scholarly journals The Adequacy of Some Collecting Techniques for Obtaining Representative Arthropod Sample in Dry Grasslands

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Niedobová ◽  
Zdeněk Faltýnek Fric
Keyword(s):  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Relict Species ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Leaf Beetles ◽  
Rove Beetles ◽  
Dry Grasslands ◽  
Ecological Requirements

The number of remarkable species on a locality is an important indicator of locality value. The ecological requirements of the rare species may help to target correct landscape management activities. Our objective was to find out if standardly used capture methods for different group of invertebrate are able to detect really representative composition of species including rare taxa. Our experiment was carried out at the Moravský kras Protected Landscape Area (Macošská and Vilémovická stráň slope) where secondary dry grasslands are typical for each investigated locality. We used five groups of invertebrates (spiders, ground beetles, rove beetles, leaf beetles and weevils) and three capture methods (pitfall traps, sweeping on vegetation and yellow Möricke traps). Arthropods were determined and classified according to their rarity. Using the three capture methods, we obtained in total 127 spider species (Areneae), 31 ground beetle species (Carabidae), 29 rove beetle species (Staphylinide), 52 leaf beetle species (Chrysomelidae) and 55 weevil species (Curculionidae).Results showed that the different capture methods significantly influenced number of detected remarkable species. It was statistically proved for spiders (P = 0.025), weevils (P = 0.038) and marginally also for rove beetles (P = 0.051). Spiders of climax (C species) and semi-natural (SN species) habitats were rather detected by pitfall traps, whereas spiders of disturbed habitats were collected by sweeping on vegetation and Möricke yellow pans eventually. Relict species of weevils (R species) were detected by pitfall traps, typical species (T species) were collected by Möricke yellow pans and expansive species (E species) were found by sweeping on vegetation.

scholarly journals Contribution to the knowledge of the arthropods community inhabiting the winter-flooded meadows (marcite) of northern Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Della Rocca ◽  
Silvia Stefanelli ◽  
Elisa Cardarelli ◽  
Giuseppe Bogliani ◽  
Francesco Bracco
Keyword(s):  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Butterfly Species ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Rove Beetles ◽  
Invertebrate Conservation ◽  
Rove Beetle ◽  
Natural Grasslands

Flooded semi-natural grasslands are endangered ecosystems throughout Europe. In Italy, amongst flooded meadows, one special type called “marcita” is strongly threatened. It is a stable flooded grassland used to produce green forage even during winter months due to the thermal properties of water coming from springs and fountains that prevent the soil from freezing. To date, some research has been carried out to investigate the role of the marcita for ornithological and herpetological communities. However, no comprehensive data on invertebrates inhabiting this particular biotope available. The aim of this study was to characterise the terrestrial entomological community of these typical winter-flooded meadows in northern Italy and, in particular, in six marcita fields located in the Ticino Valley Regional Park. We collected data on species richness and diversity of Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Araneae, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera inhabiting marcita during the summers of 2014 and 2015 and data on overwintering Coleoptera during the winter of 2014-2015. Amongst the collected species, we identified those highly linked to this habitat. We found a total of 47 ground beetle species, 35 rove beetle species, 29 spider species, one Lucanidae, 16 butterfly species and 24 grasshopper and cricket species. Most of the species were collected during the summers of 2014 and 2015, while some others were also, or exclusively, overwintering (17 ground beetles, four rove beetles and one Lucanidae) and were collected during the winter of 2014-2015. Marcita fields hosted specialised species and species typical of hygrophilous habitats, amongst which are included the butterfly Lycaena dispar, the ground beetle Dolichus halensis and the grasshopper Chrysochraon dispar. This study represents the first contribution to the knowledge of terrestrial arthropod communities associated with this particular type of winter-irrigated meadow in Europe and confirms the importance of this biotope for invertebrate conservation in agricultural landscapes.

scholarly journals Succession of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) communities after windthrow disturbance in a montane Norway spruce forest in the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. (Czech Republic)

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Kašák ◽  
Jiří Foit ◽  
Marek Hučín
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Coniferous Forests ◽  
Stand Age ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Relict Species ◽  
Ecological Requirements ◽  
Intensively Managed

Abstract Wind disturbances are a key factor that is significantly involved in the life cycle of natural boreomontane coniferous forests. As most of these forests are currently intensively managed, we have limited knowledge on succession following natural disturbance. Succession in a Norway spruce stand after a windthrow event was studied using ground beetles as model bioindication taxa in the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. (Czech Republic). The study documented that the composition of ground beetle communities was significantly associated with stand age and its microclimatic parameters (particularly the minimal temperature and average and minimal humidity). Forest species including prey specialists, hygrophilous species, as well as habitat generalists were the most abundant in the mature stand, where the forest had the highest humidity and the least profound minimal temperatures. In contrast, open-habitat species, including euryoecious species and relict species of higher elevations, reached their highest abundances in clearing shortly after the windthrow. In clearing the humidity was lower and the temperature fluctuated significantly (the lowest minimal temperatures). Ground beetles, including forest species, were the least abundant in young stands (10 and 20 years after windthrow). We conclude that old stands are of particular importance because they harbour the highest abundance and diversity of ground beetles with various ecological requirements. Natural wind disturbances are important as well since they increase diversity by enabling the occurrence of many non-forest species. Hence, a mosaic of stands of different ages with a sufficient proportion of old stands should be maintained when managing montane coniferous forests.

