Diversity and distribution of stoneflies in the area of Plitvice Lakes National Park and along the Mediterranean river Cetina (Croatia)

Figures & data

Figure 1. Terrain and watercourses map of Croatia with study areas.

Figures 2–3. Maps of the study areas with sampling sites in the (2) Plitvice Lakes National Park and (3) Cetina River system.

Figure 4. Cluster analysis of similarity between sampling sites based on composition of adult stonefly fauna.

Table 2. Sampling sites in the Cetina River system.

Abbr.	Locations	Elevation (m)	Distance from source (km)
SS	Cemetery (Sveti Spas) spring	385	0
CS	Cetina spring	386	0
PS	Preočani spring	378	0
PB	Preočani bridge	373	1.5
RB	Red bridge	369	2.5
OS	Obrovac Sinjski	300	39
T1	Trilj 1	297	55
T2	Trilj 2	296	56
ČL	Čikotina lađa	253	65
RM	Radmanove mlinice	5	99
RS	Ruda spring	341	0
R2	Ruda 2	315	0.15
GS	Grab spring	332	0

Table 1. Sampling sites in the Plitvice Lakes National Park.

Abbr.	Locations	Elevation (m)	Distance from source (km)
BR	Spring of Bijela rijeka (White River spring)	738	0
CR	Spring of Crna rijeka (Black River spring)	706	0
PLJ	Crna rijeka (Black River), middle reach	680	1
LA	Labudovac travertine barrier	630	5.9
KM	Kozjak-Milanovac travertine barrier	546	9.6

Table 3. Distribution of recorded stonefly species across sampling sites in the Plitvice Lakes National Park and in the Cetina River system (19 species new for stonefly fauna of Croatia are highlighted in bold).

		PLITVICE					CETINA
	Species	BR	CR	PLJ	LA	KM	RS	R2	GS	SS	CS	PS	PB	RB	OS	T1	T2	ČL	RM
1.	Siphonoperla sp. (female)						x
2.	Leuctra albida	x		x	x	x
3.	Leuctra cingulata			x
4.	Leuctra fusca			x	x	x									x			x	x
5.	Leuctra handlirschi		x	x
6.	Leuctra hippopus			x
7.	Leuctra inermis		x	x
8.	Leuctra major				x
9.	Leuctra mortoni										x	x	x	x
10.	Leuctra nigra	x	x	x	x	x
11.	Leuctra prima	x	x	x
	Leuctra sp. (larvae)							x			(x)	(x)	(x)	(x)	(x)			(x)	(x)
12.	Amphinemura triangularis	x			x	x	x	x	x
13.	Nemoura avicularis				x	x
14.	Nemoura cinerea	x		x	x	x		x		x	x	x	x	x
15.	Nemoura flexuosa				x	x
16.	Nemoura marginata gr.			x	x	x
17.	Nemoura minima	x	x	x
18.	Nemurella pictetii	x		x	x
19.	Protonemura auberti	x	x	x
20.	Protonemura autumnalis										x
21.	Protonemura cf. hrabei									x	x	x
22.	Protonemura intricata	x			x	x
23.	Protonemura nitida		x	x	x	x
24.	Protonemura praecox			x	x	x
	Protonemura sp. (larvae)										(x)								x
25.	Dinocras megacephala						x	x
26.	Perla pallida						x	x	x	x		x		x				x	x
27.	Besdolus imhoffi				x	x												x	x
28.	Isoperla illyrica						x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x
29.	Isoperla inermis	x	x	x			x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x		x
30.	Isoperla cf. lugens	x	x
31.	Isoperla oxylepis					x
32.	Isoperla rivulorum	x
33.	Isoperla tripartita									x	x	x		x
34.	Isoperla sp. (female)														x
	Isoperla sp. (larvae)																(x)	x	x
35.	Perlodes cf. intricatus	x	x	x
36.	Brachyptera tristis	x	x				x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
37.	Taeniopteryx cf. hubaulti	x	x	x
	Number of species:	15	12	18	14	13	7	8	5	6	8	8	5	7	5	1	1	4	5