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Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity in Caves and Wells
...J Oklahoma State Univ. Interlibrary Loan Call#: pdf w Location: pdf a:: Journal Title: Journal of cave and karst studies ; <( the National Speleological Society bulletin. Volume: 62 Issue: 1 ARIEL MonthNear: 2000 MaxCost: $501FM Pages: 11-17 Scanned by: Article Title: DC Culver and B Sket; Hotspots of Subterranean Shipped by: Biodiversity in Caves and Wells Ariel: 128.194.84.50 Article Author: Fax: 979-458-2032 or Borrower: TXA Shipping Address: Patron: Bandel, Micaela TAMU Libraries - College Station .. TAE z 41 HOU I- ILL Number: 85855670 Lending ~ String: *OKS,COD,IXA,TXH,VA@ ""0 The work from which this copy was made did not include a formal copyright notice. Copyright law may protect this work. Uses may be al lowed with permission from the rights holder, or if the copyright on the work has expired, or if the use is "fair use" or if it is within another exemption. The user of this work is responsible for determining its lawful uses. David C. Culver and Boris Sket - Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity in Caves and Wells . .Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62(1):11-17. HOTSPOTS OF SUBTERRANEAN BIODIVERSITY IN CAVES AND WELLS DAVID C. CULVER Department of Biology, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA, [email protected] BORIS SKET Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, PO. Box 2995, 1001 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA, [email protected] We documented 18 caves and two karst wells that have 20 or more stygobites and troglobites. Crustacea dominated the aquatic fauna. Taxonomic composition ofthe terrestrial fauna varied, but Arachnida and Insecta together usually dominated. -
Monitoring Methodology and Protocols for 20 Habitats, 20 Species and 20 Birds
1 Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, Finland Monitoring methodology and protocols for 20 habitats, 20 species and 20 birds Twinning Project MK 13 IPA EN 02 17 Strengthening the capacities for effective implementation of the acquis in the field of nature protection Report D 3.1. - 1. 7.11.2019 Funded by the European Union The Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, Department of Nature, Republic of North Macedonia Metsähallitus (Parks and Wildlife Finland), Finland The State Service for Protected Areas (SSPA), Lithuania 2 This project is funded by the European Union This document has been produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Twinning Project MK 13 IPA EN 02 17 and and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union 3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Summary 6 Overview 8 Establishment of Natura 2000 network and the process of site selection .............................................................. 9 Preparation of reference lists for the species and habitats ..................................................................................... 9 Needs for data .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Protocols for the monitoring of birds .................................................................................................................... -
Revision of the Histopona Italica Group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the Description of Two New Species
Zootaxa 3640 (1): 023–041 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3640.1.2 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2865EE2A-01A9-45D9-B299-AAF6E118D5C4 Revision of the Histopona italica group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the description of two new species ANGELO BOLZERN1,2, PAOLO PANTINI3 & MARCO ISAIA4,5 1Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland 2American Museum of Natural History, Invertebrate Zoology, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, United States. E-mail: [email protected] 3Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali “E. Caffi”, Piazza Cittadella, 10. I-24129 Bergamo, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] 4Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina, 13. I-10123 Torino, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] 5Corresponding author Abstract During a large survey of agelenid spiders from different private and museum collections, a closer examination of material from all over Italy (including type material and fresh material) previously identified as Histopona italica Brignoli 1977, disclosed two new species for science, both belonging to the italica group. Based on the results of the present work, we describe Histopona leonardoi sp. n. and H. fioni sp. n. and revise the distribution pattern of H. italica group in Italy and Switzerland. Drawings and photographs of relevant structures and a table summary of the diagnostic characters allowing a fast separation of the species are provided. Key words: taxonomy, endemic fauna, biogeography, Alps, Apennines Introduction According to Platnick (2012) the genus Histopona Thorell 1869 currently includes 18 valid species, two of them, H. -
