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Topic Paper Chilterns Beechwoods
. O O o . 0 O . 0 . O Shoping growth in Docorum Appendices for Topic Paper for the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC A summary/overview of available evidence BOROUGH Dacorum Local Plan (2020-2038) Emerging Strategy for Growth COUNCIL November 2020 Appendices Natural England reports 5 Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation 6 Appendix 1: Citation for Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 7 Appendix 2: Chilterns Beechwoods SAC Features Matrix 9 Appendix 3: European Site Conservation Objectives for Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation Site Code: UK0012724 11 Appendix 4: Site Improvement Plan for Chilterns Beechwoods SAC, 2015 13 Ashridge Commons and Woods SSSI 27 Appendix 5: Ashridge Commons and Woods SSSI citation 28 Appendix 6: Condition summary from Natural England’s website for Ashridge Commons and Woods SSSI 31 Appendix 7: Condition Assessment from Natural England’s website for Ashridge Commons and Woods SSSI 33 Appendix 8: Operations likely to damage the special interest features at Ashridge Commons and Woods, SSSI, Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire 38 Appendix 9: Views About Management: A statement of English Nature’s views about the management of Ashridge Commons and Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), 2003 40 Tring Woodlands SSSI 44 Appendix 10: Tring Woodlands SSSI citation 45 Appendix 11: Condition summary from Natural England’s website for Tring Woodlands SSSI 48 Appendix 12: Condition Assessment from Natural England’s website for Tring Woodlands SSSI 51 Appendix 13: Operations likely to damage the special interest features at Tring Woodlands SSSI 53 Appendix 14: Views About Management: A statement of English Nature’s views about the management of Tring Woodlands Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), 2003. -
Green-Tree Retention and Controlled Burning in Restoration and Conservation of Beetle Diversity in Boreal Forests
Dissertationes Forestales 21 Green-tree retention and controlled burning in restoration and conservation of beetle diversity in boreal forests Esko Hyvärinen Faculty of Forestry University of Joensuu Academic dissertation To be presented, with the permission of the Faculty of Forestry of the University of Joensuu, for public criticism in auditorium C2 of the University of Joensuu, Yliopistonkatu 4, Joensuu, on 9th June 2006, at 12 o’clock noon. 2 Title: Green-tree retention and controlled burning in restoration and conservation of beetle diversity in boreal forests Author: Esko Hyvärinen Dissertationes Forestales 21 Supervisors: Prof. Jari Kouki, Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu, Finland Docent Petri Martikainen, Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu, Finland Pre-examiners: Docent Jyrki Muona, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoological Museum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Docent Tomas Roslin, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Division of Population Biology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Opponent: Prof. Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden ISSN 1795-7389 ISBN-13: 978-951-651-130-9 (PDF) ISBN-10: 951-651-130-9 (PDF) Paper copy printed: Joensuun yliopistopaino, 2006 Publishers: The Finnish Society of Forest Science Finnish Forest Research Institute Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Helsinki Faculty of Forestry of the University of Joensuu Editorial Office: The Finnish Society of Forest Science Unioninkatu 40A, 00170 Helsinki, Finland http://www.metla.fi/dissertationes 3 Hyvärinen, Esko 2006. Green-tree retention and controlled burning in restoration and conservation of beetle diversity in boreal forests. University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry. ABSTRACT The main aim of this thesis was to demonstrate the effects of green-tree retention and controlled burning on beetles (Coleoptera) in order to provide information applicable to the restoration and conservation of beetle species diversity in boreal forests. -
Millichope Park and Estate Invertebrate Survey 2020
