scholarly journals On the vertical distribution of Ips duplicatus, I. cembrae and some bark- and longhorn beetles (col.: curculionidae, Scolytinae; col.: cerambycidae) in the Tatra national Park in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Grodzki
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Bark Beetles ◽  
National Park ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Pheromone Traps ◽  
Longhorn Beetles ◽  
Ips Duplicatus ◽  
Tatra National Park ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Vertical Distribution

AbstractIn 2013–2014, a set of 30 pheromone traps baited with synthetic lures attracting I. duplicatus (Duplodor – 15 traps) and I. cembrae (Cembrodor – 15 traps) was installed in 6 altitudinal transects (1000–1400 m a.s.l., every 100 m of elevation) in the eastern, central and western part of the Tatra National Park (TPN) in Poland and operated during the entire growing season. The main aim of the survey was to check if and to what vertical extent these two species of bark beetles, not yet recorded, are presently distributed in TPN. Collected insects, including non-target Scolytinae and Cerambycidae, were determined. Overall 1896 Scolytid bark beetles belonging to 13 species, all occurring in the whole elevation range, were collected. I. duplicatus (28 specimens in total) was collected in the whole elevation profile, similarly as I. cembrae (718 specimens in total). Among Cerambycidae (282 individuals) belonging to 19 species, Rhagium inquisitor and Pidonia lurida, found on all elevations, were the most abundant; 8 species were collected on the highest locality. Pogonocherus decoratus was found for the first time in the Tatra. Results indicate the upward spreading of the studied insects as a possible effect of climate change and the resulting environmental conditions favourable for those organisms.

scholarly journals Catches of Ips duplicatus and other non-target Coleoptera by Ips typographus pheromone trapping

1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heli Valkama ◽  
Mika Räty ◽  
Pekka Niemelä
Keyword(s):  
Bark Beetle ◽  
Bark Beetles ◽  
Ips Typographus ◽  
Pheromone Traps ◽  
Pheromone Trapping ◽  
Ips Duplicatus ◽  
Geographic Gradient ◽  
First Time ◽  
Eastern Finland ◽  
Russian Karelia

Catches of non-target Coleoptera in Ips typographus pheromone traps baited with Ipslure® were analysed along a geographic gradient running from southwestem Finland to eastern Finland and Russian Karelia. Besides I. typographus, two other bark beetles, Pityogenes chalcographus and Ips duplicatus were caught in high numbers. I. duplicatus occuned on northeastern sites only, suggesting a more restricted distribution than previously known. High numbers of Thanasimus spp. beetles indicate that I. typographus pheromone is also an effective attractant for bark beetle predators. In addition, the originally North American ambrosia beetle Gnathotrichus materiarius, now widely spread in Europe was found for the first time in nature in Finland.

scholarly journals The longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of National Park «Kremenetski Hory»

2020 ◽  
pp. 129-140
Author(s):  
Iryna Dovganyuk ◽  
Andrew M. Zamoroka
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
National Park ◽  
Longhorn Beetles ◽  
Different Types ◽  
First Time

The fauna of the longhorn beetles of ecoregion of Kremenetski Hory and the eponymous National Park was studied very poorly. In the most recent catalogue of Cerambycidae of Western Podillya it was listed only 13 species for the ecoregion. Including other sources, to date, it was known 17 species of the longhorn beetles. In the current study we identified 59 species of the longhorn beetles, 42 of which are reported for the first time for National Park «Kremenetski Hory» and the ecoregion in general. Under our proposed prediction the Cerambycidae species richness should reach 100-120 species. We also presented result of quantitative study of the longhorn beetles within different types of ecosystems of National Park «Kremenetski Hory». We revealed that 10 species are the most abundant on the studied territory.

scholarly journals Do pheromone trapping always reflect Ips typographus (L.) population level? A study from the Tatra National Park in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-47
Author(s):  
Wojciech Grodzki
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Wind Damage ◽  
Physiological Status ◽  
Pheromone Traps ◽  
Protection Zone ◽  
Pheromone Trapping ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Active Protection ◽  
Tatra National Park

