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Importance of Marginal Habitats for Grassland Diversity: Fallows and Overgrown Tall-Grass Steppe As Key Habitats of Endangered Ground-Beetle Carabus Hungaricus
Insect Conservation and Diversity (2012) 5, 27–36 doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00146.x Importance of marginal habitats for grassland diversity: fallows and overgrown tall-grass steppe as key habitats of endangered ground-beetle Carabus hungaricus 1,2 1 1,2 PAVEL POKLUDA, DAVID HAUCK and LUKAS CIZEK 1Biology Centre ASCR, Institute of Entomology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic and 2Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Abstract. 1. To facilitate effective conservation management of dry-grassland diver- sity we studied the habitat selection of Carabus hungaricus, the globally declining, highly endangered, dry-grassland specialist beetle listed in the EU Habitats Directive, and several co-occurring beetles at a pannonian dry-grassland fragment, the Pouzdr- any steppe, SE Czech Republic. The beetles were sampled using 186 pitfall traps from March to November 2006. Number of C. hungaricus captures in each trap was related to vegetation and abiotic habitat characteristics; captures of all sampled bee- tles in each trap were related to each other. 2. We found that C. hungaricus prefers relatively humid patches of tall-grass steppe within the xeric grassland and tall-grass ruderal vegetation nearby. During the breed- ing period, females preferred drier and warmer sites than males. 3. Its potential competitors, i.e., Carabus spp., Calosoma spp. (Coleoptera: Carabi- dae), and other species of conservation interest, including Meloe spp. (Coleoptera: Meloidae), Dorcadion spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), were associated with vegeta- tion avoided by C. hungaricus, such as short-grass and bare-soil patches and woody plants. 4. Vegetation structure within 2.5 m affected C. -
Microhabitat Mosaics Are Key to the Survival of an Endangered Ground Beetle (Carabus Nitens) in Its Post-Industrial Refugia
Journal of Insect Conservation (2018) 22:321–328 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0064-x ORIGINAL PAPER Microhabitat mosaics are key to the survival of an endangered ground beetle (Carabus nitens) in its post-industrial refugia Martin Volf1,2 · Michal Holec3 · Diana Holcová3 · Pavel Jaroš4 · Radek Hejda5 · Lukáš Drag1 · Jaroslav Blízek6 · Pavel Šebek1 · Lukáš Čížek1,7 Received: 12 September 2017 / Accepted: 27 April 2018 / Published online: 3 May 2018 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 Abstract Biota dependant on early seral stages or frequently disturbed habitats belong to the most rapidly declining components of European biodiversity. This is also the case for Carabus nitens, which is threatened across Western and Central Europe. We studied one of the last remaining populations of this ground beetle in the Czech Republic, which inhabits post-extraction peat bogs. In line with findings from previous studies, we show that C. nitens prefers patches characterized by higher light intensity and lower vegetation cover. Abundance of females was positively correlated with the cover of plant species requir- ing higher temperature. In addition, we demonstrate its preference for periodically moist, but not wet or inundated plots, suggesting that the transition between dry heathland and wet peat bog might be the optimal habitat for this species. This hypothesis is further supported by results showing a positive correlation between the abundance of C. nitens and vegetation cover comprising of a mix of species typical for heathland, peat bog, and boreal habitats. Our results show that C. nitens mobility is comparable to other large wingless carabids. -
The Distribution, Habitat, and the Nature Conservation Value of a Natura 2000 Beetle, Carabus Hungaricus Fabricius, 1792 in Hungary