Millichope Park and Estate Invertebrate survey 2020 (Coleoptera, Diptera and Aculeate Hymenoptera) Nigel Jones & Dr. Caroline Uff Shropshire Entomology Services CONTENTS Summary 3 Introduction ……………………………………………………….. 3 Methodology …………………………………………………….. 4 Results ………………………………………………………………. 5 Coleoptera – Beeetles 5 Method ……………………………………………………………. 6 Results ……………………………………………………………. 6 Analysis of saproxylic Coleoptera ……………………. 7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………. 8 Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera – true flies, bees, wasps ants 8 Diptera 8 Method …………………………………………………………… 9 Results ……………………………………………………………. 9 Aculeate Hymenoptera 9 Method …………………………………………………………… 9 Results …………………………………………………………….. 9 Analysis of Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera … 10 Conclusion Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera .. 11 Other species ……………………………………………………. 12 Wetland fauna ………………………………………………….. 12 Table 2 Key Coleoptera species ………………………… 13 Table 3 Key Diptera species ……………………………… 18 Table 4 Key aculeate Hymenoptera species ……… 21 Bibliography and references 22 Appendix 1 Conservation designations …………….. 24 Appendix 2 ………………………………………………………… 25 2 SUMMARY During 2020, 811 invertebrate species (mainly beetles, true-flies, bees, wasps and ants) were recorded from Millichope Park and a small area of adjoining arable estate. The park’s saproxylic beetle fauna, associated with dead wood and veteran trees, can be considered as nationally important. True flies associated with decaying wood add further significant species to the site’s saproxylic fauna. There is also a strong -
Diversity and Resource Choice of Flower-Visiting Insects in Relation to Pollen Nutritional Quality and Land Use
Diversity and resource choice of flower-visiting insects in relation to pollen nutritional quality and land use Diversität und Ressourcennutzung Blüten besuchender Insekten in Abhängigkeit von Pollenqualität und Landnutzung Vom Fachbereich Biologie der Technischen Universität Darmstadt zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doctor rerum naturalium genehmigte Dissertation von Dipl. Biologin Christiane Natalie Weiner aus Köln Berichterstatter (1. Referent): Prof. Dr. Nico Blüthgen Mitberichterstatter (2. Referent): Prof. Dr. Andreas Jürgens Tag der Einreichung: 26.02.2016 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 29.04.2016 Darmstadt 2016 D17 2 Ehrenwörtliche Erklärung Ich erkläre hiermit ehrenwörtlich, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit entsprechend den Regeln guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis selbständig und ohne unzulässige Hilfe Dritter angefertigt habe. Sämtliche aus fremden Quellen direkt oder indirekt übernommene Gedanken sowie sämtliche von Anderen direkt oder indirekt übernommene Daten, Techniken und Materialien sind als solche kenntlich gemacht. Die Arbeit wurde bisher keiner anderen Hochschule zu Prüfungszwecken eingereicht. Osterholz-Scharmbeck, den 24.02.2016 3 4 My doctoral thesis is based on the following manuscripts: Weiner, C.N., Werner, M., Linsenmair, K.-E., Blüthgen, N. (2011): Land-use intensity in grasslands: changes in biodiversity, species composition and specialization in flower-visitor networks. Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (4), 292-299. Weiner, C.N., Werner, M., Linsenmair, K.-E., Blüthgen, N. (2014): Land-use impacts on plant-pollinator networks: interaction strength and specialization predict pollinator declines. Ecology 95, 466–474. Weiner, C.N., Werner, M , Blüthgen, N. (in prep.): Land-use intensification triggers diversity loss in pollination networks: Regional distinctions between three different German bioregions Weiner, C.N., Hilpert, A., Werner, M., Linsenmair, K.-E., Blüthgen, N. -
A Faunal Survey of the Elateroidea of Montana by Catherine Elaine
A faunal survey of the elateroidea of Montana by Catherine Elaine Seibert A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Entomology Montana State University © Copyright by Catherine Elaine Seibert (1993) Abstract: The beetle family Elateridae is a large and taxonomically difficult group of insects that includes many economically important species of cultivated crops. Elaterid larvae, or wireworms, have a history of damaging small grains in Montana. Although chemical seed treatments have controlled wireworm damage since the early 1950's, it is- highly probable that their availability will become limited, if not completely unavailable, in the near future. In that event, information about Montana's elaterid fauna, particularity which species are present and where, will be necessary for renewed research efforts directed at wireworm management. A faunal survey of the superfamily