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Working Today for Nature Tomorrow
Report Number 693 Knepp Castle Estate baseline ecological survey English Nature Research Reports working today for nature tomorrow English Nature Research Reports Number 693 Knepp Castle Estate baseline ecological survey Theresa E. Greenaway Record Centre Survey Unit Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex RH14 0UE You may reproduce as many additional copies of this report as you like for non-commercial purposes, provided such copies stipulate that copyright remains with English Nature, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1UA. However, if you wish to use all or part of this report for commercial purposes, including publishing, you will need to apply for a licence by contacting the Enquiry Service at the above address. Please note this report may also contain third party copyright material. ISSN 0967-876X © Copyright English Nature 2006 Cover note Project officer Dr Keith Kirby, Terrestrial Wildlife Team e-mail [email protected] Contractor(s) Theresa E. Greenaway Record Centre Survey Unit Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex RH14 0UE The views in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of English Nature This report should be cited as: GREENAWAY, T.E. 2006. Knepp Castle Estate baseline ecological survey. English Nature Research Reports, No. 693. Preface Using grazing animals as a management tool is widespread across the UK. However allowing a mixture of large herbivores to roam freely with minimal intervention and outside the constraints of livestock production systems in order to replicate a more natural, pre- industrial, ecosystem is not as commonplace. -
Local Nature Reserve Management Plan 2020 – 2024
Bisley Road Cemetery, Stroud Local Nature Reserve Management Plan 2020 – 2024 Prepared for Stroud Town Council CONTENTS 1 VISION STATEMENT 2 POLICY STATEMENTS 3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 3.1 General background information 3.1.1 Location and site boundaries Map 1 Site Location 3.1.2 Tenure Map 2 Schedule Plan 3.1.3 Management/organisational infrastructure 3.1.4 Site infrastructure 3.1.5 Map coverage 3.2 Environmental information 3.2.1 Physical 3.2.2 Biological 3.2.2.1 Habitats Map 3 Compartment Map – Old Cemetery Map 4 Compartment Map – New Cemetery 3.2.2.2 Flora 3.2.2.3 Fauna 3.3 Cultural 3.3.1 Past land use 3.3.2 Present land use 3.3.3 Past management for nature conservation 3.3.4 Present legal status 4 NATURE CONSERVATION FEATURES OF INTEREST 4.1 Identification and confirmation of conservation features 4.2 Objectives 4.2.1 Unimproved grassland 4.2.1.1 Summary description 4.2.1.2 Management objectives 4.2.1.3 Performance indicators 4.2.1.4 Conservation status 4.2.1.5 Rationale 4.2.1.6 Management projects 4.2.2 Trees and Woodland 4.2.2.1 Summary description 4.2.2.2 Management objectives 4.2.2.3 Performance indicators 4.2.2.4 Conservation status 4.2.2.5 Rationale 4.2.2.6 Management projects 4.2.3 Lichens 4.2.3.1 Summary description 4.2.3.2 Management objectives 4.2.3.3 Performance indicators 4.2.3.4 Conservation status 4.2.3.5 Rationale 4.2.3.6 Management projects 4.3 Rationale & Proposals per compartment Bisley Rd Cemetery Mgmt Plan 2020-2024 2 5 HISTORIC INTEREST 5.1 Confirmation of conservation features 5.2 Objectives 5.3 Rationale 6 STAKEHOLDERS 6.1 Evaluation 6.2 Management projects 7 ACCESS / TOURISM 7.1 Evaluation 7.2 Management objectives 8 INTERPRETATION 8.1 Evaluation 8.2 Management Projects 9 OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES 9.1 Operational objectives 9.2 Management projects 10 WORK PLAN Appendix 1 Species List Bisley Rd Cemetery Mgmt Plan 2020-2024 3 1 VISION STATEMENT Stroud Town Council are committed to conserving Stroud Cemetery to: • Enable the people of Stroud to always have a place of peace and quiet reflection and recreation. -
Bonner Zoologische Beiträge
