Increased openness around retained oaks increases species richness of saproxylic beetles

Widerberg, Maria Koch; Ranius, Thomas; Drobyshev, Igor; Nilsson, Urban; Lindbladh, Matts

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“…Larvae of E. sepicola are obligatorily associated with the occurrence of dead wood and develop in the rotting branches of various deciduous trees. As the main host plant species of larvae have been given oak Quercus L. (Wanat et al, 2011;Widerberg et al, 2012;Plewa et al, 2014), and occasional species such as beech Fagus L., chestnut Castanea Mill. or hornbeam Carpinus L. (Delbol, 2013).…”

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“…Austria (Holzinger 2014), Belgium (Delbol, 2013), Bulgaria (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Croatia (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), the Czech Republic (Nakládal, 2011), Denmark (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), France (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Great Britain (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Germany (Büche and Möller, 2005), Georgia (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Hungary (György, 2006), Italy (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Luxembourg (Braunert, 2009), the Netherlands (Heijerman, 1993), Poland (Wanat and Mokrzycki, 2005), Portugal (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Serbia (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Slovakia (Cunev and Majzlan, 1998), Spain (AlonsoZarazaga et al, 2004), Russia: South European Territory (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Sweden (Widerberg et al, 2012), Switzerland (Löbl and Smetana, 2011), Turkey (Löbl and Smetana, 2011) and Ukraine (Löbl and Smetana, 2011). In some countries, it was included in the red list in the view of its rare occurrence where e.g.…”

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“…In some countries, it was included in the red list in the view of its rare occurrence where e.g. in the Czech Republic and Germany it received the EN category (endangered; Büche and Möller, 2005;Nakládal, 2011), and in Sweden the NT category (near threatened; Widerberg et al, 2012). In Poland this species is rarely met usually in limited quantity what is indirectly confi rmed by a relatively small number of published faunal reports on them and a small number of specimens in entomological collections.…”

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New locality of rare saproxylic beetle Enedreytes sepicola (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) in Poland with remarks on the biology and distribution of the species

Bruder

Łukowski

Adrian³

2016

Acta Sci.Pol. Silv.

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In Poland, Enedreytes sepicola (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) has been reported from places dispersed almost all over the country and occurred it in small numbers everywhere. In this study we described a new locality found in the Nowa Sól Forest District, Regional Directorate of the State Forests in Zielona Góra (UTM: WT53) and we contributed to the knowledge of the distribution of this rare and locally occurring species of the family Anthribidae. Eight beetles were reared from dead branches of hornbeam (Carpinus betulus). The locality in the Nowa Sól Forest District is one of the outermost west-situated place of occurrence of this species in Poland, and also the fi rst one reported in the forests of the Lubusz Voivodeship. Furthermore, a brief summary has been made of data concerning the biology, ecology and distribution of this saproxylic species, on the basis of national and foreign literature.

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New locality of rare saproxylic beetle Enedreytes sepicola (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) in Poland with remarks on the biology and distribution of the species

Bruder

Łukowski

Adrian³

2016

Acta Sci.Pol. Silv.

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“…5). Thus, specific fields of oak influence on the beetle species can be derived, which may allow for beetles supporting management measures (Saetre & Bååth 2000, Koch Widerberg et al 2012). Due to the small area influenced by oak trees (crown projection area and litter distribution zone) and the relative large body size of C. coriaceus, the density of individuals (i.e., females) in this forest ecosystems is fairly limited (n = 45).…”

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Discovering interaction between oaks and carabid beetles on a local scale by point pattern analysis

Wagner¹,

Wehnert²,

Wong³

et al. 2016

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The understanding of habitat demands of single species needs an explicit habitat element approach which includes both the effect of intensity of the habitat element on the species population and the spatial effect of that habitat element in a given matrix (e.g., forest or water). An established tool in ecological research for this purpose is the point pattern analysis, which yields information on relationships between organisms and habitat elements, as well as on interactions among individuals. However, the application of this tool seems to be restricted so far to locally fixed species and habitat elements. As our model system consists of carabid beetles and single old oak trees in a Scots pine forest, we needed to address the issue of fauna mobility in point pattern analysis. We adopted a random field approach to transform the lattice beetle traps data to point data. For the resulting bivariate point pattern we applied the toroidal shift test to verify the independence of tree and beetle distribution. To overcome the problem of irregular window shape, we reconstructed the oak data to obtain a point pattern in a larger rectangular window to make toroidal shifts possible. We could justify a positive spatial association between oak tree and carabid beetle distributions. By our results, specific spatial fields of oak influence on the beetle species can be derived which may allow for beetles supporting management measures like an increase of oak tree proportion and a more regular spatial distribution of single admixed oak trees. Those measures may increase the ecological effect of C. coriaceus as an antagonist for pest insects in mono-cultured Scots pine forests.

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“…The extent and productivity of forest plantations are increasing worldwide, and the application of ecosystem approaches represents the vital and feasible strategy to support social and ecological outcomes (Sayer & Maginnis 2013). Koch Widerberg et al (2012) suggest that the retention of oaks and deadwood in spruce plantations, along with the creation of small clearings, could represent a cost-effective intervention to preserve saproxylic beetle diversity. Plantations could contribute to the land sparing approach, segregating production in these areas and focusing conservation efforts in high quality natural habitats (Phalan et al 2011, Tscharntke et al 2012.…”

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The forest biodiversity artery: towards forest management for saproxylic conservation

Mason¹,

Zapponi²

2016

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One of the objectives of forest conservation is the set aside of unharvested areas. However, the fragmentation and lack of connectivity of protected areas make the integration of conservation measures in productive forests essential. Strategies to integrate conservation of saproxylic biodiversity in forest management have been developed, but often considering only specific aspects or remaining preliminary otherwise. As the impact of climate change and anthropogenic stresses increases, the development and the synthesis of this approach is crucial. We reviewed the key literature on forest management for biodiversity conservation, integrating forest science perspective to provide a practical management framework. Our goal is to present a management framework that could contribute to the effective preservation of forest insect biodiversity at the landscape scale, without high economic efforts, and addressing the conflicts that still jeopardize sustainable forest management. The results of our review support the creation of micro-reserves inside productive forests, to support large reserves in landscape conservation strategies. Micro-reserves increase the resilience of forest ecosystems to anthropogenic disturbances, through the development of a heterogeneous structure, maximizing microhabitat availability. Modeling forest management and harvest on local natural disturbance would extend the benefits of spatio-temporal heterogeneity in productive forests. Variable retention harvest systems, applied at the landscape scale, are a feasible and adaptable strategy to preserve and increase biodiversity, safeguarding structural legacies such as senescent trees and deadwood inside the productive matrix. The operational shift, from the stand to the forest landscape, is fundamental to extend the benefits of conservation measures. The Forest Biodiversity Artery, composed by several micro-reserves or îlots de senescence, connected by corridors of habitat trees and deadwood, constitutes a network that would deliver old-growth forests attributes to the productive matrix. This planning instrument would support forest connectivity, and socioeconomic constraints.

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Increased openness around retained oaks increases species richness of saproxylic beetles

Cited by 77 publications

References 34 publications

New locality of rare saproxylic beetle Enedreytes sepicola (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) in Poland with remarks on the biology and distribution of the species

New locality of rare saproxylic beetle Enedreytes sepicola (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) in Poland with remarks on the biology and distribution of the species

Discovering interaction between oaks and carabid beetles on a local scale by point pattern analysis

The forest biodiversity artery: towards forest management for saproxylic conservation

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