Changes in Species Diversity of Rove Beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) Depending on the Age of Pine Plantations in Central Belarus

Forest management in the Interior Cedar Hemlock (ICH) zone of the Kispiox TSA in northwest British Columbia has focused on two tree species. Interior spruce (Picea engelmanni Parry ex Engelm. × Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Dougl. ex Loud.) have dominated plantations, while historically, western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.), true firs (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. and (Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes) and western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don), have dominated the landscape. Tomentosus root disease (Inonotus tomentosus (Fr.) Teng) and Dothistroma needle blight (Mycosphaerella pini Rostr. in Munk) are the principal diseases affecting interior spruce and lodgepole pine plantations, respectively. Tomentosus root disease was found in 92% of spruce-dominated stands 100 years and older in the study area. The annual recruitment of dead interior spruce and lodgepole pine tree volume due to the disease in those stands is 4.29 m3/ha or 51 990 m3. The incidence of Tomentosus root disease in ten randomly selected spruce leading plantations aged 25–30 years ranged from 0.6% to 10.4% and averaged 5.9% of the host trees. Dothistroma needle blight was the most prevalent pest in a survey of 100 randomly selected lodgepole pine plantations and has caused considerable crop tree mortality. The disease has even caused mortality in 55-year-old lodgepole pine trees. Maintaining species diversity is essential to long-term forest health. Intensive planting of interior spruce and lodge-pole pine in this study area appears to have exacerbated disease problems. Key words: forest health, species diversity, interior spruce, lodgepole pine, Tomentosus root disease, Dothistroma needle blight

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Species diversity and community structure of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) attracted to dung of sika deer in coniferous forests of southwest Japan

Entomological Science ◽

10.1111/ens.12036 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 52-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Shuhei Yamamoto ◽

Koichi Ikeda ◽

Satoshi Kamitani

Keyword(s):

Community Structure ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Sika Deer ◽

Coniferous Forests ◽

Southwest Japan ◽

Rove Beetles

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Effects of Herbaceous Competition Control on Wildlife Habitat Quality in Piedmont Pine Plantations

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/27.1.55 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 55-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

P.D. Keyser ◽

V.L. Ford ◽

D.C. Guynn

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Habitat Quality ◽

Block Design ◽

Site Preparation ◽

Wildlife Habitat ◽

Pine Plantations ◽

First Year ◽

Preparation Methods ◽

Competition Control

Abstract Wildlife biologists have become increasingly concerned about the effects of herbaceous competition control in pine plantations on wildlife habitats. Data from a study designed to test the effectiveness of herbaceous weed control with different site preparation methods were re-analyzed to assess effects on various measures of wildlife habitat quality. Three rates of Oust® (0, 2, and 4 oz/ac) were applied in mid-April the first year to planted loblolly pine seedlings at seven locations (each a complete randomized block design) in the Virginia Piedmont. Site preparation methods used were pile only (two locations), burn only, chop and burn, pile and disk, and Velpar® and burn (two locations). Results were re-analyzed to assess effects of these methods on total herbaceous vegetation coverage, forage coverage, the ratio of forage/cover, species richness, and species diversity. Although total herbaceous coverage and species richness declined in the first year after application on many locations, vegetation rebounded in the second and/or third year. Few significant differences were observed in forage coverage, the ratio of forage to cover, or species diversity. By the third year, few differences remained among treatment levels. Mechanical site preparation appeared to have less impact on all measures than chemical site preparation. South. J. Appl. For. 27(1):55–60.

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Silviciltural assessment of pine plantings n the zone of recreational influence in the Voronezh region

Forestry Engineering Journal ◽

10.12737/18727 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 53-61

Author(s):

Тимащук ◽

Darya Timashchuk ◽

Потапова ◽

Elvira Potapova

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

State Density ◽

Pine Plantations ◽

Recreational Activity ◽

Weed Species ◽

Biophysical Parameters ◽

Voronezh Region ◽

The Status ◽

Wild Strawberry ◽

Recreational Pressure

The paper presents a silvicultural assessment of the status and sustainability of the compo-nents of phytocenosis in pine plantations, analysis of the state density of the soil depending on the intensity of recreational activity. With increasing stage of recreational digression was clearly manifested by the reduction of biophysical parameters (diameter, height, completeness, margin). With increasing recreational pressure reduced the species diversity of underwood species, pro-jective cover of herbaceous plants, forest disappear (Lily of the valley, wild strawberry and mea-dow appear) and weed species.

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Rove beetles collected with carrion traps (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Quercus forest of Cerro de García, Jalisco and Quercus, Quercus-pine, and pine forests in other jurisdictions of Mexico

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4433.3.4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4433 (3) ◽

pp. 457 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

WILLIAM DAVID RODRÍGUEZ ◽

JOSÉ LUIS NAVARRETE-HEREDIA ◽

JAN KLIMASZEWSKI

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Indicator Species ◽

Habitat Change ◽

Pine Forests ◽

Biological Information ◽

Forensic Sciences ◽

Rove Beetles ◽

Conservation Analysis ◽

Baited Traps ◽

Quercus Forests

We present the species diversity of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) collected with carrion baited traps in Quercus forests of Cerro de García, Jalisco, and provide a compilation of published species records in Quercus, Quercus-pine and pine forests in other jurisdictions of Mexico. This work includes taxonomic notes, information on species phenology, distribution, and their occurrence in Cerro de García (if applicable), and other jurisdictions of Mexico. In Cerro de García, 75 species were collected in total, of which 16 are shared with other Quercus forests in different locations, and 9 species are provided with new habitat data. The remaining individuals were only determined to morphospecies. In Mexico, there are 77 known species of rove beetles collected with carrion traps (determined to species or near species) and recorded from Quercus, Quercus-pine and pine forests. These species belong to 30 genera, 11 tribes and 10 subfamilies. This study provides biological information on Mexican rove beetles captured with carrion traps and highlights the importance of rove beetles as indicator species of habitat change for conservation analysis, forestry, agronomy and forensic sciences studies.

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Species diversity and forest structure of pine plantations in the middle hills of Nepal

Banko Janakari ◽

10.3126/banko.v11i2.17242 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 13-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ambika P. Gautam ◽

Edward L. Webb

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Forest Structure ◽

Pine Plantations

Abstract available on the PDFBanko Janakari Vol.11(2) 2001: 13-21

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The scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae) assemblages of pine plantations of the Biała Forest (Poland)

Entomologica Fennica ◽

10.33338/ef.84473 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 170-178 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ewa Durska

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Late Summer ◽

Pine Plantations ◽

Species Dominance ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Dominance Structure ◽

Characteristic Species ◽

Structure Similarity ◽

Disturbed Habitats

Scuttle fly diversity in disturbed habitats was evaluated on plots in pine plantations of Poland’s Biała Forest. The assemblages present in the two years were assessed for the abundance of species, dominance structure, similarity and species richness, as well as in regard to indices of species diversity, evenness and fidelity. Megaselia brevicostalis was the first dominant on each of the three plots and in both study years. The number of species and their abundance was greatest on the turn of August and September. Most of the dominants and characteristic species are multivoltine, showing spring and late summer/autumn activity.

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