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Water beetles
Foster, G. N. Nelson, B. H. O'Connor, Á.
Foster, G. N.
Nelson, B. H.
O'Connor, Á.
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G. N. Foster, B. H. Nelson, Á. O'Connor, 'Water beetles', [report], National Parks and Wildlife Service, 2009, Ireland red list, No.1, 2009
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Based on ca 37,000 records for Ireland, 244 taxa of beetle are evaluated for their conservation status using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) regional criteria. Of the wetland species, eight are considered to be regionally extinct, eight critically endangered, eleven endangered, twenty two vulnerable, twenty four near threatened, and the rest at lower risk, of least concern or data‐deficient. Ninety‐three taxa are mapped. The importance of halting losses in brackish and running waters is identified, together with the risks to montane species associated with climate change. However, the international importance of Ireland is recognised in sustaining viable populations of many fen and lake species that are otherwise under threat in Europe.
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2009
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National Parks and Wildlife Service
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