Abstract Pheromone traps are used for monitoring I. typographus populations in Norway spruce stands of the Tatra National Park (TPN) in Poland. The presented study is based on the set of pheromone traps of precisely known location (23) located in the whole area of the TPN and operated continuously in 2010–2019. The data on the captures of beetles were compared with two kinds of data concerning the mortality: the area covered by standing dead trees (airborne photographs) in the no-intervention zone, and the volume of trees infested by bark beetles processed in the active protection zone. No relationship was found between the mean numbers of beetles captured yearly in all pheromone traps in the whole TPN area and the volume of infested trees removed from the stands in the active protection zone. The captures in the two selected study areas were correlated with the area of spots with dead trees in the 500 m circle around the traps, however, this correlation is not statistically significant. There is no relation of captures to the volume of processed infested trees. The captures decreased in the growing seasons after the wind damage, and increased markedly after the drought started in 2015. The results of pheromone trapping are affected by several factors, as wind damage and defence potential of trees resulting from their physiological status. Pheromone traps represent valuable source of information about the bark beetle I. typographus population dynamics, although the collected data do not enable direct definition of its population level, especially in the protected areas with different and unstable (changed in 2017) approach to the protection of stands. As most of the information on beetles is captured in the first half of the growing season, the data collected till the end of July are sufficient for monitoring purposes; thus, the trapping should be reduced to the period May–July.

scholarly journals Variability of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) cone entomofauna in the Tatra National Park in association with the development of cones

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 154-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kozioł
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Picea Abies ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
National Park ◽  
Quantitative Composition ◽  
Trophic Groups ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Tatra National Park ◽  
First Time

In the years 1987–1993 research aimed at the qualitative and quantitative composition of insects inhabiting the cones of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) was carried out in the area of the Tatra National Park (Poland) for the first time. Approximately 72 thousand specimens of insects were obtained, representing 50 species from 8 orders. Kaltenbachiola strobi (Winn.), Plemeliella abietina Seitn. and Cydia strobilella L. were among the most frequently occurring species. The entomofauna of ripening, ripe and old, already lignified cones was determined, and among the insects found trophic groups were distinguished and, consequently, characterized by means of the following ecological indexes: constancy, dominance and species diversity. The qualitative and quantitative composition of spruce (P. abies) cone entomofauna was changing along with the development of the cones, due to the periods of occupancy and leaving the cones by species of varied bioecology. The entomofauna of ripe cones was characterized by higher species diversity (42 species) than that of ripening cones (25 species) and old cones (26 species).

scholarly journals The alpine flora on inselberg summits in the Maloti–Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Bothalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Brand ◽  
Charles R. Scott-Shaw ◽  
Timothy G. O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Alien Plants ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Growth Forms ◽  
Alpine Zone ◽  
Representative Subset ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
First Time

Background: Inselberg summits adjacent to the Maloti–Drakensberg escarpment occupy an alpine zone within the Drakensberg Alpine Centre (DAC). Inselbergs, the escarpment and surrounding mountains such as Platberg experience a severe climate; inselberg summits are distinct by being protected from human disturbance.Objectives: The aim of this article was to describe for the first time the flora of inselberg summits and to assess their potential contribution to conservation of DAC plant diversity.Method: We investigated whether the flora of inselberg summits formed a representative subset of the DAC flora in terms of shared, especially endemic or near endemic, species and representation of families. All species were listed for six inselbergs between Giant’s Castle and Sentinel, located in the Royal Natal National Park (RNNP) during November 2005. Comparisons, using literature, were made with floras of the DAC, as well as Platberg, an inselberg approximately 60 km north from Sentinel in the RNNP.Results: We recorded 200 species of pteridophytes and angiosperms on inselbergs, 114 DAC endemics or near endemics, one possible new species, and several range and altitudinal extensions. Asteraceae, Poaceae and Ericaceae comprised 42.1% of endemic and near endemic species, with Scrophulariaceae and Hyacinthaceae contributing 8.8%. Inselberg and DAC floras differed in respective rankings of Crassulaceae (8th vs. 15th), Polygalaceae, Apiaceae and Rosaceae (10th, 11th, 12th vs. 15th), Poaceae (2nd vs. 5th), Cyperaceae (3rd vs. 4th) and Scrophulariaceae (6th vs. 2nd). Growth forms on inselbergs were consistent with DAC flora. Inselbergs shared 40% of species with Platberg.Conclusion: Inselbergs, which supported 7.9% of species occurring in the DAC flora, are well protected from human impact, lack alien plants, but, despite this, are highly vulnerable to climate change. Conservation importance of inselbergs will increase as escarpment vegetation becomes increasingly degraded as a consequence of intensifying land use.

scholarly journals Diversity and prevalence of entomopathogenic fungi (Ascomycota, Hypocreales) in epidemic populations of bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) in spruce forests of the Tatra National Park in Slovakia

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-145
Author(s):  
Silvia Hyblerová ◽  
Juraj Medo ◽  
Marek Barta
Keyword(s):  
Bark Beetle ◽  
Entomopathogenic Fungi ◽  
Bark Beetles ◽  
National Park ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Groups ◽  
Spruce Forests ◽  
Population Outbreaks ◽  
Tatra National Park