© Biodiversity Heritage Library, http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/; www.zoologicalbulletin.de; www.biologiezentrum.at Bonn. zool. Beitr. Bd. 40 H. 2 S. 109—121 Bonn, Juli 1989 Notes on four weevils in the tribe Cionini (Coleóptera: Curculionidae) associated with Scrophularia nodosa L. (Scrophulariaceae) Part I: Biology and ecology of the weevils Martin Räther Abstract. The biology of the curculionids Cionus hortulanus, C. scrophulariae, C. tuber- culosa, and Cleopus pulchellus, all associated with Scrophularia nodosa, is described. All developmental stages are registered. Figures demonstrate the life-cycle of the weevils; observations on the behaviour are mentioned. The chronological succession is demonstrated by curves of emergence. Parasitoid records are given. Key words. Cionus spp., Cleopus pulchellus, Coleóptera, Curculionidae, phytophagous insects, Scrophularia nodosa. Introduction In contrast to the internal larval feeding, usual for curculionids, the yellow, slug-like larvae of the tribe Cionini are oligophagous, external feeders of some Scrophularia- ceae. Around Kiel (northern Germany) Scrophularia nodosa and S. aquatica are the main host plants of both the adults and the larval stages of Cionus hortulanus (Geoff.), C scrophulariae (L.), C. tuberculosus (Scop.) and Cleopus pulchellus (Herbst). The anatomy and morphology of these figwort weevils and preliminary notes on their biology have been described at the end of the last century; the results were presented in a monograph by Wingelmiiller (1937). Scherf (1964) described the bionomy and morphology of the larval stages. Brief biological notes on some species were given by Cawthra (1957) for Scotland. More recently, Cunningham (1974, 1979) and Read (1976, 1977) studied the biology of some Cionini in England. This paper is based on a study of the field ecology of all phytophagous insect species feeding on S. -
Curculionidae (Except Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in Latvian Fauna, Taxonomical Structure, Biogeography and Forecasted Species
Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp. 12 (4) 2012 ISSN 1407 - 8953 CURCULIONIDAE (EXCEPT SCOLYTINAE AND PLATYPODINAE) IN LATVIAN FAUNA, TAXONOMICAL STRUCTURE, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND FORECASTED SPECIES Maksims Balalaikins Balalaikins M. 2012. Curculionidae (except Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in Latvian fauna, taxonomical structure, biogeography and forecasted species. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 12 (4): 67 – 83. This paper presents analysis of taxonomical structure of Latvian Curculionidae (except Scolytinae and Platypodinae) and comparison with the neighboring countries (Lithuania and Estonia) weevil’s fauna. Range of chorotypes and biogeography analysis of Latvian Curculionidae (except Scolytinae and Platypodinae) is presented in current paper. List of forecasted weevils species of Latvian fauna is compilled. Key words: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Latvia, fauna, taxonomical structure, chorotypes, forecasted species. Maksims Balalaikins Institute of Systematic Biology, Daugavpils University, Vienības 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia; e-mail: [email protected] INTRODUCTION The current paper is a continuation of studies on the Latvian fauna of Curculionidae (Balalaikins Worldwide, the Curculionidae is one of the largest 2011a, 2011b, 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2012d, in families of the order Coleoptera, represented by press; Balalaikins & Bukejs 2009, 2010, 2011a, 4600 genera and 51000 species (Alonso-Zarazaga 2011b, 2012), Balalaikins & Telnov 2012. The and Lyal 1999, Oberprieler et al. 2007). This aim of this work is to summarize and analyse family -
Aculeate Bee and Wasp Survey Report 2015/16 for the Knepp Wildland Project
Aculeate bee and wasp survey report 2015/16 for the Knepp Wildland Project Thomas Wood and Dave Goulson School of Life Sciences, The University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QG Methodology Aculeate bees and wasps were surveyed on the Knepp Castle Estate as part of their biodiversity monitoring programme during the 2015/2016 seasons. The southern block, comprising 473 hectares, was selected for the survey as it is the most extensively rewilded section of the estate. Nine areas were identified in the southern block and each one was surveyed by free searching for 20 minutes on each visit. Surveys were conducted on April 13th, June 3rd and June 30th in 2015 and May 20th, June 24th, July 20th, August 7th and August 12th in 2016. Survey results and species of note A total of 62 species of bee and 30 species of wasp were recorded during the survey. This total includes seven bee and four wasp species of national conservation importance (Table 1, Table 2). Rarity classifications come from Falk (1991) but have been modified by TW to take account of the major shifts in abundance that have occurred since the publication of this review. The important bee species were Andrena labiata, Ceratina cyanea, Lasioglossum puncticolle, Macropis europaea, Melitta leporina, Melitta tricincta and Sphecodes scabricollis. Both A. labiata and C. cyanea show no particular affinity for clay. Both forage from a wide variety of plants and are considered scarce nationally for historical reasons and for their restricted southern distribution. M. leporina and M. tricincta are both oligolectic bees, collecting pollen from one botanical family only. -
