Post-fire beetle succession in a biodiversity hotspot: Białowieża Primeval Forest

Gutowski, Jerzy M.; Sućko, Krzysztof; Borowski, J; Kubisz, D.; Mazur, Miłosz A.; Melke, Andrzej; Mokrzycki, T.; Plewa, Radosław; Żmihorski, Michał

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117893

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“…Occurrence is the ratio of the number of samples in which a species (taxonomic group) is present to the total number of samples (expressed in %). Saproxylic species were determined taking into account the approaches adopted by a number of authors [57][58][59]. The anthophilic species were classified according to our own long-term observations.…”

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Vertical Stratification of Beetles in Deciduous Forest Communities in the Centre of European Russia

Ruchin

Egorov

2021

Diversity

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Studies on the vertical distribution of arthropods in temperate forests have revealed the uneven vertical distribution of communities. Many factors influence these patterns simultaneously. However, there are still many questions related to the vertical distribution of Coleoptera in deciduous forests of the temperate zone. The research was carried out within the territory of the Republic of Mordovia (the center of the European part of Russia). Fermental traps with a bait made of fermenting beer with sugar were used to collect Coleoptera. The collections were carried out from May to September 2020 at five sites in a deciduous forest. We set traps at a height of 1.5, 3.5, 7.5 and 12 m above the ground) on the branches of trees. Ninety-two species were identified at the end of studies at different heights. The families Nitidulidae (15 species), Cerambycidae (14 species), Elateridae (7 species), Curculionidae (7 species) and Scarabaeidae (7 species) had the greatest species diversity. The greatest species diversity was recorded at a height of 1.5 m, while the smallest one was recorded at a height of 7.5 m. The minimum number of specimens was recorded at a height of 12 m. The largest differences in the Jaccard similarity index were obtained between samples from a height of 1.5 and 12 m. The Shannon’s diversity index was higher near the ground than in the tree crowns (at heights of 7.5 and 12 m), and the Simpson index had the opposite tendency. Glischrochilus hortensis and to a lesser extent Cychramus luteus preferred to live in the lowest layers of deciduous forest (1.5 m). Cryptarcha strigata was mainly found with relatively high numbers at heights of 3.5 m and 7.5 m. The abundance and occurrence of Protaetia marmorata and Quedius dilatatus were higher in the uppermost layers of the crowns. The number of saproxylic beetle species at heights of 3.5–12 m was almost the same, while in the surface layer it decreased. The number of anthophilic beetle species was also lower at a low altitude. Our data confirm the relevance of sampling in forest ecosystems at different altitudes while studying arthropod biodiversity.

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Vertical Stratification of Beetles in Deciduous Forest Communities in the Centre of European Russia

Ruchin

Egorov

2021

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“…Species richness of saproxylic beetles in the investigated pine stands of western Poland differs from that observed in central and eastern parts of the country [50,52,53,80]. Studies conducted to date were frequently based on many methods of insect capture and observation, which considerably hinders comparability of the obtained results.…”

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“…Data comes mainly from northern and central Europe [40,42,43]. In turn, studies in Poland were conducted primarily in the eastern part of the country [10,11,50,51,53], which differs significantly in terms of climate from western Poland, which results in different habitats and plant communities [84]. Western Poland is under the influence of the Atlantic climate, and the pine forests form communities in the type of…”

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“…Examples in this respect include the Kampinos Forest [51] and the Białowie ża Forest, in which the structure of subcorticular beetle assemblages was analysed [11,52] as a tool in the assessment of anthropogenic transformations of primeval forest habitats. In pine coniferous forests of the Białowie ża Forest, observations were also made on the impact of fire on alfa and gamma diversity of beetles [53]. In the initial period of habitat regeneration, the diversity indices were higher for the fire-affected stand; however, in the successive years of observations the differences between the stand destroyed by the fire and the control stand were disappearing.…”

