larvae root feeders |
Tree-associated species that have larvae feeding on roots |
resource |
larvae ground active/pupate in soil |
Tree-associated species that have larvae associated with the ground or soil |
resource |
lakeside emergent/aquatic vegetation |
Emergent and aquatic plants found in the shallower parts of lakes. |
resource |
lake |
Large bodies of open standing freshwater |
habitat |
Labels |
The labels include synanthropic, parasite, ubiquitous, extinct, unknown, vagrant/introduced and include species not associated with a natural habitat. |
general glossary |
ISIS |
The Invertebrate Species-habitat Information System that was a fore-runner of, and has been incorporated into, Pantheon. |
general glossary |
inundated rot holes |
Cavities in the heartwood in which water accumulates, usually within the main trunk (e.g. where lateral branches have died and broken off) but includes cavities in root bases or at branch forks. |
resource |
inquilines in galls |
Species that live or develop inside the galls produced by gall wasps. |
resource |
inflorescence |
Species requiring the flower or seed head or other part of the inflorescence for feeding on. |
resource |
in buildings |
Species associated with human activity and found in or restricted to the interior of buildings |
label |
IEC (Revised) |
Index of Ecology Continuity score for saproxylic beetles (revised 2004). |
quality index |
IEC (Original) |
Index of Ecology Continuity score for saproxylic beetles (1986 original list). |
quality index |
honeydew (adult) |
Species that feed as adults on honeydew (the sugar-rich liquid secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap) |
resource |
honeydew & sap runs (adult) |
Species that feed as adults on honeydew (the sugar-rich liquid secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap) or directly on sap |
habitat |
hollow tree cavities |
Cavities in the heartwood that contain nests of birds, mammals or other invertebrates. |
resource |
heavy shade |
Species associated with heavier shade conditions, within sheltered woodland |
resource |
heartwood decay |
The assemblage type is found in and around mature and ancient trees and shrubs. |
SAT |
heartrot |
There is a succession of invertebrates colonising and later dying out as the heartwood is gradually decayed by specialist decay fungi (predominantly the larger bracket fungi), cavities form, and debris accumulates in the base and composts down into wood mould.
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resource |
habitats |
A label used (under the Resources heading) to group together habitat-related subdivisions |
subheading |
Habitat |
The second level of the Pantheon hierarchy, under Broad biotope and above Resources. |
general glossary |
Grazing marsh ditches: status score |
A score based on the conservation status of aquatic species associated with ditch systems in floodplain and coastal grazing marshes. |
quality index |
Grazing marsh ditches: salinity index |
A measure of the tolerance of aquatic invertebrates to saline or brackish conditions in floodplain and coastal grazing marsh ditch systems. |
quality index |
fungal fruiting bodies (ISIS) |
The assemblage type is found in and around trees and shrubs generally, but especially in older specimens. A large variety of wood-decay fungi are active in all types of woody tissues from heartwood through to twigs and roots. All produce fruiting bodies on the outside of the decaying wood and above ground, which are exploited by this assemblage type. |
SAT |
fungal fruiting bodies |
A large variety of wood-decay fungi are active in all types of woody tissues from heartwood through to twigs and roots. All produce fruiting bodies on the outside of the decaying wood and above ground, which are exploited by this assemblage type. |
resource |
freshwater seepages |
Freshwater seepages, often on beaches, that run through coastal habitats. These are often very small, shallow and discreet, sometimes surrounded by reeds and other vegetation. |
resource |
freshly dead/exposed |
Roots that have only recent been exposed to the air. |
resource |
freshly dead |
Freshly dead trunks and boughs support a specialist early successional fauna, with most species using both standing and fallen/felled wood. |
resource |
foliage |
Foliage feeders, including leaves, shoots, fruits and seeds. |
resource |
flowers, buds & shoots |
A species that feeds on flowers, or the young buds and shoots before they form. |
resource |
flowers (adult) |
Species as adults that visit flowers for either nectar, pollen or to hunt for prey. |
resource |
flow |
A resource category within the running water habitat, further subdivided into slow and fast flow |
subheading |
flour mills/bone works |
Species associated with human activities and feeding on flour or bone products |
label |
fleshy fruits |
Fruits such as apples and plums. |
resource |
fast flowing streams & waterfalls |
The assemblage type is found within and on the margins of fast-flowing streams, especially in moss on bedrock and boulders often in the splash zone of waterfalls and torrents. |
SAT |
fast flow |
Water flow with a high energy. In times of high flow vegetation is regularly scoured from the channel leaving shingle boulders and sand. Most often associated with upland streams and high energy rivers. |
resource |
extinct |
species fomerly existing as native populations but now considered extinct |
label |