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Korea, with Comments and New Records
Number 404: 1-36 ISSN 1026-051X April 2020 https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.404.1 http://zoobank.org/References/C2AC80FF-60B1-48C0-A6D1-9AA4BAE9A927 AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF LEAF BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) OF KOREA, WITH COMMENTS AND NEW RECORDS H.-W. Cho1, *), S. L. An 2) 1) Animal & Plant Research Team, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, 137 Donam 2-gil, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea. *Corresponding author, E-mail: [email protected] 2) Division of Research, National Science Museum, 481 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34143, Republic of Korea. Summary. An updated list of Chrysomelidae of Korea is provided with comments on all taxonomic, nomenclatural, and distributional changes. This paper is the first attempt to divide the distributional records of all Korean Chrysomelidae into records for North and South Korea. In total, 128 genera and 424 species are reported: 293 species in North Korea, 340 in South Korea, and 10 without precise localities in Korea; 22 species are excluded from the Korean fauna; 15 new national records from South Korea are reported, 10 of which are new to Korea. Key words: Chrysomelidae, fauna, new record, taxonomy, North Korea, South Korea. Х. В. Чо, С. Л. Ан. Аннотированный список жуков-листоедов (Coleop- tera: Chrysomelidae) Кореи с замечаниями и новыми указаниями // Дальне- восточный энтомолог. 2020. N 404. С. 1-36. Резюме. Приводится обновленный список жуков-листоедов (Chrysomelidae) Кореи с таксономическим и номенклатурным изменениями и замечаниями по 1 распространению. Предпринята первая попытка разделения фаунистических данных по всем корейским листоедам на указания для северной и южной частей полуострова. Всего приводятся 424 вида из 128 родов, из которых 293 вида отмечены для Северной, 340 видов – для Южной Кореи, а 10 видов – из Кореи без более точного указания; 22 вид искючен из фауны Корейского полу- острова; 15 видов впервые указаны для Республики Корея, из них 10 видов являются новыми для полуострова. -
Insect Egg Size and Shape Evolve with Ecology but Not Developmental Rate Samuel H
ARTICLE https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1302-4 Insect egg size and shape evolve with ecology but not developmental rate Samuel H. Church1,4*, Seth Donoughe1,3,4, Bruno A. S. de Medeiros1 & Cassandra G. Extavour1,2* Over the course of evolution, organism size has diversified markedly. Changes in size are thought to have occurred because of developmental, morphological and/or ecological pressures. To perform phylogenetic tests of the potential effects of these pressures, here we generated a dataset of more than ten thousand descriptions of insect eggs, and combined these with genetic and life-history datasets. We show that, across eight orders of magnitude of variation in egg volume, the relationship between size and shape itself evolves, such that previously predicted global patterns of scaling do not adequately explain the diversity in egg shapes. We show that egg size is not correlated with developmental rate and that, for many insects, egg size is not correlated with adult body size. Instead, we find that the evolution of parasitoidism and aquatic oviposition help to explain the diversification in the size and shape of insect eggs. Our study suggests that where eggs are laid, rather than universal allometric constants, underlies the evolution of insect egg size and shape. Size is a fundamental factor in many biological processes. The size of an 526 families and every currently described extant hexapod order24 organism may affect interactions both with other organisms and with (Fig. 1a and Supplementary Fig. 1). We combined this dataset with the environment1,2, it scales with features of morphology and physi- backbone hexapod phylogenies25,26 that we enriched to include taxa ology3, and larger animals often have higher fitness4. -