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The Structure of Saproxylic Beetle Assemblages in View of Coarse Woody Debris Resources in Pine Stands of Western Poland

Mazur

Witkowski

Kuźmiński

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Forests

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Background: Resources of dying and dead trees, decaying fragments of stems, stumps and branches, i.e., coarse woody debris (CWD), are an important structural element of biocenoses and are drivers of biodiversity. The aim of this study was to describe assemblages of saproxylic beetles in pine stands of western Poland in view of dead wood resources. We present faunistic (species identity) and quantitative (species and individual counts) data from two types of stands: 1. unmanaged pine stands, in which no trees have been extracted for over 30 years, with processes connected with tree dying and self-thinning of stands being undisturbed, 2. managed pine stands, in which routine tending operations extracting trees are performed in accordance with forest management plans and naturally dying trees are removed in the course of tending and sanitary logging; Methods: Beetles were captured in the years 2013–2014 using window flight traps. Assemblages of saproxylic beetles were assessed based on the indices of dominance, diversity (the Shannon–Weiner index), and species richness (Margalef’s index) as well as the estimated habitat fidelity index, feeding habits, and zoogeographical distribution. Similarity between the assemblages was evaluated applying cluster analysis. Dependence between dead wood resources and the diversity and species richness indices were analysed; Results: A total of 2006 individuals classified to 216 species were captured. Assemblages show considerable similarity on the local scale. Higher values of species diversity indicators were observed in unmanaged stands, in which no sanitation cuttings are performed; Conclusions: The decision to refrain from sanitation logging in pine monocultures results in increased CWD resources, which nevertheless does not lead to a marked increase in the values of biodiversity indicators. Unmanaged stands were characterised by a high share of zoophagous, mycetophagous, and saproxylic species. In contrast, managed stands were characterised by a high share of xylophagous beetles.

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“…Noteworthy, after the wildfire there was a high number of the fallen trunks in many of the study sites. This high amount of decaying timber attracts many saproxylic invertebrates 92 , 93 , 135 , 136 . This especially true of dying and fallen deciduous trees such as Populus , which can support large numbers of saproxylic insect larvae.…”

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Post-fire insect fauna explored by crown fermental traps in forests of the European Russia

Ruchin

Egorov

MacGowan

et al. 2021

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Wildfires considerably affect forest ecosystems. However, there is a lack of data on the post-fire status of insect communities in these ecosystems. This paper presents results of a study conducted in 2019 which considered the post-fire status of the insect fauna in a Protected Area, Mordovia State Nature Reserve (Republic of Mordovia, centre of European Russia), considered as regional hotspot of insect diversity in Mordovia. We sampled insects on intact (unburned, control) and fire-damaged (burnt in 2010) sites and compared the alpha-diversity between sites. In total, we sampled and analysed 16,861 specimens belonging to 11 insect orders, 51 families and 190 species. The largest orders represented in the samples were Coleoptera (95 species), Diptera (54 species), Hymenoptera (21 species), and Neuroptera (11 species). Other insect orders were represented by between one and four species. The largest four orders (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera and Hymenoptera) represented 96.7% of all studied specimens. We found that in the ninth year after low intensity surface fire damage, the insect diversity had returned to a similar level to that of the control (unburned) sites. Sites damaged by crown wildfire differed considerably from other sites in terms of a negative impact on both species diversity and the number of specimens. This indicates the serious effect of the crown fires on the biodiversity and consequent long-term recovery of the damaged ecosystem.

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Post-fire beetle succession in a biodiversity hotspot: Białowieża Primeval Forest

Cited by 23 publications

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Vertical Stratification of Beetles in Deciduous Forest Communities in the Centre of European Russia

Vertical Stratification of Beetles in Deciduous Forest Communities in the Centre of European Russia

The Structure of Saproxylic Beetle Assemblages in View of Coarse Woody Debris Resources in Pine Stands of Western Poland

Post-fire insect fauna explored by crown fermental traps in forests of the European Russia

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