112

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