Westenhanger Area and Kiln Wood)
Folkestone and Hythe Birds Tetrad Guide: TR13 I (Westenhanger area and Kiln Wood) One of the more interesting habitats in TR13 I is the lake at Folkestone Racecourse, which holds breeding Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe and Coot, with these being joined by Gadwall and Pochard in winter, whilst White-fronted Goose, Barnacle Goose, Wigeon, Pintail and Goldeneye have also occurred on occasion, generally during cold weather, though the lake is prone to freezing over during prolonged frosts. Snipe can sometimes be found in the ditches by the lake and Reed Buntings breed in the surrounding vegetation, whilst Marsh Harrier and Merlin have been noted overhead. The parkland area around Westenhanger Castle used to hold Spotted Flycatchers but this species has since declined considerably. Black Redstart has been recorded singing from the racecourse buildings and may occasionally breed here. The fields in the Hillhurst Farm area may attract Lapwings and occasionally Golden Plover, whilst when left as stubble in the winter of 2013/14 they held a flock of up to 50 Yellowhammers, together with single Jack Snipe and Corn Bunting, and small numbers of Stock Doves, Sky Larks, Meadow Pipits, Linnets and Reed Buntings. Large numbers of Mediterranean Gulls may be attracted, with a peak count of about 100 in November 2013. Kiln Wood has breeding Buzzard and typical woodland species, including Nuthatch, whilst Woodcock, Siskin and sometimes Lesser Redpoll may winter and the small pond in the wood can attract Mandarin. In May 2009 a singing Wood Warbler was present but was presumably just a migrant. -
REPORT on APPLES – Fruit Pathway and Alert List
EU project number 613678 Strategies to develop effective, innovative and practical approaches to protect major European fruit crops from pests and pathogens Work package 1. Pathways of introduction of fruit pests and pathogens Deliverable 1.3. PART 5 - REPORT on APPLES – Fruit pathway and Alert List Partners involved: EPPO (Grousset F, Petter F, Suffert M) and JKI (Steffen K, Wilstermann A, Schrader G). This document should be cited as ‘Wistermann A, Steffen K, Grousset F, Petter F, Schrader G, Suffert M (2016) DROPSA Deliverable 1.3 Report for Apples – Fruit pathway and Alert List’. An Excel file containing supporting information is available at https://upload.eppo.int/download/107o25ccc1b2c DROPSA is funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration (grant agreement no. 613678). www.dropsaproject.eu [email protected] DROPSA DELIVERABLE REPORT on Apples – Fruit pathway and Alert List 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Background on apple .................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Data on production and trade of apple fruit ................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Pathway ‘apple fruit’ ..................................................................................................................................... -
(Coleoptera) of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Iii. Eumolpinae
九州大学学術情報リポジトリ Kyushu University Institutional Repository CHRYSOMELIDAE (COLEOPTERA) OF THAILAND, CAMBODIA, LAOS AND VIETNAM. III. EUMOLPINAE Kimoto, Shinsaku Gressitt, J. Linsley http://hdl.handle.net/2324/2421 出版情報：ESAKIA. 18, pp.1-141, 1982-11-25. Hikosan Biological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University バージョン： 権利関係： ESAKIA, (18): l-141. 1982 CHRYSOMELIDAE (COLEOPTERA) OF THAILAND, CAMBODIA, LAOS AND VIETNAM. III. EUMOLPINAE1’2’3’ SHINSAKU KIMOTO Biological Laboratory, Department of General Education, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Kurume 830, Japan and + J. L INSLEY GRESSITT~’ Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819, U.S. A. and Wau Ecology Institute, Wau, Papua New Guinea Abstract This third paper of a series treats the subfamily Eumolpinae covering 207 species in 41 genera. The keys treat 31 genera and 195 species. Relevant synony- mies are presented for genera and species, as well as general and local dis- tributions of species. Fourty-five species are described as new and a number