Radio Telemetry of Ground Beetles: Habitat Use and Movement Activity of Carabus Ullrichii
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Viability of Ground Beetle Populations in Fragmented Heathlands
Viability of ground beetle populations in fragmented heathlands Henk de Vries Promotoren: Dr. L. Brussaard Hoogleraar in de Bodembiologie Dr. W. van Delden Hoogleraar in de Populatiegenetica Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Co-promotor: Dr. Th. S. van Dijk Universitair docent Biologisch Station Wijster Viability of ground beetle populations in fragmented heathlands H. H. de Vries Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor op gezag van de rector magnificus van de Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen, Dr. C. M. Karssen, in het openbaar te verdedigen op woensdag 30 oktober 1996 des namiddags te vier uur in de Aula. t/)H cs"ic>zy>b LANDïîOUVV UXI VERSIT3T T ISBN 90-5485-586-X Printed on Challenger, 100% recycled paper This thesis has been accomplished at: Biological Station Wijster Wageningen Agricultural University Kampsweg 27 9418 PD Wijster The Netherlands Abstract Numbers of ground beetle species that are characteristic for heathlands were negatively associated with area, whereas this relationship was not found for the total number of ground beetle species or for unspecialised ground beetle species. In particular the number of heathland species with low dispersal ability was strongly related to area. Transplant experiments showed that some heathland species with low dispersal ability experienced reduced habitat quality in small habitats, whereas for others at least part of the unoccupied areas were of sufficient quality for successful reproduction. From the presence of occupied as well as unoccupied habitats and from knowledge on its possibilities for dispersal, it is inferred that Pterostichus lepidus lives in metapopulations with continuously and discontinuously occupied patches. Using allozymes, high levels of genetic variation were found in P. -
Variations in Carabidae Assemblages Across The
Original scientific paper DOI: /10.5513/JCEA01/19.1.2022 Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2018, 19(1), p.1-23 Variations in Carabidae assemblages across the farmland habitats in relation to selected environmental variables including soil properties Zmeny spoločenstiev bystruškovitých rôznych typov habitatov poľnohospodárskej krajiny v závislosti od vybraných environmentálnych faktorov vrátane pôdnych vlastností Beáta BARANOVÁ1*, Danica FAZEKAŠOVÁ2, Peter MANKO1 and Tomáš JÁSZAY3 1Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov in Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 081 16 Prešov, Slovakia, *correspondence: [email protected] 2Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Management, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovenská 67, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia 3The Šariš Museum in Bardejov, Department of Natural Sciences, Radničné námestie 13, 085 01 Bardejov, Slovakia Abstract The variations in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages across the three types of farmland habitats, arable land, meadows and woody vegetation were studied in relation to vegetation cover structure, intensity of agrotechnical interventions and selected soil properties. Material was pitfall trapped in 2010 and 2011 on twelve sites of the agricultural landscape in the Prešov town and its near vicinity, Eastern Slovakia. A total of 14,763 ground beetle individuals were entrapped. Material collection resulted into 92 Carabidae species, with the following six species dominating: Poecilus cupreus, Pterostichus melanarius, Pseudoophonus rufipes, Brachinus crepitans, Anchomenus dorsalis and Poecilus versicolor. Studied habitats differed significantly in the number of entrapped individuals, activity abundance as well as representation of the carabids according to their habitat preferences and ability to fly. However, no significant distinction was observed in the diversity, evenness neither dominance. -
IN BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA June 2008
RESULTS FROM THE EU BIODIVERSITY STANDARDS SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION GROUP (HD WG) IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA June 2008 RESULTS FROM THE EU BIODIVERSITY STANDARDS SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION GROUP (HD WG) IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 30th June 2008 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 4 2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON BIH.................................................................. 5 3 IDENTIFIED SOURCES OF INFORMATION ............................................................. 8 3-a Relevant institutions.......................................................................................................................................8 3-b Experts.............................................................................................................................................................9 3-c Relevant scientific publications ...................................................................................................................10 3-c-i) Birds...........................................................................................................................................................10 3-c-ii) Fish ........................................................................................................................................................12 3-c-iii) Mammals ...............................................................................................................................................12 3-c-iv) -
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 .................................................................................................................... -
Instructions for Field Inventory of Fauna