Revision of the Histopona Italica Group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the Description of Two New Species
TERMS OF USE This pdf is provided by Magnolia Press for private/research use. Commercial sale or deposition in a public library or website is prohibited. Zootaxa 3640 (1): 023–041 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3640.1.2 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2865EE2A-01A9-45D9-B299-AAF6E118D5C4 Revision of the Histopona italica group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the description of two new species ANGELO BOLZERN1,2, PAOLO PANTINI3 & MARCO ISAIA4,5 1Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland 2American Museum of Natural History, Invertebrate Zoology, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, United States. E-mail: [email protected] 3Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali “E. Caffi”, Piazza Cittadella, 10. I-24129 Bergamo, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] 4Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università di Torino, Via Accademia Albertina, 13. I-10123 Torino, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] 5Corresponding author Abstract During a large survey of agelenid spiders from different private and museum collections, a closer examination of material from all over Italy (including type material and fresh material) previously identified as Histopona italica Brignoli 1977, disclosed two new species for science, both belonging to the italica group. Based on the results of the present work, we describe Histopona leonardoi sp. n. and H. fioni sp. n. and revise the distribution pattern of H. italica group in Italy and Switzerland. -
Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity in Caves and Wells
David C. Culver and Boris Sket - Hotspots of Subterranean Biodiversity in Caves and Wells. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62(1):11-17. HOTSPOTS OF SUBTERRANEAN BIODIVERSITY IN CAVES AND WELLS DAVID C. CULVER Department of Biology, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA, [email protected] BORIS SKET Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, P.O. Box 2995, 1001 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA, [email protected] We documented 18 caves and two karst wells that have 20 or more stygobites and troglobites. Crustacea dominated the aquatic fauna. Taxonomic composition of the terrestrial fauna varied, but Arachnida and Insecta together usually dominated. Geographically, the sites were concentrated in the Dinaric Karst (6 caves). Sites tended to have high primary productivity or rich organic input from the surface, be large caves, or have permanent groundwater (phreatic water). Dokumentirala sva 18 jam in dva kraška vodnjaka, iz katerih je znanih 20 ali vec vrst troglobiontov in stigobiontov. V vodni favni preladujejo raki. Taksonomski sestav kopenske favne je raznolik, vendar pajkovci in zuzelke skupaj navadno prevladujejo. Najvec takšnih jam (šest) je v Dinarskem krasu. Nadpovprecno so zastopane jame z lastno primarno produkcijo ali bogatim vnosom hrane s površja, obsezne jame in jame, ki vkljucujejo tudi freatsko plast. Over the past few years, there has been a growing aware- terns at individual sites. Even though most subterranean bio- ness and concern with biodiversity worldwide. Books and diversity results from the accumulation of different species monographs with a focus on biodiversity have appeared (e.g., from nearby sites, there are some outstanding examples of high Wilson 1992; Master et al. -
WO 2017/035099 Al 2 March 2017 (02.03.2017) P O P C T
(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/035099 Al 2 March 2017 (02.03.2017) P O P C T (51) International Patent Classification: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, C07C 39/00 (2006.01) C07D 303/32 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, C07C 49/242 (2006.01) HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, (21) International Application Number: MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PCT/US20 16/048092 PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (22) International Filing Date: SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, 22 August 2016 (22.08.2016) TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (26) Publication Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (30) Priority Data: TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, 62/208,662 22 August 2015 (22.08.2015) US TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (71) Applicant: NEOZYME INTERNATIONAL, INC. -
Deeleman-Reinhold 1983 Histopona En.Pdf
