Fig. 4
From: Close to reality? Micro-/mesocosm communities do not represent natural macroinvertebrate communities
Average number of familiesMDD%low in the seven recent M/M studies, compared to the average number of families with the respective characteristics at reference stream field sites. FamiliesMDD%low are defined as families per study with a mean MDD% < 70MDD%, whereby MDD% is the minimum detectable difference in %. (a) familiesMDD%low from the taxonomic groups insects and crustaceans (i/c); (a.1) i/c familiesMDD%low belonging to the EPT taxa (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera; (a.2) i/c familiesMDD%low with an s-value (s; physiological sensitivity towards pesticides) > − 0.36; (a.3) i/c taxa at risk towards pesticides according to the index SPEARpesticides (SPEAR = 1) [14]; (b) familiesMDD%low belonging to all taxonomic groups except insects and crustaceans). Error bars indicate the SEM (standard error of the mean)