Diversity Patterns of Carabids in the Alps and the Apennines

Brandmayr, Pietro; Pizzolotto, Roberto; Scalercio, Stefano; Algieri, M. C.; Zetto, Tullia

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-18967-8_17

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“…Spiders and beetles, however, were previously hardly investigated in the Alps along elevation gradients extending into the nival zone, so our study provides confirmation of their actual absence from the zone above 3,100 m in unvegetated habitats. The only exceptions among the spiders were two Linyphiidae species and the Lycosidae Pardosa nigra, the latter known from scree fields in the Central Eastern Alps up to 3,500 m (Thaler and Buchar 1996), and among the beetles the carabid Nebria germari, a pioneer species of open habitats feeding on springtails (Brandmayr et al 2003;Gereben-Krenn, Krenn, and Strodl 2011;cf. Supplemental Table S1c).…”

Section: Surface-dwelling Beetles and Spidersmentioning

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Side by side? Vascular plant, invertebrate, and microorganism distribution patterns along an alpine to nival elevation gradient

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Illmer

Querner

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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

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High mountain areas above the alpine zone are, despite the low-temperature conditions, inhabited by evolutionary and functionally differing organism groups. We compared the abundance and species richness of vascular plants, oribatid mites, springtails, spiders, and beetles, as well as bacterial and methanogenic archaeal prokaryotes (only abundance), at 100 m vertical intervals from 2,700-3,400 m in the Central Alps. We hypothesized that the less mobile microarthropods and microorganisms are more determined by and respond in similar ways to soil properties as do vascular plants. In contrast, we expected the more mobile surface-dwelling groups to forage also in places devoid of vegetation and thus to show patterns that deviate from that of vascular plants.Surprisingly, the observed patterns were diametrically opposed to our expectations: soil-living oribatid mites and springtails showed high individual numbers at high elevations, even where vascular plants barely occurred. Springtails also showed a rather constant species richness throughout the entire gradient. In contrast, patterns of surface-dwelling organisms and of archaeal prokaryotes did not differ significantly from vascular plants, because of either comparable climate sensitivity or their dependency on vegetated habitats.This study may serve as a baseline to estimate the risks of biodiversity losses in response to climate change across different biotic ecosystem components and to explore the potential and limitations of vascular plants as proxy for other organism groups that are far more challenging to monitor. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Surface-dwelling Beetles and Spidersmentioning

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Side by side? Vascular plant, invertebrate, and microorganism distribution patterns along an alpine to nival elevation gradient

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Illmer

Querner

et al. 2018

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

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“…QA: 24 November 2015 Initial ecological viewpoint (Brandmayr et al 2003;Thaler 2003) and are widely used as bioindicators of climate change at high latitude/elevation ecosystems (e.g. Bråten et al 2012;Gobbi, Fontaneto, and De Bernardi 2006b;Pizzolotto, Gobbi, and Brandmayr 2014).…”

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“…The main soil gradient occurring from the glacier front to the terrain ice-free since the LG consists of a progressive decrease of pH and calcium carbonate content and a correspond-45 ing increase of organic matter content and total plant cover (supplementary Figure 4). Seventy-two plant species were recorded (Table 1), among which the most frequent were Poa alpina and Silene acaulis (occurring in 83% of the sampling points), 50 followed by Saxifraga oppositifolia (70%), Androsace alpina, Artemisia genipi, Festuca quadriflora and Oxyria digyna (50%). Twenty-nine of the identified plant species were 'cold-adapted'.…”

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Plant and arthropod colonisation of a glacier foreland in a peripheral mountain range

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“…Th is rate of endemism is similar to that found in the Andes near Mérida, Venezuela (91%, Perrault 1994), although Ecuadorian Carabidae exhibit a higher diversity, both at specifi c and generic levels. Endemism rates are lower among the Alpine Carabidae of the Alps (60%, Brandmayr et al 2003) and the Pyrenees (44%, Moret 2005) with a higher number of genera and fewer species in each genera.…”

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Entomology in Ecuador: Recent developments and future challenges

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Barragán

Cárdenas

et al. 2009

Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)

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Abstract. We review and analyze the recent development and future challenges facing entomology as a science in Ecuador, a country with limited fi nancial and human resources and numerous environmental problems. Taxonomic studies of the Ecuadorian insect fauna have been well developed for only a few groups (e.g. Papilionoidea, Carabidae) and remains in its infancy for most insect orders. This is due to the huge diversity of species living in a great diversity of habitats and the diffi culty to identify most species. There is a lack of published basic biological information and to a high rate of endemism of many groups, especially in the Andes. The development of ecological entomology as a formal discipline in Ecuador is a very recent phenomenon, and has been mostly limited to descriptive studies of the environmental factors that govern insect diversity and abundance. We outline a set of research challenges regarding the impact of global environmental changes on insect communities and habitats they live in and propose potential strategies for the development of entomology in Ecuador. Both basic and applied research will be important in this context as well as international collaboration to strengthen the role of entomological science in decision making processes in the country. A cela s'ajoutent un manque réel de données publiées sur la biologie de la plupart des espèces ainsi qu'un fort taux d'endémisme de plusieurs groupes, notamment dans la région andine. Le développement de l'écologie entomologique en tant que discipline en Equateur est un phénomène très récent principalement restreint à des études descriptives sur les facteurs environnementaux qui infl uencent la diversité et l'abondance des insectes. Nous présentons des thématiques de recherches d'enjeu pour les futures années, notamment en relation avec l'étude de l'impact des changements globaux sur les communautés d'insectes et leurs habitats et nous proposons des stratégies pratiques pour le développement de l'entomologie en Equateur. Dans ce contexte, le développement combiné de la recherche fondamentale et appliquée, si possible dans le cadre de collaborations internationales, permettra de renforcer le rôle de l'entomologie dans les processus de décision à l'échelle du pays. Résumé. L'entomologie en

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Diversity Patterns of Carabids in the Alps and the Apennines

Cited by 26 publications

References 8 publications

Side by side? Vascular plant, invertebrate, and microorganism distribution patterns along an alpine to nival elevation gradient

Side by side? Vascular plant, invertebrate, and microorganism distribution patterns along an alpine to nival elevation gradient

Plant and arthropod colonisation of a glacier foreland in a peripheral mountain range

Entomology in Ecuador: Recent developments and future challenges

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