~-,-------- ~------------- ~~~ I~(~' cJ~ tt---- f;;x.-&~ 325 THE GENUS fllSTOfliONA THORELL {J~raneae, t\gelen~dae) WITH DESCRIPTION OF T\NO NEVV CAVE-DWELLING SPECIES by Chrbt3 L. Dee!eman-Reinhold Sparrenlaan 8 Ossendrecht (Pays-Bas) The number of known species assigned to both Histopona Thorell and Roeweriana Kratochvil has in recent years been growing steadily. lvleanwhile, distinction between these genera is becoming vague, if existing at all. Thf genus Histopona was crea·:ed in 1869 for Tegenaria torpida (C.L. Koch), an epigean, agelenid spc('i(~s which, according to Thor·~ll (1 869) ·differs from other Tegenaria species by the slightly recurved posterior eye row and the distal ~ egment of the superior spinners longer than the basal segment. Later, T. /uxuriulls Kulczynski, T. conv,?nicns' KuJczynski, T. facta Kulczynski and T. sirlllata Kulczynski were added to Histopolla (Roewer, 19:)4; Lehtinen, 1967). Lehtinen also provided a diagno.;is of this genus. During the last decade, new species were assigned to Histopona by Brignoli (1976, 1977, J980) and Del tshev (1978). As the characters furnished by Thore!! do not always apply, many aut1Jor~ did not recogni ze the genus, among others Simon, Drensky, Bonnet, Wiehle and Loksa. Brignoli (1971 a) advocated the generic separation of H. torpida and related species from Tegenaria on the basis of the structure of the vulva: H. torpida is provided with an enlarged, membranous segment of the seminal duct, the «bursa copu!atrix», a conformation never found in any Tegenaria species and not unlike that found in the american genus Ageienopsis Giebel (Gering, 1953), but differing from t~Jat genus by the absence of " cOllpl:.ng cavity. -
Gap Analysis Final Report
University of Primorska Science and Research Centre of Koper Institute for Biodiversity Studies WWF Project Reference No 9Z1387.05 “Protected Areas for a Living Planet – Dinaric Arc Ecoregion Project” Protected Area Gap Analysis (Final Report) Peter Glasnovi ć, BSc Boris Krystufek, PhD Andrej Sovinc, MSc Mileta Bojovi ć, BSc Deni Porej, PhD December 2009 WWF Dinaric Arc Ecoregion Project Protected Area Gap Analysis The Final Report by: University of Primorska Science and Research Centre of Koper Institute for Biodiversity Studies Garibaldijeva 1 6000 Koper Tel.: ++386 5 663 77 00, fax: ++386 5 663 77 10 E-mail: [email protected] Regional Scientific Coordinator: Peter Glasnovi ć, BSc; Boris Krystufek, PhD; Andrej Sovinc, MSc Cartography: Mileta Bojovi ć, BSc National Scientific Coordinators: Leon Kebe, BSc (Slovenia); Irina Zupan, MSc (Croatia); Senka Barudanovi ć, PhD (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Dragan Roganovi ć, PhD (Montenegro); Genti Kromidha, PhD (Albania) External experts: Boris Sket, PhD; Maja Zagmaister, PhD; Borut Štumberger, BSc WWF Mediterranean Programme Office: Director of Conservation Deni Porej, PhD Project Leader Stella Šatali ć, MSc Partners of the project: TNC (The Nature Conservancy), EuroNatur, Institute for Nature Conservation in Albania (Albania), University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Science (Bosnia and Herzegovina), State Institute for Nature Protection (Croatia), Institute for Nature Protection (Montenegro) 2 WWF Dinaric Arc Ecoregion Project Protected Area Gap Analysis Acknowledgments: Dragan Kova čevi ć, Banja Luka -
La Fauna Sotterranea
LA FAUNA SOTTERRANEA LUCA DORIGO, FABIO STOCH LA FAUNA SOTTERRANEA Cenni di biospeleologia ricercano umidità e temperatura costanti. 81 Tra i più frequenti si possono trovare rane, Chiunque abbia potuto visitare delle cavi- salamandre, diverse specie di ragni, mille- tà naturali avrà notato come, a pochi metri piedi, lepidotteri, ditteri, gasteropodi ed altri dall’entrata, con il diminuire della luce, piccoli animali che possono trarre giova- cambino drasticamente le condizioni mento dal microclima umido presente nei ambientali e con esse scompaiono rapi- pressi dell’entrata, ma non sono in grado di damente le forme di vita vegetali, costitui- riprodursi e formare popolazioni stabili in te in prossimità dell’ingresso soprattutto questi habitat. da felci, muschi, epatiche e alghe. Altri organismi presentano invece una più È proprio l’assenza di luce il fattore limi- spiccata predilezione per gli ambienti ipo- tante in questi ambienti, nei quali il ciclo gei, trascorrendo intere stagioni o parte dei nutrienti si differenzia molto da quello della loro esistenza nel sottosuolo, pur degli ambienti di superficie. Gli organismi non presentando in genere particolari fotosintetici mancano totalmente in grotta adattamenti morfologici e funzionali. e il flusso di sostanza e di energia prove- Esempi di questa categoria di animali, niente prevalentemente dall’esterno, è definiti troglofili, possono essere alcuni soprattutto costituito da detrito di origine pipistrelli, alcune specie di cavallette e animale e vegetale. Gli organismi sapro- numerosi altri invertebrati, che trascorro- fagi (che si nutrono cioè di sostanza orga- no gran parte della loro esistenza in grot- nica morta) possono essere raschiatori, ta, ma possono sopravvivere e riprodursi trituratori oppure filtratori (se in acqua). -
Bionomics and Distribution of the Stag Beetle, Lucanus Cervus (L.) Across Europe*