Instructions for Field Inventory of Fauna Listed under Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC Annexes Introduction Aim of the following instructions is to provide guidance for field inventory of animal species in Montenegro listed under the annexes of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, especially those of Annex II, which are subject of designation of the Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) ref. Article 3 of the Directive. The list of target animal species for the field inventory in Montenegro is included in Appendix 1 and is based on the national reference list of Habitats Directive species for Montenegro prepared in the framework of the project „Serbia, Montenegro and Natura 2000: Strengthening the Capacity of Governments and Civil Sector to Adapt to EU Nature Protection Acquis“. The instructions do not provide guidance on the field techniques to be used to determine/record presence of the particular species or taxonomical groups. Selection of appropriate field methods as well as acquisition of necessary permits for field research (eg. when the research is carried out in protected areas) from national or other authorities are solely within the remit of the researcher. Definition of mapping object Aim of the field inventory of fauna is to deliver reliable and up-to-date information about the distribution of target species in Montenegro, status of their population and habitats, through mapping of their localities of occurrence. As a species locality, a distinguishable part of the landscape can be considered, usually delimited by natural borders such as a meadow, a forest fragment or section, a river section, a river valley etc. -
FORECO13632R1 Title
Elsevier Editorial System(tm) for Forest Ecology and Management Manuscript Draft Manuscript Number: FORECO13632R1 Title: Effects of forest management on ground beetle diversity in alpine beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands Article Type: FLA Full Length Article Keywords: Carabus olympiae; coppice; conversion to high forest; Fagus sylvatica; insect ecology; retention; ageing islands Corresponding Author: Dr. Matteo Negro, Corresponding Author's Institution: University of Turin First Author: Matteo Negro Order of Authors: Matteo Negro; Giorgio Vacchiano; Roberta Berretti; Dan E. Chamberlain; Claudia Palestrini; Renzo Motta; Antonio Rolando Abstract: European beech forests are of particular importance for biodiversity, although relatively little is known about how beech forest management impacts on invertebrate communities. In this paper we investigated the influence of beech forest management history [i.e. over-mature coppices (OC) and coppices in conversion to high forests (CCHF)], climatic, topographic and microhabitat characteristics on ground beetle diversity (measured as total relative abundance, species richness, Shannon diversity and abundance of the endangered endemic species Carabus olympiae) in northern Italy. The diversity of forest specialist carabids was higher in OC and in forest stands characterized by a higher mean temperature and lower relative humidity. Moreover, we detected a positive response of several diversity variables to coarse wood debris cover or volume, herb cover, and the standard deviation of tree diameter. Currently, -
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. -
Plant Section Introduction
Re-introduction Practitioners Directory - 1998 RE-INTRODUCTION PRACTITIONERS DIRECTORY 1998 Compiled and Edited by Pritpal S. Soorae and Philip J. Seddon Re-introduction Practitioners Directory - 1998 © National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, 1998 Printing and Publication details Legal Deposit no. 2218/9 ISBN: 9960-614-08-5 Re-introduction Practitioners Directory - 1998 Copies of this directory are available from: The Secretary General National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Post Box 61681, Riyadh 11575 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Phone: +966-1-441-8700 Fax: +966-1-441-0797 Bibliographic Citation: Soorae, P. S. and Seddon, P. J. (Eds). 1998. Re-introduction Practitioners Directory. Published jointly by the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Re-introduction Specialist Group, Nairobi, Kenya, and the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 97pp. Cover Photo: Arabian Oryx Oryx leucoryx (NWRC Photo Library) Re-introduction Practitioners Directory - 1998 CONTENTS FOREWORD Professor Abdulaziz Abuzinadai PREFACE INTRODUCTION Dr Mark Stanley Price USING THE DIRECTORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART A. ANIMALS I MOLLUSCS 1. GASTROPODS 1.1 Cittarium pica Top Shell 1.2 Placostylus ambagiosus Flax Snail 1.3 Placostylus ambagiosus Land Snail 1.4 Partula suturalis 1.5 Partula taeniata 1.6 Partula tahieana 1.7 Partula tohiveana 2. BIVALVES 2.1 Freshwater Mussels 2.2 Tridacna gigas Giant Clam II ARTHROPODS 3. ORTHOPTERA 3.1 Deinacrida sp. Weta 3.2 Deinacrida rugosa/parva Cook’s Strait Giant Weta Re-introduction Practitioners Directory - 1998 3.3 Gryllus campestris Field Cricket 4. LEPIDOPTERA 4.1 Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper 4.2 Lycaena dispar batavus Large Copper 4.3 Lycaena helle 4.4 Lycaeides melissa 4.5 Papilio aristodemus ponoceanus Schaus Swallowtail 5. -
(Coleoptera: Carabidae) and Habitat Fragmentation
REVIEW Eur. J.Entomol. 98: 127-132, 2001 ISSN 1210-5759 Carabid beetles (Coleóptera: Carabidae) and habitat fragmentation: a review Ja r i NIEMELÁ Department ofEcology and Systematics, PO Box 17, FIN-00014 University ofHelsinki, Finland e-mail:[email protected] Key words. Carabids, conservation, dispersal, forests, habitat fragmentation, habitat heterogeneity, metapopulations, species richness, generalists, specialists Abstract. I review the effects of habitat fragmentation on carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and examine whether the taxon could be used as an indicator of fragmentation. Related to this, I study the conservation needs of carabids. The reviewed studies showed that habitat fragmentation affects carabid assemblages. Many species that require habitat types found in interiors of frag ments are threatened by fragmentation. On the other hand, the species composition of small fragments of habitat (up to a few hec tares) is often altered by species invading from the surroundings. Recommendations for mitigating these adverse effects include maintenance of large habitat patches and connections between them. Furthermore, landscape homogenisation should be avoided by maintaining heterogeneity ofhabitat types. It appears that at least in the Northern Hemisphere there is enough data about carabids for them to be fruitfully used to signal changes in land use practices. Many carabid species have been classified as threatened. Mainte nance of the red-listed carabids in the landscape requires species-specific or assemblage-specific measures. INTRODUCTION HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND CARABID ASSEMBLAGES Destruction and fragmentation of habitats, overkill, introduction of alien species, and cascading effects of Effects of fragmentation on carabid assemblages species extinctions have been labelled the “evil quartet”, Habitat fragmentation is the partitioning of a con i.e. -