L. Penev, T. Erwin, T. Assmann (eds) 2008 BACK TO THE ROOTS OR BACK TO THE FUTURE . TOWARDS A NEW SYNTHESIS AMONGST TAXONOMIC , ECOLOGICAL AND BIOGEOGRAPHICAL APPORACHES IN CARABIDOLOGY . Proceedings of the XIII European Carabidologists Meeting, Blagoevgrad, August 20-24, 2007, pp. 363-372 @ Pensoft Publishers Sofia-Moscow The distribution, habitat, and the nature conservation value of a Natura 2000 beetle, Carabus hungaricus Fabricius, 1792 in Hungary Sándor Bérces 1, Gy őző Szél 2, Viktor Ködöböcz 3, Csaba Kutasi 4 1Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate H-1021 Budapest, H űvösvölgyi út 52., e-mail: [email protected], 2 Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13., 3Hortobágy National Park Directorate, H-4024 Debrecen, Sumen u. 2. 4Bakony Natural History Museum H-8420 Zirc, Rákóczi tér 3-5. SUMMARY Carabus hungaricus Fabricius, 1792 usually inhabits sandy grasslands and dolomitic grass-lands in Hungary. It is listed in the Habitat Directive and it is a characteristic species of the Pannonian biogeographic region. This paper summarizes all available data (literature data, personal communications, all available museum specimens, original research) on the current distribution of Carabus hungaricus in Hungary making use of GIS. The most numerous populations of this carabid beetle live in Pannonic sand steppe biotopes, the most vulnerable of the dolomitic grasslands. In Hungary, Carabus hungaricus is a vulnerable species according to the IUCN criteria. Known habitat types, habitat preferences, co- occurring ground beetle species, and endangering environmental factors are discussed. Keywords : Natura 2000, Carabus hungaricus , nature conservation, distribution, Hungary INTRODUCTION In the Pannonian biogeographical region, Carabus hungaricus Fabricius, 1792 is a species of community interest, whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. -
Influence of Slug Defence Mechanisms on the Prey Preferences of the Carabid Predator Pterostichus Melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Eur. J. Entomol. 101: 359–364, 2004 ISSN 1210-5759 Influence of slug defence mechanisms on the prey preferences of the carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) PAVEL FOLTAN Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, CZ-37005 ýeské BudČjovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: [email protected] Key words. Slug, defence, food preference, prey preference, prey-choice, Limacidae, Arionidae, Agriolimacidae, Deroceras reticulatum, Limax, Arion, Carabidae, Pterostichus melanarius Abstract. Two-choice experiments on prey preferences of a generalist predator Pterostichus melanarius, and five species of slug prey, were conducted in the laboratory. Different preferences of P. melanarius for each of the slug species are described. They are interpreted as the outcome of differing slug species-specific defence mechanisms. The influence of hunger level, temperature, day/light period, condition of slugs and beetles, weight of slugs and beetles, and the sex of beetles were controlled experimentally or statistically. The order of slug species preference for predation by P. melanarius was: Deroceras reticulatum (Agriolimacidae), Malacolimax tenellus, Lehmania marginata (Limacidae), Arion distinctus and A. subfuscus (Arionidae). Efficiency of slugs’ species- specific defence mechanisms reflected their phylogeny. Defence mechanisms of slugs from the superfamily Arionoidea were signifi- cantly more effective at deterring an attack of non-specialised ground beetles than the defence mechanisms of slugs from Limacoidea superfamily. P. melanarius significantly preferred Agriolimacidae to Limacidae, and Limacidae to Arionidae. Slug spe- cies was the strongest factor influencing prey preferences of P. melanarius amongst slug prey. Surprisingly, this preference was much more significant than the slug weight. Weight and sex of P. -
Mapping Biodiversity in a Modified Landscape Charlotte Louise Owen
