Coleotteri saproxilici in Direttiva Habitat del Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga (Appennino centrale) (Coleoptera Rhysodidae, Lucanidae, Cetoniidae, Cerambycidae)

Santo, Daniele Di; Biscaccianti, Alessandro

doi:10.4081/bollettinosei.2014.204

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“…It is rare and localised especially in the West of Europe, where it survives only in the Pyrenees and southern France (Brustel & Gouix, ). It is also known to occur in multiple localities across Italy (Di Santo & Biscaccianti, ). In Central and Eastern Europe.…”

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Size matters! Habitat preferences of the wrinkled bark beetle,Rhysodes sulcatus, the relict species of European primeval forests

Kostanjšek

Sebek

Baranová

et al. 2018

Insect Conserv Diversity

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1. The wrinkled bark beetle Rhysodes sulcatus is an endangered saproxylic beetle listed in the European Habitats Directive and in the Bern Convention (Annex II). It is considered a relict of primeval forests and belongs among the most threatened saproxylic beetles in Europe.2. The purpose of this study was to identify the key habitat requirements of the species. The study was carried out at several locations within different forest types in mid elevation forests dominated by oak, beech and spruce and montane beech-fir forests in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia.3. Coarse woody debris was checked for the presence of the beetle, and parameters of each inspected dead wood unit and its surroundings were recorded, including diameter, length, humidity, insolation, decomposition level and rot type. Surrounding forest characteristics, such as canopy density, main tree species, undergrowth, the amount and quality of the dead wood were also recorded.4. The analysis shows that the presence of the beetle is affected mainly by the diameter of dead wood as well as its humidity, as R. sulcatus was almost exclusively found in large, moist and well rotten fallen logs with a diameter greater than 60 cm. These findings may provide useful guidelines for sustainable forest management, specifically emphasising the need to retain large fallen logs at sites inhabited by R. sulcatus populations.

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Size matters! Habitat preferences of the wrinkled bark beetle,Rhysodes sulcatus, the relict species of European primeval forests

Kostanjšek

Sebek

Baranová

et al. 2018

Insect Conserv Diversity

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“…Ulmus, Acer, Carpinus, Tilia, Fraxinus, Castanea, Juglans, etc.) along a wide altitudinal range from the coastline to about 2000 m above sea level (asl; Švacha & Danilevsky 1988;Bense 1995;Ciach et al 2007;Cizek et al 2009;Di Santo & Biscaccianti 2014).…”

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A first assessment of genetic variability in the longhorn beetleRosalia alpina(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Italian Apennines

Molfini

Zan²,

Campanaro³

et al. 2018

The European Zoological Journal

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The Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina) is a strictly protected saproxylic beetle, widely distributed in Central and Southern Europe and mainly associated with ancient beech forests. To improve knowledge about the conservation status of R. alpina in Italy, available molecular markers (microsatellites and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I(COI)) were tested for the first time on Italian populations. The study was performed in four sampling sites distributed in two areas placed in Northern ("Foreste Casentinesi" National Park) and Central Apennines ("Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise" National Park) where populational data about Rosalia longicorn were collected in the framework of the European LIFE MIPP Project. The genetic relationship among Apennine and Central/South-eastern European populations was explored by a comparison with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) data from literature. Microsatellite markers were only partially informative when applied to R. alpina Italian individuals, although providing some preliminary indication on an extensive gene flow among populations from the Apennines and local ongoing processes of genetic erosion. Genetic data are consistent with previous ecological data suggesting that the maintenance of variability in this species could be related to both habitat continuity and preservation of large senescent or standing dead trees in forests. Finally, a peculiar origin of the Apennine populations of R. alpina from a putative "Glacial Refugium" in Italy was inferred through COI data. The high genetic distance scored among the analysed populations and those from Central and Southeastern Europe indicates that the R. alpina deme from Apennine Mountains might represent a relevant conservation unit in Europe. Further genetic analyses will allow assessing other possible conservation units of R. alpina and, thus, defining large-scale conservation strategies to protect this endangered longhorn beetle in Europe.

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“…Moreover, it should also be remembered that the status of the stag beetle as a critically endangered species (EN -endangered after the Polish Red Data Book of Animals, which corresponds to the A -E criteria according to IUCN) creates an urgent need to identify localities of this species in Europe and to assess its population size 3,4,9 , particularly since information on its distribution in Europe is far from complete 3 or is obsolete. For this reason, studies have been conducted in many countries to identify localities of L. cervus and to develop adequate species-monitoring methods 1,4,5,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] .…”

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Distribution and habitat preferences of the stag beetle Lucanus cervus (L.) in forested areas of Poland

Kuźmiński

Chrzanowski

Mazur

et al. 2020

Sci Rep

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the incorporation of Lucanus cervus (L.) in Annex 2 of the EU Habitats Directive imposed on EU member countries the obligation to prepare protection plans and undertake adequate measures aimed at the preservation of this species. A necessary precondition for their implementation was connected with the identification of current localities of L. cervus. this paper presents the distribution of L. cervus localities in Poland, identified on the basis of a survey conducted in the areas administered by the State Forests. Habitat preferences for the selection of biotopes by stag beetles were evaluated in terms of forest-site types. This will facilitate effective protection of L. cervus by indicating potential biotopes for this species, particularly in areas with high abundance. The survey showed the presence of L. cervus in 176 localities distributed in 47 forest districts. Most of them were found in three main areas comprising forests in the areas of Zielona Góra, Wrocław and the Świętokrzyskie Mts. They constitute large-scale refuges. In 98% of cases the development of L. cervus was associated with oaks Quercus robur and Quercus petraea. other host plants included Fagus sylvatica and Acer pseudoplatanus. the age of trees colonised by stag beetles ranged from 70 to 248 years, 134 years on average. Lucanus cervus was most frequently found in deciduous mesic forest sites (41% of localities) and deciduous mixed mesic forest sites (24% of localities). Over 90% of recorded localities are situated in forested areas, understood to include stands, residual trees and stumps, as well as localities at forest edges and along roads in the vicinity of forests.

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Coleotteri saproxilici in Direttiva Habitat del Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga (Appennino centrale) (Coleoptera Rhysodidae, Lucanidae, Cetoniidae, Cerambycidae)

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Size matters! Habitat preferences of the wrinkled bark beetle,Rhysodes sulcatus, the relict species of European primeval forests

Size matters! Habitat preferences of the wrinkled bark beetle,Rhysodes sulcatus, the relict species of European primeval forests

A first assessment of genetic variability in the longhorn beetleRosalia alpina(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Italian Apennines

Distribution and habitat preferences of the stag beetle Lucanus cervus (L.) in forested areas of Poland

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