Elateroidea, including the Elateridae and three closely related families, was undertaken to determine the species composition and distribution in Montana. Because elateroid larvae are difficult to collect and identify, the survey concentrated exclusively on adult beetles. This effort involved both the collection of Montana elateroids from the field and extensive borrowing of the same from museum sources. Results from the survey identified one artematopid, 152 elaterid, six throscid, and seven eucnemid species from Montana. County distributions for each species were mapped. In addition, dichotomous keys, and taxonomic and biological information, were compiled for various taxa. Species of potential economic importance were also noted, along with their host plants. Although the knowledge of the superfamily' has been improved significantly, it is not complete. -
Species Composition of Coleoptera Families Associated with Live and Dead Wood in a Large Norway Spruce Plantation in Denmark
Species composition of Coleoptera families associated with live and dead wood in a large Norway spruce plantation in Denmark Jens Reddersen & Thomas Secher Jensen Reddersen, J. & T.S. Jensen: Species composition of Coleoptera familites as sociated with live og dead wood in a large Norway spruce plantation in Den mark. Ent. Meddr. 71: 115-128: Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003. ISSN 0013-8851. For decades, the idea of various biotope types hosting unique plant and ani mal species associations and thus forming well-delimited species communities have continuously been debated. At any rate, it remains a practical empirical working concept in intensively exploited mosaic landscapes like in Denmark where biotope fragments are distinctly separated by man-made borders. In Denmark, conifer plantations dominated by Norway spruce, Picea abies L. con stitute such a well-delimited biotope type - at the same time widely distributed and with an insect fauna only poorly known. In two years, 1980-81, in Gludsted Plantation, Central Jutland, the arthro pod fauna was studied in six stands of mature well-tended Norway spruce on poor sandy acidic soils. A variety of sampling methods was employed with a minimum of four white bucket traps and two tray traps on the ground in each stand. In both years in some stands, ground emergence traps were set up as well as vertical series of white buckets in canopies at mean levels 6.6, 10.6 and 13.2 m. Additional sampling comprised vertical sticky trap series in canopies, sweep net sampling in low branches and winter bark search. Ground beetles, sawflies and the aphid-aphidophagous fauna were analysed in previous papers. -
New Species and New Records of Click Beetles from the Palearctic Region (Coleoptera, Elateridae)
Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.), nº 48 (30/06/2011): 47‒60. NEW SPECIES AND NEW RECORDS OF CLICK BEETLES FROM THE PALEARCTIC REGION (COLEOPTERA, ELATERIDAE) Giuseppe Platia Via Molino Vecchio, 21/a, 47043 Gatteo (FC), Italia – [email protected] Abstract: Fourteen new species of click beetles belonging to the genera Cardiophorus (Turkey), Dicronychus (Syria), Dima (Greece), Hemicrepidius (Azerbaijan), Athous (Orthathous) (Azerbaijan), Agriotes (Lebanon), Ampedus (Sardinia, It- aly), Ctenicera (Slovenia), Anostirus (Azerbaijan), Selatosomus (Warchalowskia) (Turkey), Adrastus (Azerbaijan) and Melanotus (Lebanon) are described. New chorological data for fifty-one species from the Palaearctic region are given. Key words: Coleoptera, Elateridae, new species, new records, Palaearctic region. Nuevas species y registros de elatéridos paleárticos (Coleoptera, Elateridae) Resumen: Se describen catorce nuevas especies de elatéridos de los géneros Cardiophorus (Turquía), Dicronychus (Siria), Dima (Grecia), Hemicrepidius (Azerbayán), Athous (Orthathous) (Azerbayán), Agriotes (Líbano), Ampedus (Cerdeña, Italia), Ctenicera (Eslovenia), Anostirus (Azerbayán), Selatosomus (Warchalowskia) (Turquía), Adrastus (Azerbayán) and Melanotus (Líbano). Se aportan además cincuenta y una nuevas citas de la región Paleártica. Palabras clave: Coleoptera, Elateridae, especies nuevas, cita nueva, región Paleártica. Taxonomy / Taxonomía: Adrastus azerbaijanicus n. sp. Athous (Orthathous) lasoni n. sp. Hemicrepidius kroliki n. sp. Agriotes kairouzi -
A Baseline Invertebrate Survey of the Knepp Estate - 2015