Mapping biodiversity in a modified landscape Charlotte Louise Owen 2008 Athesissubmittedinpartialfulfilmentofthe requirementsforthedegreeofMasterofScienceandthe DiplomaofImperialCollegeLondon Contents Abstract 1 1. Introduction 2 1.1Conservationinmodifiedlandscapes 2 1.2Mapping biodiversityatthe landscapescale 2 1.3Projectaimsandobjectives 4 2. Background 5 2.1Betadiversity 5 2.2Characteristicsofmodifiedlandscapes 6 2.3Carabidsasa bioindicator 8 2.4Carabidsinmodifiedlandscapes 9 2.5Thestudysite 11 3. Methods 13 3.1Selectionofsamplingsites 13 3.2Fieldsampling 14 3.3Environmentalvariables 15 3.4Statisticalanalysis 15 3.4.1Diversityindices 15 3.4.2Fragmentationandedgeeffects 16 3.4.3Carabidspecies assemblages 17 3.4.4Modellingcarabiddiversityatthelandscapescale 17 i 4. Results 18 4.1Abundance 18 4.2Diversityandevenness 20 4.3Fragmentationeffects 21 4.4Edgeeffectsacross transects 22 4.5Carabidspecies assemblages 24 4.6Predictedspeciesdiversity 27 4.7Predictedbetadiversity–generalizeddissimilaritymodelling 27 5. Discussion 30 5.1Carabidspeciesdiversity,evennessandabundance 30 5.2Edgeeffects 31 5.3Carabidspecies assemblages 32 5.4Predictedspeciesdiversity 33 5.5Predictedbetadiversity 34 6. References 37 7. Acknowledgements 46 8. Appendix 47 ii Abstract Themajorityoftheworld’s biodiversityexistsoutside protectedareas,inlandscapes heavilymodifiedbyanthropogenic activity.Itis thereforenecessarytogaina better understandingoftherolethatmodifiedlandscapes playinthemaintenanceof biodiversity.Theapplicationofmethodsusedtoassessandprioritiseareasfor -
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Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65(4), pp. 335–348, 2019 DOI: 10.17109/AZH.65.4.335.2019 HABITAT USE OF AN ENDANGERED BEETLE CARABUS HUNGARICUS ASSESSED VIA RADIO TELEMETRY Sándor Bérces1 and Jana Růžičková2 1Duna–Ipoly National Park Directorate, H-1121 Budapest, Költő utca 21, Hungary E-mail: [email protected]; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2920-8756 2MTA–ELTE–MTM Ecology Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Biological Institute H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Hungary E-mail: [email protected]; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-4538 Carabus hungaricus is an endangered habitat specialist of tall-grass steppe occurring in the Pannonian region. In this study, we used radio telemetry to examine whether habitat type (different habitat patches in steppe mosaic), sex, time of day, temperature and air pressure affect the activity of this species. During the reproductive period of C. hungaricus in Octo- ber 2017, we equipped ten individuals, five males, and five females, with small 0.3 g VHF transmitters and tracked them for seven consecutive days. The average speed of tagged individuals was 1.29 m/h for the fastest individual and 0.21 m/h for the slowest one. The shape of trajectories indicated random walk; only in few cases did beetles cover larger distances between two tracking sessions. Habitat type significantly affected beetle move- ment; the average speed was higher in grassy patches and common juniper stands, while it decreased in mosses and litter under shrubs. Although there was no effect of sex, time of day, or air pressure on beetles’ activity, the temperature had a positive effect on move- ment. -
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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Repository of the Academy's Library 1 The original published PDF available in this website: 2 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jbi.13485 3 Journal of Biogeography (2019) 46: 304-315. 4 5 Predicting beta diversity of terrestrial and aquatic beetles using ecogeographical 6 variables: insights from the replacement and richness difference components 7 8 Jani Heino1*, Janne Alahuhta2, Simone Fattorini3 & Dénes Schmera4,5 9 1 Finnish Environment Institute, Biodiversity Centre. P.O. Box 413, FI‒90014 Oulu, Finland. 10 2 Geography Research Unit, University of Oulu. P.O. Box 3000, FI‒90014 Oulu, Finland. 11 3Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 12 Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy 13 4MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute, Klebelsberg K. u. 3, 14 H-8237 Tihany, Hungary 15 5MTA Centre for Ecological Research, GINOP Sustainable Ecosystem Group, Klebelsberg K. 16 u. 3, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary 17 18 *Correspondence: [email protected] 19 20 BIOSKETCH 1 21 The authors are interested in all aspects of biodiversity, ranging from spatial patterns in 22 species distributions through different facets of biodiversity to their conservation 23 implications. 24 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 25 We dedicate this paper to all people who have contributed to the faunistics of beetles in 26 Northern Europe. We would like to express our gratitude to three anonymous referees for 27 their comments on a previous version of this paper. This research was supported by the 28 OTKA K128496 and GINOP 2.3.3-15-2016-00019 grants. -