Mixed Species Forests Risks, Resilience and Managementt Program and Book of Abstracts
Mixed species forests risks, resilience and managementt Program and book of abstracts Lund, Sweden Conference cancelled25 - 27 march 2020 due to the corona crisis Report 54, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre Mixed Species Forests: Risks, Resilience and Management 25-27 March 2020, Lund, Sweden Organizing committee Magnus Löf, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden Jorge Aldea, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden Ignacio Barbeito, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden Emma Holmström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden Science committee Assoc. Prof Anna Barbati, University of Tuscia, Italy Prof Felipe Bravo, ETS Ingenierías Agrarias Universidad de Valladolid, Spain Senior researcher Andres Bravo-Oviedo, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spain Senior researcher Hervé Jactel, Biodiversité, Gènes et Communautés, INRA Paris, France Prof Magnus Löf, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden Prof Hans Pretzsch, Technical University of Munich, Germany Senior researcher Miren del Rio, Spanish Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA)-CIFOR, Spain Involved IUFRO units and other networks SUMFOREST ERA-Net research project Mixed species forest management: Lowering risk, increasing resilience IUFRO research groups 1.09.00 Ecology and silviculture of mixed forests and 7.03.00 Entomology IUFRO working parties 1.01.06 Ecology and silviculture of oak, 1.01.10 Ecology and silviculture of pine and 8.02.01 Key factors and ecological functions for forest biodiversity Acknowledgements The conference was supported from the organizing- and scientific committees, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre and Akademikonferens. Several research networks have greatly supported the the conference. The IUFRO secretariat helped with information and financial support was grated from SUMFOREST ERA-Net. -
Laufkäfer Und Heuschrecken Osttirols Und Des Nationalparks Hohe Tauern: Aus Der Sammlung Dr
Laufkäfer und Heuschrecken Osttirols und des Nationalparks Hohe Tauern: aus der Sammlung Dr. Alois Kofler (Lienz) Endbericht Auftraggeber: Tiroler Nationalparkfonds Hohe Tauern Kirchplatz 2 Matrei i. O., A-9971 Auftragnehmer: Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH. Museumstraße 15 Innsbruck, A-6020 Fachbearbeitung: Mag. Andreas Eckelt Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH. Feldstraße 11a Innsbruck, A-6020 Titelbild: Drypta dentata (Coleoptera, Carabidae), das Foto wurde dankenswerterweise von Ortwin Bleich, Deutsch- land., zu Verfügung gestellt (www.eurocarbidae.de). Inhalt Allgemeiner Teil 1. Dr. Alois Kofler.............................................................................. 3 Teil 1. Laufkäfer (Carabidae) 2. Artenvielfalt................................................................................... 4 3. Entwicklung und Lebensweisen der Laufkäfer.............. 4 4. Endemismus........................................................................................ 6 5. Lebensräume aus Sicht der Laufkäfer................................. 8 6. Naturschutzfachlich bedeutsame Arten.......................... 10 7. Steckbriefe zu den Arten............................................................ 11 8. Literatur............................................................................................ 294 Teil 2. Heuschrecken (Orthoptera) 9. Artenliste & Gefährdungseinstufung................................ 296 10. Verbreitungskarten....................................................................302 -
Arthropods in Linear Elements
Arthropods in linear elements Occurrence, behaviour and conservation management Thesis committee Thesis supervisor: Prof. dr. Karlè V. Sýkora Professor of Ecological Construction and Management of Infrastructure Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group Wageningen University Thesis co‐supervisor: Dr. ir. André P. Schaffers Scientific researcher Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group Wageningen University Other members: Prof. dr. Dries Bonte Ghent University, Belgium Prof. dr. Hans Van Dyck Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Prof. dr. Paul F.M. Opdam Wageningen University Prof. dr. Menno Schilthuizen University of Groningen This research was conducted under the auspices of SENSE (School for the Socio‐Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment) Arthropods in linear elements Occurrence, behaviour and conservation management Jinze Noordijk Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of doctor at Wageningen University by the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. dr. M.J. Kropff, in the presence of the Thesis Committee appointed by the Doctorate Board to be defended in public on Tuesday 3 November 2009 at 1.30 PM in the Aula Noordijk J (2009) Arthropods in linear elements – occurrence, behaviour and conservation management Thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen NL with references, with summaries in English and Dutch ISBN 978‐90‐8585‐492‐0 C’est une prairie au petit jour, quelque part sur la Terre. Caché sous cette prairie s’étend un monde démesuré, grand comme une planète. Les herbes folles s’y transforment en jungles impénétrables, les cailloux deviennent montagnes et le plus modeste trou d’eau prend les dimensions d’un océan. Nuridsany C & Pérennou M 1996.