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Libellen in de Wellemeersen - Natuurpunt

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Ro<strong>de</strong> lijst Vlaan<strong>de</strong>ren<br />

Momenteel niet bedreigd.<br />

Aantal records : 1<br />

Aantal <strong>in</strong>ventarisatieblokken : 1<br />

SUMMARY<br />

DUMONT found Platycnemis pennipes to be present on all three of the sand pools dur<strong>in</strong>g the period 1957-1969. On one of<br />

this pools it even bred <strong>in</strong> great numbers. It was however absent on Gates. The occurrence of this species on ponds is by no<br />

means exceptional but rather unusual. DUMONT suggested however that the whole population may have orig<strong>in</strong>ated from<br />

one acci<strong>de</strong>ntal imported female (by a tra<strong>in</strong> or so) and had not yet succee<strong>de</strong>d <strong>in</strong> cover<strong>in</strong>g the distance that separated it from<br />

Gates. Based on the records <strong>in</strong> the period 1996-2007, Platycnemis pennipes has fully disappeared from its former habitats.<br />

It is uncerta<strong>in</strong> when it disappeared and what caused its disappearance. Probably <strong>in</strong>tensive fish<strong>in</strong>g activity <strong>in</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

years, but it might as well be outcompeted by other species.<br />

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Platycnemis pennipes

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