Proceedings of the XIV European Carabidologists Meeting, Westerbork, 14-18 September, 2009”, Vol
18th European Carabidologist Meeting – Rennes 25-29 September 2017 FINANCIAL SUPPORT We thank all the partners who provided their technical and financial support for the organisation of the 18th European Carabidologist Meeting: … 18th European Carabidologist Meeting – Rennes 25-29 September 2017 SCIENTIFIC BOARD President: Elsa CANARD, INRA, UMR IGEPP, Rennes, France Manuel PLANTEGENEST, Agrocampus-ouest, UMR IGEPP, Rennes, France Members: Audrey Alignier, INRA, UMR BAGAP, Rennes, France Stéphanie Aviron, INRA, UMR BAGAP, Rennes, France Marc Dufrêne, Liege University - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux, Belgium Lovei Gabor, Aarhus University, Slagelse, Denmark Guénola Péres, Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR SAS, Rennes, France Julien Pétillon, EA Biodiversité et Gestion des Territoires, Rennes, France Roberto Pizzoloto, Università della Calabria – Dept. B.E.S.T., Rende, Italy David Renault, Université Rennes 1, UMR Ecobio, Rennes, France Pavel Saska, Crop Research Institute, Praha, Czech Republik Lucija Šerić Jelaska, Croatian Ecological Society, Zagreb, Croatia José Serrano, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain John Spence, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Yann Tricault, Agrocampus Ouest, UMR IGEPP, Angers, France STEERING COMMITTEE President: Elsa CANARD, INRA, UMR IGEPP, Rennes Secretary: Isabelle BAUMGARTEN, Agrocampus-ouest, Rennes Members: Audrey Alignier, INRA, UMR BAGAP, Rennes Stéphanie Aviron, INRA, UMR BAGAP, Rennes Françoise Burel, CNRS, UMR Ecobio, Rennes El Aziz Djoudi, EA Biodiversité et Gestion des Territoires, Rennes Romain -
Considerations on the Genus Carabus Species Protected in Romania by the Natura 2000 Network
Research Journal of Agricultural Science, 44 (2), 2012 CONSIDERATIONS ON THE GENUS CARABUS SPECIES PROTECTED IN ROMANIA BY THE NATURA 2000 NETWORK J. BARLOY(1), F. PRUNAR(2) (1)Agrocampus Ouest (FR), 65, Rue de Saint-Brieuc CS 84215, Rennes Cedex 35042, (2)Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Timisoara, Calea Aradului no. 119, RO-300645, Romania, E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. In Romania, the Natura 2000 network is widespread, especially in mountainous or hilly highly developed, with 273 SIC covering 17% of areas; Carabus (Morphocarabus) zawadzkii the country and also has three biosphere reserves seriatissimus Reitter, 1896 its range has recently (Danube Delta, Retezat Mountains and Rodna specified (see attached map). The global name Mountains). The study is interested in heritage Carabus (Morphocarabus) hampei of the Council species of Genus Carabus named in the Annexe II Directive 92/43/EEC includes three species: and IV (modified version 2007) of the “Council Carabus (Morphocarabus) rothi comptus Dejean, Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the 1831; Carabus (Morphocarabus) rothi incompsus conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna Kraatz, 1880; Carabus (Morphocarabus) rothi and flora”. The paper make an analysis of the hampei Kuster, 1846 and the infraspecific diversity romanian carabus species by european community are at least 12 taxa spread over the national interest in terms of taxonomic observations, territory (see map attached). Moreover, the authors geographical distribution, ecology of species, attract attention to the need of the Romanian state conservation status and the problems due to the responsible, to protect the endemic species of the bibliographic inconsistencies. -
Studies on Carabid Assemblages and Life-History Characteristics of Two Carabus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) Species