of species are newly recorded from the area or from individual countries. Eighty-seven species and 7 genera are relegated to synonymy. This paper is the third in a series” attempting to cover the chrysomelid beetles from the Thai-Indochina area. This series represents a sequel to “Chrysomelidae (Coleopt.) of China and Korea” (Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961 & 1963), and should be used in conjunction with that monograph. This installment treats the subfamily Eumolpinae covering 41 genera, 207 species, including 45 new species and 87 new synonymies. Seven genera are synonymized and there are many new combinations. Keys are presented to genera and species, including a few occurring just outside the area of treatment. -
Provisional Atlas of the Aculeate Hymenoptera, of Britain and Ireland Part 1
Ok, Institute of CLt Terrestrial 'Yj fit ifiltrriEq IPIIF Ecology Provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera, of Britain and Ireland Part 1 • S. Robin Edwards (Eciitor) : Bees, Wasps and Ants ReeOrdInq Society- . • 00 I 0 • ••• • 0 „ . 5 .5 . • .. 5 5 . •• • • • 0.0 • Oa f an 41 • • 4 ••• • a t a •• r , . O. • Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Natural Environment Research Council NERC Copyright 1997 Printed in 1997 by Henry Ling Ltd.. The Dorset Press. Dorchester. Dorset. ISBN 1 870393 39 2 The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (1TE)is a component research organisation within the Natural Environment Research Council. The Institute is part of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and was established in 1973 by the merger of the research stations of the Nature Conservancy with the Institute of Tree Biology_ It has been at the forefront of ecological research ever since. The six research stations of the Institute provide a ready access to sites and to environmental and ecological problems in any pan of Britain. In addition co the broad environmental knowledge and experience expected of the modern ecologist, each station has a range of special expertise and facilities. Thus. the Institute is able to provide unparallelled opportunities for long-term, multidisciplinary studies of complex environmental and ecological problems. 1TE undertakes specialist ecological research on subjects ranging from micro-organisms to trees and mammals, from coastal habitats to uplands, trom derelict land to air pollution. Understanding the ecology of different species lit- natural and man-made communities plays an increasingly important role in areas such as monitoring ecological aspects of agriculture, improving productivity in forestry, controlling pests, managing and conserving wildlife, assessing the causes and effects of pollution, and rehabilitating disturbed sites. -
1. Błonkówki Jako Naturalni Wrogowie Szkodników Roślin Uprawnych
RóżnoRodność BIOLOGICZNA NATURALNYCH WROGÓW SZKODNIKÓW Roślin NA PRzykłADZIE żądłÓWEK Z PODRODZINY EUMENINAE Bogdan Wiśniowski Uniwersytet Rzeszowski RóżnoRodność BIOLOGICZNA NATURALNYCH WROGÓW SZKODNIKÓW Roślin NA PRzykłADZIE żądłÓWEK Z PODRODZINY EUMENINAE Bogdan Wiśniowski Uniwersytet Rzeszowski Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin PIB Zakład Doświadczalny Grodkowice Kraków 2019 Fotografie: Pieter van Breugel, Jeremy Early, Stanisław Flaga, Rajmund Karolczuk Bowman, Lech Krzysztofiak, Bogdan Wiśniowski Fotografie na okładce: Bogdan Wiśniowski Opracowanie redakcyjne i korekta: Dorota Kowalewska Opracowanie graficzne i skład: LOGO TK Wydawca: Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin Państwowy Instytut Badawczy Zakład Doświadczalny Grodkowice Grodkowice 1, 32-015 Kłaj LOGO TK Marcin Trojanowski ul. Lipowa 38, 18-400 Łomża www.logotk.pl ISBN: 978-83-949397-3-1 Kraków 2019 Wydanie: I Nakład: 500 egzemplarzy Druk: PBMedia sp. z o.o. al. J. Piłsudskiego 73, 10-449 Olsztyn © Copyright by Województwo Małopolskie Publikację wydano dzięki pomocy finansowej Województwa Małopolskiego Spis treści Podziękowania ................................... 7 1. Błonkówki jako naturalni wrogowie szkodników roślin uprawnych ............................... 9 2. Charakterystyka podrodziny kopułkowatych Eumeninae ................................... 13 3. Biologia kopułkowatych Eumeninae ............... 19 4. Zagrożenia i ochrona rodziny kopułkowatych Eumeninae w Polsce ............................ 35 5. Sposoby poprawy warunków gniazdowania kopułkowatych w gospodarstwach