Habitat use and movement patterns in the endangered ground beetle species, Carabus olympiae (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Negro, Matteo; Casale, Achille; Migliore, L.; Palestrini, Claudia; Rolando, Antonio

doi:10.14411/eje.2008.015

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“…The two areas, despite their relative proximity, greatly differenced in arthropod species composition, due to environmental and historical events (Casale and Vigna Taglianti 1993). Nevertheless, the results were similar at two sites and showed that mean abundance, Negro et al 2007Negro et al , 2008. The relationship between brachyptery and endemic status of montane forest dwelling carabids in the Alps has been examined closely in Brandmayr (1991).…”

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“…It has been demonstrated that the presence of shrubs facilitate the movements of the ground beetle Carabus olympiae, which likely uses shrubs as shelter and protection from predators (Negro et al 2007(Negro et al , 2008. Moreover, shrub cover may increase the amount of prey available to carabids and may provide a more uniform resource distribution in time (Niemelä and Spence 1994;Magura 2002).…”

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The impact of forest ski-pistes on diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods and small mammals in the Alps

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Forest clearing for winter sport activities is the major force driving loss and fragmentation of the alpine forests. The establishment of ski-pistes involves impacts on every ecosystem component. To assess the extent of this threat we studied ground-dwelling arthropods (namely ground beetles and spiders) and small mammals (shrews and voles) at two ski resorts in north-western Italian Alps by pitfall trapping. Diversity parameters (mean abundance, species richness and Shannon index) of spiders and macropterous carabids increased from forest interior to open habitats (i.e., ski-piste or pasture), whereas parameters of brachypterous carabids significantly decreased from forest interior to open habitats. Diversity parameters of macropterous ground beetles were higher on pastures than on ski-pistes. Small mammals were virtually absent from ski-pistes. Observed frequencies in the three adjacent habitats were significantly different from expected ones for the bank vole Myodes glareolus and the pygmy shrew Sorex minutus. Generalized linear models showed that abundance, species richness and diversity of spiders and macropterous carabids of ski-pistes were best modelled by combination of factors, including grass cover and width of the ski-piste. Indicator Species Analysis showed that species that significantly preferred ski-pistes were less than those preferring pastures, and species which were exclusive of ski-pistes were very few. To retain arthropod ground-dwelling fauna of open habitats environmentally friendly ways of constructing pistes should be developed. After tree clearing, only the roughest ground surfaces should be levelled, in order to preserve as much natural vegetation as possible. Where necessary, ski-pistes should be restored through the recovery of local vegetation.

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The impact of forest ski-pistes on diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods and small mammals in the Alps

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“…Indeed, several authors have demonstrated that flight capability, and therefore dispersal ability, is a function of carabid wing form (Den Boer, 1970;Den Boer, 1990;Lovei and Sunderland, 1996;Gutierrez and Menendez, 1997). For example, radio-telemetry in the same beech forest stands considered in this study has shown that the endangered Carabus olympiae has very low dispersal (Negro et al, 2008).…”

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Effects of forest management on ground beetle diversity in alpine beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) stands

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“…Brachypterous carabids are medium-large species, wingless or with reduced wings, incapable of long distance movement (Den Boer 1970;Negro et al 2007Negro et al , 2008. Alpine ski-pistes are linear environmental elements which may potentially prevent or reduce movements between adjacent grassland patches.…”

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“…Future studies on marked individuals would be useful to confirm whether ski-pistes really do act as ecological barriers to ground-dwelling arthropods. Radio-tracking, successfully tested on large carabids (Negro et al 2007(Negro et al , 2008, might be particularly useful in this context.…”

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The impact of high-altitude ski pistes on ground-dwelling arthropods in the Alps

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The development of winter sport resorts above the timberline may affect every ecosystem component. We analyzed the effect of ski-pistes on the abundance and species richness of arthropods (namely carabids, spiders, opilionids, and grasshoppers) trapped in grasslands adjacent to the ski-run, on ski-pistes and at the edge between these two habitat types. Our results showed that diversity of brachypterous carabids, spiders, and grasshoppers decreased significantly from natural grasslands to ski-pistes. This was not true for the macropterous carabid guild, which included species with contrasting ecological requirements. The analysis of indicator species (IndVal) showed that most of the species (some of them precinctive to restricted areas in the north-western Alps) had clear preferences for natural grassland and few taxa were limited to ski-pistes. Generalized linear models suggested that the local extent of grass and rock cover can significantly affect assemblages: the low grass cover of ski-pistes, in particular, was a serious hindrance to colonization by spider, grasshopper, brachypterous, and some macropterous carabid species. The results obtained, support concerns over the possible disruption of local ecosystem functionality and over the conservation of arthropod species which are endemic to restricted alpine areas. In order to retain arthropod ground-dwelling fauna we suggest that: (i) new, environmentally friendly ways of constructing pistes should be developed to preserve as much soil and grass cover as possible; (ii) existing ski-pistes should be restored through management to promote the recovery of local vegetation.

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Habitat use and movement patterns in the endangered ground beetle species, Carabus olympiae (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Cited by 57 publications

References 24 publications

The impact of forest ski-pistes on diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods and small mammals in the Alps

The impact of forest ski-pistes on diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods and small mammals in the Alps

Effects of forest management on ground beetle diversity in alpine beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) stands

The impact of high-altitude ski pistes on ground-dwelling arthropods in the Alps

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