Studies on carabid assemblages and life-history characteristics of two Carabus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) species Rita Andorkó Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Sciences, Doctorate School in Biology Head: Anna Erdei, D.Sc., Professor (MHAS) Zootaxonomy, Animal Ecology and Hydrobiology Ph.D. Program Program Head: János Török, C.Sc., D.Sc., Professor Supervisor: Árpád Szentesi C.Sc., D.Sc., Assoc. Professor Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University Consultant: Ferenc Kádár Centre for Agricultural Research, Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University Centre for Agricultural Research, Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2014 Contents Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 2 1 Overview and main objectives ........................................................................................ 3 2 Section I. – Spatio-temporal fluctuations of carabid assemblages in forested habitats ...................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Materials and methods ........................................................................................... -
Strasbourg, 19 April 2013
Strasbourg, 25 October 2013 T-PVS (2013) 17 [tpvs17e_2013.doc] CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS Group of Experts on the Conservation of Invertebrates Tirana, Albania 23-24 September 2013 ---ooOoo--- REPORT Document prepared by the Directorate of Democratic Governance This document will not be distributed at the meeting. Please bring this copy. Ce document ne sera plus distribué en réunion. Prière de vous munir de cet exemplaire. T-PVS (2013) 17 - 2 - CONTENTS 1. Meeting report ................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Appendix 1: Agenda .......................................................................................................................... 6 3. Appendix 2: List of participants ........................................................................................................ 9 4. Appendix 3: Compilation of National Reports .................................................................................. 10 5. Appendix 4: Draft Recommendation on threats by neurotoxic insecticides to pollinators ................ 75 * * * The Standing Committee is invited to: 1. Take note of the report of the meeting; 2. Thank the Albanian government for the efficient preparation of the meeting and the excellent hospitality; 3. Continue with Bern Convention engagement with invertebrate conservation issues by further encouraging and monitoring national implementation of European Strategy for the Conservation -
Dispersal of Individuals of the Flightless Grassland Ground Beetle, Carabus Hungaricus (Coleoptera: Carabidae), in Three Popula
Eur. J. Entomol. 111(5): 000–000, 2014 doi: 10.14411/eje.2014.080 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online) Dispersal of individuals of the flightless grassland ground beetle, Carabus hungaricus (Coleoptera: Carabidae), in three populations and what they tell us about mobility estimates based on mark-recapture ZOLTAN ElEK 1, Lukáš DRag 2, 3, PAVEL POKLUDA2, 3, *, Lukáš ČížEK 2, 3 and SÁNDOR BéRCEs 4 1 MTa-ElTE-MTM Ecology Research group, Hungarian academy of sciences, c/o Biological Institute of Eötvös loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C., H-1117 Budapest, and Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross u. 13., H-1088 Budapest, Hungary; e-mail: [email protected] 2 Faculty of science, University of south Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic 3 Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, academy of sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; e-mails: [email protected]; [email protected] 4 Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate, Budapest, Hungary, e-mail: [email protected] Key words. Coleoptera, Carabidae, Carabus hungaricus, dispersal, inverse power function, Hungary, Czech Republic, Natura 2000 Abstract. Knowledge of the dispersal ability of endangered species is crucial for developing effective, evidence-based conservation policies. Due to their limited dispersal abilities and specific habitat requirements, insects are among the animals most threatened by habitat fragmentation. We studied three populations of the highly endangered species of ground beetle, Carabus hungaricus, at three sites in Central Europe (Hungary and Czech Republic) using mark-release-recapture (MRR). The total catch of 574 pitfall traps set at the three sites was 6255 individuals.