Download or read book Faunistical and Ecological Studies on Carabid Beetles written by Tibor Magura and published by Mdpi AG. This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Carabid Beetles Ecology and Evolution written by K. Desender and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Carabidae form one of the largest and best studied families of insects, occurring in nearly every terrestrial habitat. The contributions included in this book cover a broad spectrum of recent research into this beetle family, with an emphasis on various aspects of ecology and evolution. They deal both with individual carabid species, for example in studies on population and reproductive biology or life history in general, and with ground beetle communities, as exemplified in papers treating assemblages in natural habitats, on agricultural land and in forests. Disciplines range from biogeography and faunistics, over morphology, taxonomy and phylogenetics, ecophysiology and functional ecology, to population, community, conservation and landscape ecology. This volume is the result of the 8th European Carabidologists' Meeting, 2nd International Symposium of Carabidology, September 1-4, 1992, Belgium.
Download or read book Carabid Beetles as Bioindicators Biogeographical Ecological and Environmental Studies written by D. Johan Kotze and published by PenSoft Publishers LTD. This book was released on 2011-05-20 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, dedicated to Konjev Desender and Jean-Pierre Maelfait, is made up of a collection of 30 papers presented at the XIV European Carabidologists? Meeting in Westerbork, the Netherlands (September, 2009). Seventy-five specialists from 20 countries of Europe and Asia attended the meeting. Traditionally, the proceedings volumes of the European Carabidologists Meeting have become important milestones outlining the latest trends and achievements in carabidology.ÿThe aim of the organisers was to invite specialists from different countries and scientific schools to present both traditional and innovative approaches and methods in studying ground beetles. This volume includes a wide range of topics, from the description of new species, taxonomy, a summary of the activities of carabidologists during the last 40 years, biogeographical issues, methodology, behaviour, indicators, environmental issues and conservation. The book will be of use to carabidologists, specialists in traditional and molecular systematics, general and applied ecology, conservation biology, bioindication, urban ecology and biogeography.
Download or read book Carabid Beetles in Their Environments written by H.U. Thiele and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the increasing numbers of research workers and groups of investigators devoting themselves to the ecology of carabids I felt that the time had come to take stock of the existing knowledge in this field and to endeavour to weld my personal results and those of other workers into a comprehensive picture. It was with these aims in mind that the following study was conceived. A further goal was to attempt to show to what extent research on carabids can contribute to the larger fields of research encompassing ecology, ethology and evolution. In my opinion the investigations on carabids permit us to draw conclusions of general applicability and, as such, comparable with those made in recent years upon other groups of animals. I am well aware of the risk involved nowadays in attempting, on one's own, to integrate results from a wide variety of scientific disciplines into a meaningful whole, and for this reason I am always grateful for corrections and for additional information. It is impossible for me to mention by name all of the col leagues who have given me their support in the preparation of the book. Reprints of their publications have been placed at my disposal by almost all of the authors cited, as well as by others whose names and works have been omitted merely in order to prevent the book from taking on encyclopedic pro portions. I am nevertheless indebted to them all for their cooperation.
Download or read book Natural History and Applied Ecology of Carabid Beetles written by Pietro Brandmayr and published by Pensoft Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecology and conservation of the Dutch ground beetle fauna written by Hans Turin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decades, large amounts of data about carabids have been collected in the Netherlands, initially for the purpose of creating distribution maps for the country. In addition to information from collections and faunistic publications, a significant amount of data came from ecological studies using pitfall traps. Because of the rich tradition of carabidological research in the Netherlands, an exceptionally large database of these pitfall data is available. The database is a mix of approximately 1,500 short-term samples and circa 4,400 so-called 'year-samples', for which pitfalls were functional during the whole activity period of ground beetles in spring and autumn. These year-samples came from 2,850 sites, covering the period of 1953-2018, and represent all habitats on the Dutch landscape. These data offer an unusual view of the presence and activity of this common insect family. The data gathered from pitfall trapping is summarised and provides a fresh integrated perspective about the Dutch ground beetle fauna. The characteristic species composition of 17 habitat groups is described in detail. Over 320 species present in the database have been classified into six main groups, according to their patterns of habitat use. Both the classification of habitats and associated species have been tested and used in various analyses in the book. Two chapters give special attention to changes in the Dutch fauna over the past 66 years by means of extensive trend analysis and relate this understanding to nature conservation. The book provides an extension and update for Turin's (2000) atlas. The Dutch carabid fauna is discussed considering relevant literature but uses predominantly European studies to put the faunal patterns in broader context. This book presents the story of Dutch ground beetles and illustrates the contribution of pitfall trapping to our understanding of the ecology of this fascinating and unusually well-studied group of beetles.
Download or read book Evolutionary Biology of Carabus Ground Beetles written by Teiji Sota and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-24 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the whole picture of the ecological and evolutionary study on the ground beetle group, the subgenus Ohomopterus of the genus Carabus, endemic to Japan. This flightless beetle group consists of many geographic races. They show divergence in key traits for reproductive isolation—body size and genital morphology, which leads to coexistence of two or more species. This beetle group provides an important material to study how a lineage of organisms diversify and form multi-species assemblage, and thereby multiply their species richness. The book introduces novel genomic approaches to resolve questions about evolution of Ohomopterus. The readers will find that this story of evolution in Carabus beetles revealed by recent approaches is much different from what was told in previous literature. Exploring different cases across a wide range of lineages is important in constructing a synthetic theory of species radiation and richness, including speciation and species coexistence. This study on Ohomopterus beetles contributes to the ongoing discussion to understand how and why species multiply and how species richness increases in one area of our planet.