A new species of Orthomus Chaudoir, 1838 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Madeira island (Macaronesia) and notes on related species

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 1972 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTUR R. M. SERRANO ◽  
CARLOS A. S. AGUIAR ◽  
MÁRIO C. BOIEIRO ◽  
PAULO A. V. BORGES ◽  
CARLA REGO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Madeira Island ◽  
Island Type ◽  
A New Species

The present study describes a new ground-beetle species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Madeira island (type localities: FANAL and RIBEIRO BONITO), Orthomus (Nesorthomus) susanae Serrano & Borges, n. sp. Adults were sampled by means of pitfall traps. This work provides diagnostic characters, in particular the structure of male genitalia, and the distribution of this new species. Affinities to putative relatives and a key for the identification of males of the eight Orthomus (Nesorthomus) species of the Madeira island are also given.

Ein Beitrag zur Erfassung und Kenntnis der Kurzflügelkäfer (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in den Naturparks von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Andreas Kleeberg
Keyword(s):  
Human Impact ◽  
The Other ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Rove Beetles ◽  
Sampling Locations ◽  
Nature Parks ◽  
The One

In sieben Naturparks sowie drei Naturschutzgebieten in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wurden in einer, auf Spinnen ausgerichteten saisonalen Aufnahme mit Bodenfallen mit gebietsweise unterschiedlichem Fangaufwand (April bis Oktober 2017 und April bis September 2018) insgesamt 377 Kurzflügelkäfer in 83 Arten nachgewiesen. An den feuchten und trockenen Fallenstandorten wurden hauptsächlich laufaktive, größere Arten (Staphylininae: Staphylinina) nachgewiesen. Die kleinen und artenreichen Aleocharinae waren im Vergleich dazu deutlich unterrepräsentiert. Faunistisch bemerkenswert für das Bundesland und seine Naturparks sind die Nachweise folgender 12 Arten: Zyras collaris (Paykull, 1800), Astenus immaculatus Stephens, 1833, Rugilus angustatus (Geoffroy, 1785), Quedius nigriceps Kraatz, 1857, Q. suturalis Kiesenwetter, 1845, Ocypus aeneocephalus (DeGeer, 1774), O. fuscatus (Gravenhorst, 1802), Platydracus fulvipes (Scopoli, 1763), P. latebricola (Gravenhorst, 1806), Staphylinus dimidiaticornis Gemminger, 1851, Tasgius globulifer (Geoffroy, 1785) und T. winkleri (Bernhauer, 1906). Einerseits belegt das Vorkommen von überregional seltenen Käferarten die besondere Bedeutung der naturräumlichen Ausstattung der Naturparks. Andererseits besteht damit eine wesentliche Verantwortung, die ausgewiesenen Gebiete möglichst naturnah zu belassen und den Einfluss des Menschen einzuschränken. In seven nature parks and three nature reserves in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, rove beetles were captured with pitfall traps originally designed for assessing spiders during several seasons (April to October 2017 and April to September 2018). With sampling effort varying among locations, 377 rove beetles out of 83 species were recorded. At the wet and dry sampling locations, larger species (Staphylininae: Staphylinina) were recorded that are mainly running-active runners. In comparison, the small and speciose Aleocharinae were clearly underrepresented. Records of the following 12 species are faunistically remarkable for the federal state and its nature parks: Zyras collaris (Paykull, 1800), Astenus immaculatus Stephens, 1833, Rugilus angustatus (Geoffroy, 1785), Quedius nigriceps Kraatz, 1857, Q. suturalis Kiesenwetter, 1845, Ocypus aeneocephalus (DeGeer, 1774), O. fuscatus (Gravenhorst, 1802), Platydracus fulvipes (Scopoli, 1763), P. latebricola (Gravenhorst, 1806), Staphylinus dimidiaticornis Gemminger, 1851, Tasgius globulifer (Geoffroy, 1785) und T. winkleri (Bernhauer, 1906). On the one hand, the presence of widely rare beetle species attests the high value of the nature-specific endowment of the nature parks. On the other hand, following from this it is a strong obligation to leave the focal areas as naturally intact as possible, and to restrict human impact.

DISPERSAL OF GROUND BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) ON SOIL SURFACE

1965 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Rivard
Keyword(s):  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Cereal Crops ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Dispersal Rate ◽  
Pterostichus Melanarius

Marked adults and pitfall traps were used to study the dispersal on soil surface of four ground beetle species. Compared recaptures of Pterostichus melanarius Ill. and Harpalus erraticus Say released into two different plots indicated that carabids disperse more rapidly in cultivated than in cereal crops and that males of both species are usually more active than females. No difference, however, in the activity and dispersal rate could be established between sexes for H. compar Lec. and H. pennsylvanicus DeG. Each of the three following species tended to disperse in a different direction: P. melanarius toward the southwest, H. compar toward the northwest, and H. pennsylvanicus toward the northeast. The relatively high proportion of recoveries suggests also considerable wandering movements of the beetles inside the plots.