A baseline invertebrate survey of the Knepp Estate - 2015 Graeme Lyons May 2016 1 Contents Page Summary...................................................................................... 3 Introduction.................................................................................. 5 Methodologies............................................................................... 15 Results....................................................................................... 17 Conclusions................................................................................... 44 Management recommendations........................................................... 51 References & bibliography................................................................. 53 Acknowledgements.......................................................................... 55 Appendices.................................................................................... 55 Front cover: One of the southern fields showing dominance by Common Fleabane. 2 0 – Summary The Knepp Wildlands Project is a large rewilding project where natural processes predominate. Large grazing herbivores drive the ecology of the site and can have a profound impact on invertebrates, both positive and negative. This survey was commissioned in order to assess the site’s invertebrate assemblage in a standardised and repeatable way both internally between fields and sections and temporally between years. Eight fields were selected across the estate with two in the north, two in the central block -
Česká Zemědělská Univerzita V Praze Fakulta Lesnická a Dřevařská Katedra Ochrany Lesa a Entomologie Kovaříkovití
Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská Katedra ochrany lesa a entomologie Kovaříkovití brouci a jejich vztah k vlastnostem lesních ekosystémů (Click-beetles in relation to forest ecosystems attributes) Disertační práce Autor: Mgr. Tereza Brestovanská (roz. Loskotová) Školitel: doc. Ing. Jakub Horák, Ph.D. 2019 Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská Prohlášení „Prohlašuji, že jsem disertační práci na téma „Kovaříkovití brouci a jejich vztah k vlastnostem lesních ekosystémů“ vypracovala samostatně s použitím uvedené literatury a na základě konzultací a doporučení školitele. Souhlasím se zveřejněním disertační práce dle zákona č. 111/1998 Sb. o vysokých školách v platném znění, a to bez ohledu na výsledek obhajoby.“ V Praze dne 26. 4. 2019 Podpis autora Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská Poděkování Z celého svého srdce děkuji svému školiteli doc. Ing. Jakubu Horákovi, Ph.D. za jeho cenný čas, energii, nápady, důvěru a bezmeznou trpělivost, které mi věnoval a shovívavost, kterou projevil. Jsem velmi vděčná za všechny příležitosti, kterých jsem mohla v průběhu svého studia využít a velmi cenné zkušenosti, které bych bez těchto příležitostí nikdy nezískala. Věřím, že mě tyto zkušenosti činí lepším člověkem. Jako vedlejší bonus, o to cennější, je skupina nových přátel, se kterými mohu sdílet svůj obdiv k přírodě a mezi kterými jsem našla svou druhou rodinu. Dále bych chtěla poděkovat všem spoluautorům za odbornou práci, kterou odvedli, stejně jako Heleně Kaňkové, † Jiřímu Brestovanskému st., Jiřímu Brestovanskému ml. a RNDr. Dušanu Romportlovi, Ph.D., kteří pomohli při práci v terénu a Janu Pavlíčkovi za determinaci druhů cílové skupiny. -
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"T echnit[UeS en~ltWlogiques I 'En~ltWlogiscfre uchnieke~ ) Bulletin S.R.B.E.IK.B. V. E., 141 (2005): 73-80. Pilot study on tree canopy fogging in an ancient oak-beech plot of the Sonian forest (Brussels, Belgium) 1 1 1 1 Patrick GROOTAERT , Konjev DESENDER , V eerie VESTEIRT , Wouter DEKONINCK , 1 2 Domir DE BAK.KER , Ben V AN DER WIJDEN & Roll in VERLINDE3 1 Departement Entomologie, Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, Vautierstraat, 29, 1000 Brussel. 2 Departement Biodiversiteit, Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer, Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussel. 3 Klein-breemstraat 3, 1540 Berne. Abstract During summer of 2003 and 2004 a canopy fogging was performed of an oak tree in an old oak beech plot in Sonian forest (Brussels, Belgium). About 3,000 arthropods were collected belonging to 149 species. Some rare tree-dwelling/canopy-dwelling species were found that are impossible to collect by other techniques. Introduction invertebrate groups as possible are presented below and comments on remarkable species are Studies on the arthropod fauna of forests are given. About 3000 insects and spiders belonging generally limited to the occurrence and activity to 149 species were identified. of arthropods near ground level. The fauna of forests is usually sampled with pitfall traps, Material and methods Malaise traps, emergence traps, window traps and recently also with pheromone traps. On two occasions, we performed a canopy However, the fauna of the canopy is poorly fogging of the same old oak tree (Quercus robur, known due to sampling difficulties. Canopy Fig. 1; total height 40 m, fogger height during fogging gives opportunities to obtain momentary fogging 24 m (measured using a Blume-Leiss samples of arthropods, active in and on trees. -