Bark beetles are serious forest pests in Slovakia. Their outbreaks may have significant ecological and economic impacts on spruce forests. There is a variety of natural enemies that activate themselves during population outbreaks of insects and entomopathogenic fungi belong to important antagonists with a potential to regulate populations of their hosts. In 2014–2016, species richness and prevalence of entomopathogenic fungi were evaluated during the bark beetle outbreaks in spruce forests affected by windstorms in the Tatra National Park in Slovakia. Three Beauveria species, B. bassiana, B. caledonica and B. pseudobassiana, with Metapochonia bulbillosa were identified from 271 specimens of three bark beetle species, Ips typographus, Ips amitinus and Pityogenes chalcographus. Beauveria bassiana was the dominant pathogen and infected all three bark beetle species. Phylogenetic analysis identified three phylogenetic groups of B. bassiana in the evaluated host populations. M. bulbillosa was reported for the first time from bark beetle hosts and Slovakia. The prevalence of fungal infection in natural populations of I. typographus was low, varied between 0.07 and 0.72%, and have little influence on the bark beetle abundance.

scholarly journals Coronilla vaginalis – a species new for the flora of Poland

2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Mirek ◽  
Agnieszka Nikel ◽  
Łukasz Wilk
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Calcareous Grassland ◽  
Tatra Mountains ◽  
Central European ◽  
Tatra National Park ◽  
The Tatra Mountains ◽  
First Time

<em>Coronilla vaginalis</em> Lam., a Central European montane species, is reported for the first time from Poland, from the Tatra Mountains. A general map of the taxon’s distribution is given, and the location of the newly recorded stand is shown on a map of Poland and the Tatra National Park. Its habitat, calcareous grassland of the order <em>Seslerietalia</em>, is characterized in detail.

scholarly journals A preliminary assessment of odonate diversity along the river Tirthan, Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, India with reference to the impact of climate change

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 19611-19615
Author(s):  
Amar Paul Singh ◽  
Kritish De ◽  
Virendra Prasad Uniyal ◽  
Sambandam Sathyakumar
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Western Himalayan Region ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

A total of 19 species of odonates, including eight species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) and 11 species of Zygoptera (damselflies), were recorded along the Tirthan River, Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (GHNPCA), Himachal Pradesh. Among these species, 17 were reported from the area for the first time. With the addition of these new records the number of odonates known from the GHNPCA is increased to 23 species representing 18 genera and eight families. Indothemis carnatica, Agriocnemis femina, and Argiocnemis rubescens are reported for the first time from the western Himalayan region. The study found a significant change in the species composition of odonates over a period of 18 years in the area, which may be due to changes in microhabitat conditions associated with climate change.

The jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of the Tatra National Park

2011 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jowita Drohojowska ◽  
Elżbieta Głowacka
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Tatra National Park ◽  
First Time

The jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of the Tatra National Park The article provides a list of jumping plant lice of the Tatra National Park (TNP). Field studies were conducted in the years 2001-2007 at 27 sites. Insects were collected by sweeping, beating and visually inspecting the host plants. Psyllids of 46 species of 13 genera of Psyllidae and Triozidae were recorded. This number of species comprises nearly 50% of the Polish fauna of psyllids. Three species were recorded from Poland for the first time.

scholarly journals Pinus mugo shrubs on peat bogs in the Tatra National Park

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-194
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Ociepa ◽  
Antoni Zięba ◽  
Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
Pinus Mugo ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Tatra Mountains ◽  
Raised Bogs ◽  
Oxycoccus Palustris ◽  
Tatra National Park ◽  
The Tatra Mountains ◽  
First Time

Pinus mugo shrubs on peat bogs in the Tatra National Park (TNP) were for the first time described as a separated plant association by Obidowicz (1975) from only two mires. Since then, there have been no studies on peat bogs in the TNP and they have not been mentioned in the list of vegetation types of the Park. The research regarding the dwarf pine shrubs on mires in the Tatra Mountains was carried out in 2019. We mapped all patches of such vegetation (total – ~2 ha) on which we made 26 relevés. P. mugo shrubs on peat bogs occur within the complex of mire habitats, such as Norway spruce bog woodlands, raised bogs and poor fens. The shrub layer is dominated by Pinus mugo with admixture of dwarfish Picea abies. Typical plants of the herb layer are Vaccinium myrtillus, V. vitis-idaea, Eriophorum vaginatum and Oxycoccus palustris, whereas the most common mosses are Sphagnum magellanicum, S. capillifolium, S. russowi, Pleurozium schreberi. P. mugo shrubs on peat bogs in the TNP belong to the association Sphagno magellanici-Pinetum mugo.

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