Faunistical and Ecological Studies on Carabid Beetles

• Other Authors: Magura, Tibor (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; biodiversity conservation; temperate forests; ground beetles; ecological trait; anthropogenic edges; dispersal; edge effect; filter function; forest interior; forest specialist species; invasion; open-habitat species; natural edges; spillover; mixed forests; Carabidae; activity density; body size; sex ratio; aggregation index; spatial effect zones; Alps; Dolomites; geomorphology; Nature 2000; rocky landforms; species distribution; 3D printing; artificial prey; behavior; clear cut; ecological trap; preparation cut; sentinel prey method
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Summary

In this paper on the distribution of carabids at high altitudes, the effect of Nature 2000 habitat and landform types in driving ground beetle (Carabidae) distribution at high altitudes in the Western Dolomites (Brenta group, Italy) was studied. Papers studying carabid beetles in forested habitats investigated the effect of different stand composition (pure oak stands, oak-pine mixed stands, single tree admixtures of oak in pine stands, and pure pine stands) on the abundance and spatial distribution of large-sized Carabus species, as well as the effect of forest type (broad-leaved deciduous forests vs. coniferous plantations) on the diversity and community composition of ground beetles; furthermore, the effect of various forest edges (natural vs. anthropogenic edges) on the abundance of ground beetles of different habitat affinity and dispersal power was examined. The paper on predation pressure aimed to explore the predation pressure on carabids using 3D-printed decoys installed in two types of forestry treatments, preparation cuts and clear cuts, and control plots in an oak-hornbeam forest.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (80 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-3103-8
9783036531021
9783036531038

Access

Open Access