Sampling a Rare Beetle with High Accuracy with Pheromones: the Case of Elater Ferrugineus (Coleoptera, Elaterida) As an Indicato
High-accuracy sampling of saproxylic diversity indicators at regionalscales with pheromones: The case of Elater ferrugineus (Coleoptera, Elateridae) Klas Andersson, Karl-Olof Bergman, Fredrik Andersson, Erik Hedenström, Nicklas Jansson, Joseph Burman, Inis Winde, Mattias C. Larsson and Per Milberg Linköping University Post Print N.B.: When citing this work, cite the original article. Original Publication: Klas Andersson, Karl-Olof Bergman, Fredrik Andersson, Erik Hedenström, Nicklas Jansson, Joseph Burman, Inis Winde, Mattias C. Larsson and Per Milberg, High-accuracy sampling of saproxylic diversity indicators at regionalscales with pheromones: The case of Elater ferrugineus (Coleoptera, Elateridae), 2014, Biological Conservation, (171), 156-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.01.007 Copyright: Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com/ Postprint available at: Linköping University Electronic Press http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-104593 High-accuracy sampling of saproxylic diversity indicators at regional scales with pheromones: the case of Elater ferrugineus (Coleoptera, Elateridae) Klas Anderssona, Karl-Olof Bergmanb, Fredrik Anderssonc, Erik Hedenströmc, Nicklas Janssonb, Joseph Burmana,d, Inis Windea, Mattias C. Larssona, Per Milbergb1 a Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 102, SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden Alnarp, Sweden b IFM Biology, Conservation Ecology Group, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden c Eco-Chemistry, Division of Chemical Engineering, Mid Sweden University, SE- 851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden d Ecology Research Group, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent, England, CT1 1QU Corresponding author: Per Milberg, IFM Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; [email protected]; +46 70 51 73 100 1 MCL, PM & KOB conceived and designed the study. -
2011 Biodiversity Snapshot. Isle of Man Appendices
UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: 2011 Biodiversity snapshot. Isle of Man: Appendices. Author: Elizabeth Charter Principal Biodiversity Officer (Strategy and Advocacy). Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, Isle of man. More information available at: www.gov.im/defa/ This section includes a series of appendices that provide additional information relating to that provided in the Isle of Man chapter of the publication: UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: 2011 Biodiversity snapshot. All information relating to the Isle or Man is available at http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5819 The entire publication is available for download at http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5821 1 Table of Contents Appendix 1: Multilateral Environmental Agreements ..................................................................... 3 Appendix 2 National Wildife Legislation ......................................................................................... 5 Appendix 3: Protected Areas .......................................................................................................... 6 Appendix 4: Institutional Arrangements ........................................................................................ 10 Appendix 5: Research priorities .................................................................................................... 13 Appendix 6 Ecosystem/habitats ................................................................................................... 14 Appendix 7: Species ....................................................................................................................