Insect Conservation and Diversity (2011) 4, 23–38 Bionomics and distribution of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (L.) across Europe* DEBORAH J. HARVEY,1 ALAN C. GANGE,1 COLIN J. HAWES1 and 2 MARKUS RINK 1School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK and 2Bad Bertricher Str. 4, 56859 Alf, Germany Abstract. 1. The European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, is thought to be widely dis- tributed across its range, but a detailed description of its occurrence is lacking. 2. Researchers in 41 countries were contacted and information sought on various life history characteristics of the insect. Data on adult body size were collected from seven countries. 3. Habitat associations differ between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Larvae are most commonly associated with oak, but the duration of the larval stage and the number of instars varies by up to 100% across Europe. 4. Adult size also varies; beetles from Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands are larger than those from Belgium or the UK. In the former countries, populations are composed mainly of large individuals, while in the UK, the majority of individuals are relatively small. Allometric relations between mandible size and total body length differ in Germany compared with the rest of Europe. 5. Distribution maps of the insect, split into records pre- and post-1970, from 24 countries are presented. While these inevitably suffer from recorder bias, they indi- cate that in only two countries, Croatia and Slovakia, does the insect seem to be increasing in range. 6. Our data suggest that the insect may be in decline across Europe, most likely due to habitat loss, and that conservation plans need to be produced that focus on the biology of the insect in the local area. -
Leptodirini, Leiodidae, Coleoptera), from East Montenegro, with Notes on Its Phylogeny
Arch. Biol. Sci., Belgrade, 59 (2), 145-150, 2007. DOI:10.2298/ABS0702145C ROZAJELLA JOVANVLADIMIRI GEN. N., SP. N. (LEPTODIRINI, LEIODIDAE, COLEOPTERA), FROM EAST MONTENEGRO, WITH NOTES ON ITS PHYLOGENY S. B. ĆURČIĆ1, M. M. BRAJKOVIĆ1, B. P. M. ĆURČIĆ1, andW. WAITZBAUER2 1Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia 2 Department of Conservation Biology, Vegetation - and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria Abstract – A new genus and species of cave-dwelling leiodid beetles (Rozajella jovanvladimiri gen. n., sp. n.) has been diagnozed and described from the Pećina u Dubokom Potoku Cave, village of Donje Biševo, near Rožaje, Eastern Mon- tenegro. This new genus clearly differs from all other close genera in the following correlative traits: body size; shape of head; presence of occipital carina, length of antennae; morphometric ratios and form of certain antennomeres; head/pronotum width ratio; pronotum length/width ratio; form of lateral pronotal margins; pronotal/elytral base length ratio; form of femora and protarsi; presence of apical rows of spines on tibiae; form of elytra; existence of elytral shoul- ders; length of elytral setae; form of median lobe and its apex; form of inner sac; length of basal bulbus; form of para- meres and their apices; distribution of parameral setae; and distribution in the Balkan Peninsula. Rozajella gen. n. belongs to a separate phyletic lineage (série phylétique de “Leptodirus” - sensu Perreau2000) which includes five other genera, Leptostagus Z. Karaman (from Macedonia), Petkovskiella Guéorguiev (from Macedo- nia), Astagobius Reitter (from Slovenia and Croatia), Albanodirus Giachino & Vailati (from Albania), and Leptodirus Schmidt (from Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy). -
Archduke Ludwig Salvator and Leptodirus
ACTA CARSOLOGICA 32/2 24 289-298 LJUBLJANA 2003 COBISS: 1.01 ARCHDUKE LUDWIG SALVATOR AND LEPTODIRUS HOHENWARTI FROM POSTOJNSKA JAMA (CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE ENTOMOLOGICAL INTEREST AND COLLECTIONS OF THE AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE LUDWIG SALVATOR) NADVOJVODA LUDVIK SALVATOR IN LEPTODIRUS HOHENWARTI IZ POSTOJNSKE JAME (O ZANIMANJU ZA ENTOMOLOGIJO IN O ZBIRKAH AVSTRIJSKEGA NADVOJVODE LUDVIKA SALVATORJA) BRIGITTA MADER1 1Kriehubergasse 25/11 AT-1050 WIEN, AUSTRIA Prejeto / received: 10. 3. 2003 289 Acta carsologica, 32/2 (2003) Abstract UDC: 551.44(091):595.7 Brigitta Mader: Archduke Ludwig Salvator and Leptodirus Hohenwarti from Postojnska jama The author presents a historic preparation of a Leptodirus hohenwarti Schmidt recently found in the house of Eugenio Sforza (1820-1894) in Toscana.Because of the fact that Sforza has been the tutor and equerry of the Austrian Archduke and natural scientist Ludwig Salvator (1847-1915) a connection is presumed between Ludwig Salvator’s natural history collections and the Leptodirus-specimen, which was in the author’s opinion acquired in Postojna in 1863 on the occasion of Ludwig Salvator’s first visit to the caves, accompagnied by Eugenio Sforza. Key words: Leptodirus Hohenwarti Schmidt, speleobiology, history of speleology, Ludwig Salvator, Eugenio Sforza, L.W.Schaufuss, L.Ganglbauer, F.v. Hohenwart, F.J. Schmidt, Postojna. Izvleèek UDK: 551.44(091):595.7 Brigitta Mader: Nadvojvoda Ludvik Salvator in Leptodirus hohenwarti iz Postojnske jame (O zanimanju za entomologijo in o zbirkah avstrijskega nadvojvode Ludvika Salvatorja) Avtor predstavi zgodovinski preparat hrošèka Leptodirus hohenwarti Schmidt, ki je bil nedavno najden v hiši Evgenija Sforze (1820-1894) v Toskani. Dejstvo, da je bil Sforza tutor in spremljevalec avstrijskega nadvojvode in naravoslovca Ludvika Salvatorja (1847-1915), navaja avtorico na domnevo, da je ta drobnovratnik v zvezi z njegovimi naravoslovnimi zbirkami.