| acid |
Freshwater with acidic base status, often found in upland pools and bogs, or within lowland heaths. |
resource |
| Acid mire fidelity score |
A measure of how strongly species are associated with acid mire habitats |
quality index |
| acid-neutral |
Freshwater with base status in the neutral to acidic range. |
resource |
| acidic |
Associated with sites that are of generally low pH, as a direct result of the nature of the geology. |
resource |
| aerial branches |
Aerial dead branches are an especially important habitat for many beetles which are associated with decay caused by smaller fungi such as Peniophora species, Vuilleminia comedans and Stereum species. |
resource |
| all habitats |
Ubiquitous species that utilise widespread resources and show no particular habitat preference. |
label |
| animal/plant remains |
Ubiquitous species that utilise dead organic matter within a wide range of habitats. |
label |
| ant nests |
Breeding aggregation of social ants, frequently underground but often with significant above ground presence. |
resource |
| aquatic: sparsely vegetated |
Either no, or very little vegetation, and comprises mostly of exposed silt and sand, making the ground substrate very obvious. |
resource |
| aquatic: well vegetated |
Dominated by the stems and foliage of plants, be they fully aquatic, or emergent. The ground substrate underneath is not that obvious. |
resource |
| arboreal |
A habitat in and on trees, including the canopy, trunks and branches. |
habitat |