A distribution atlas of legally protected ground beetle species (Coleoptera: Carabidae) occurring in the Łódź Province, central Poland

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-112
Author(s):  
Radomir Jaskuła ◽  
Anna Stępień ◽  
Przemysław Włodarczyk ◽  
Iwona Słowińska-Krysiak
Keyword(s):  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Central Poland ◽  
Distribution Atlas

scholarly journals Improving the knowledge of plant potential biodiversity-ecosystem services links using maps at the regional level in Southern Patagonia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yamina Micaela Rosas ◽  
Pablo L. Peri ◽  
María Vanessa Lencinas ◽  
Romina Lasagno ◽  
Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Ecological Requirements ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Southern Patagonia

Abstract Background Biodiversity supports multiple ecosystem services, whereas species loss endangers the provision of many services and affects ecosystem resilience and resistance capacity. The increase of remote sensing techniques allows to estimate biodiversity and ecosystem services supply at the landscape level in areas with low available data (e.g. Southern Patagonia). This paper evaluates the potential biodiversity and how it links with ecosystem services, based on vascular plant species across eight ecological areas. We also evaluated the habitat plant requirements and their relation with natural gradients. A total of 977 plots were used to develop habitat suitability maps based on an environmental niche factor analysis of 15 more important indicator species for each ecological area (n = 53 species) using 40 explanatory variables. Finally, these maps were combined into a single potential biodiversity map, which was linked with environmental variables and ecosystem services supply. For comparisons, data were extracted and compared through analyses of variance. Results The plant habitat requirements varied greatly among the different ecological areas, and it was possible to define groups according to its specialization and marginality indexes. The potential biodiversity map allowed us to detect coldspots in the western mountains and hotspots in southern and eastern areas. Higher biodiversity was associated to higher temperatures and normalized difference vegetation index, while lower biodiversity was related to elevation and rainfall. Potential biodiversity was closely associated with supporting and provisioning ecosystem services in shrublands and grasslands in the humid steppe, while the lowest values were related to cultural ecosystem services in Nothofagus forests. Conclusions The present study showed that plant species present remarkable differences in spatial distributions and ecological requirements, being a useful proxy for potential biodiversity modelling. Potential biodiversity values change across ecological areas allowing to identify hotspots and coldspots, a useful tool for landscape management and conservation strategies. In addition, links with ecosystem services detect potential synergies and trade-offs, where areas with the lowest potential biodiversity are related to cultural ecosystem services (e.g. aesthetic values) and areas with the greatest potential biodiversity showed threats related to productive activities (e.g. livestock).

scholarly journals Composição de Carabidae (Coleoptera) em área agrícola com sistema de rotação Soja, milho e pousio.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. ec02002
Author(s):  
Ivan C. F. Martins ◽  
Francisco J. Cividanes
Keyword(s):  
Pest Control ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Composition Analysis ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Fallow Period ◽  
Annual Crops ◽  
Double Cropping ◽  
Agricultural Areas

The Ground beetles occurrence in agricultural areas can contribute to pest control as well as indicate environmental quality. This study aimed to evaluate the composition of the Carabidae community in an agricultural area of annual crops. Ninety-six pitfall traps were installed in a grid 10 meters apart. The experimental area had one hectare in a double-cropping system of soybean (summer) and corn (autumn-winter) followed by a fallow period. Ground beetle composition analysis was performed using ANAFAU software. We collected 42 species and 1537 specimens of Carabidae distributed in 14 tribes. Harpalini tribe was the most common compared to the others. Were considered predominant, in the fauna analysis, the species Calosoma alternans granulatum Perty, 1830, Selenophorus discopunctatus Dejean, 1829, Selenophorus alternans Dejean, 1829, Selenophorus sp.1, Tetracha brasiliensis (Kirby, 1819), Abaris basistriata Chaudoir, 1873 and Galerita collaris Dejean, 1826. Thus, a diverse and abundant Carabidae community was identified in that cropping system.

scholarly journals Winklerites serbicus, a new endogean species of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Bembidiini) from southeastern Serbia

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 773-780
Author(s):  
S. Curcic ◽  
D. Antic ◽  
T. Radja ◽  
S. Makarov ◽  
B. Curcic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Ground Beetle ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Southeastern Part ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Genital ◽  
Southeastern Serbia

A new endogean bembidiine ground beetle species, Winklerites serbicus sp. n., from a cave in the southeastern part of Serbia is both described and diagnosed. Male and female genital structures and other taxonomically important characters are illustrated. The new species is clearly distinct from its closest congeners. Fifteen species of the genus so far known are arranged in six groups. The new species is both endemic and relict, inhabiting southeastern Serbia only.

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