Download or read book Ecological Studies of Five Species of Carabid Beetles and the Mite Population Associated with Them in North Western Ontario written by William R. Mercer and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Preliminary Study of the Ecology and Biology of Two Closely Related Species of Carabid Beetles Euferonia Coracina and E Stygica Coleoptera Carabidae written by Ellen Ordway and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecology and Evolution of Dung Beetles written by Leigh W. Simmons and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the evolutionary and ecological consequences of reproductive competition for scarabaeine dung beetles. As well as giving us insight into the private lives of these fascinating creatures, this book shows how dung beetles can be used as model systems for improving our general understanding of broad evolutionary and ecological processes, and how they generate biological diversity. Over the last few decades we have begun to see further than ever before, with our research efforts yielding new information at all levels of analysis, from whole organism biology to genomics. This book brings together leading researchers who contribute chapters that integrate our current knowledge of phylogenetics and evolution, developmental biology, comparative morphology, physiology, behaviour, and population and community ecology. Dung beetle research is shedding light on the ultimate question of how best to document and conserve the world's biodiversity. The book will be of interest to established researchers, university teachers, research students, conservation biologists, and those wanting to know more about the dung beetle taxon.
Download or read book Ecological studies of the troglobitic carabid beetle R h a d i n e s u b t e r r a n e a written by Robert Wetsel Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles written by A. Konstantinov and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is dedicated to Professor Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin in celebration of his 80th birthday. Igor Konstantinovich is a renown taxonomist, prolific author, innovative biological explorer, and respected teacher who trained hundreds of students and during his professional life was (and still is) an inspiration and a mentor for scores of taxonomists. His tireless enthusiastic work shaped generations of Belarusian zoologists, brought a wide and steady respect of systematics into a local scientific community. But most important, he taught us that collecting and studying beetles, small and.
Download or read book Ecological Studies on Moorland Ground Beetles Coleopteran written by W. W. K. Houston and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Ground beetles of the Republic of Moldova written by Zaharia Zinovie Neculiseanu and published by Pensoft Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beetles in Conservation written by T. R. New and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-02-22 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beetles, the most diverse group of insects, are often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Many species are under threat from human changes to natural environments, and some are valuable tools in conservation, because they respond rapidly to changes that occur. Knowledge of these responses, of both abundance and composition of assemblages, enable use of some beetles to monitor environmental changes. Beetles impinge on humanity on many ways: as cultural objects, desirable collectables, major pests and competitors for resources need by people, as beneficial consumers of other pests, and by ensuring the continuity of vital ecological processes. This book is the first major global overview of the importance of conservation of beetles, and brings together much hitherto scattered information to demonstrate the needs for conservation, and how it may be approached. It is a source of value to students, research workers, conservation biologists and ecosystem managers as an introduction to the richness and importance of this predominant component of invertebrate life.
Download or read book Ecology of Ground dwelling Carabid Beetles Coleoptera Carabidae in the Peruvian Andes written by Sarah A. Maveety and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies of diversity and species distributions are crucial in light of a predicted 4-6°C warming by the end of the 21st century, especially in the tropics where many species may be especially sensitive to climate change. Little is known about patterns of insect diversity and richness in Andean montane forest habitats. The main goal of the present research was to investigate the ecology of carabid beetles at different altitudes in southeastern Peru (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Changes in species richness, species assemblages, and wing and body attributes were estimated at different altitude zones along both disturbed and undisturbed gradients. My first objective was to estimate species richness patterns of carabid beetles on Andean slopes. Preliminary collections employed both hand collections and pitfall traps, but I found that hand collections were more efficient; subsequent data collection was carried out by hand collections. Preliminary data collected on an anthropogenically disturbed gradient from 1400 m to 3450 m revealed a decline in raw species number with altitude. When species number was adjusted for sample size (rarefaction) this trend produced a middle altitude peak in species richness. A truncated portion of the disturbed gradient (2000 m to 3450 m) was also compared to a parallel, old growth gradient, and no pattern was found with altitude for either gradient. However, overall species richness was lower for assemblages from the disturbed gradient. Species assemblages varied by altitude and by whether anthropogenic disturbance had occurred. The second objective was to characterize changes in body length and dispersal ability with altitude. For both morphological attributes, altitudinal patterns were highly variable among tribes of carabid beetles, exhibiting positive, negative and no correlation with altitude. When carabid beetle taxa were combined, however, body length and incidence of flightlessness were both significantly negatively correlated with altitude. Observation of morphological characters between the two gradients revealed that carabid beetles on an anthropogenically disturbed habitat were longer and had greater dispersal ability than those on an old growth gradient. The third objective was to compare assemblages of carabid beetles in the Andes of Peru to a temperate counterpart in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA. Species richness of carabid beetle assemblages was found to be approximately twice as high in the Andean assemblage. Both assemblages showed a middle altitude peak in species richness. Furthermore, species composition of carabid assemblages had no overlap at the species and genus level, but species composition in both the Andes and the Appalachians varied with altitude. Body length was greater and dispersal ability was reduced for Appalachian as compared to Andean assemblages. Both regions exhibited similar patterns in body length in relation to altitude. However, while the proportion of flightless species was positively correlated with increasing altitude in the Andes, more than 90% of the species in the Appalachians were flightless at all elevations. I suggest the altitude-species richness trend may be more conclusive when a more complete altitudinal gradient is sampled, i.e., extending sampling along the entire length of the gradient. Furthermore, employing multiple study transects will enhance statistical validity of the results and greatly increase our knowledge of how carabid beetle assemblages vary along tropical altitudinal gradients.
Download or read book The Agroecology of Carabid Beetles written by John Martin Holland and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is only since 1970 that the potential role of carabid beetles in agroecosystems has begun to be appreciated. This volume provides an overview of research literature on this widely distributed and beneficial insect, covering its habitat, its role in pest control and in the diet of farmland wildlife, and its value as a bioindicator.
