Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Carabids Influenced by Small-Scale Admixture of Oak Trees in Pine Stands

Wehnert, Alexandra; Wagner, Sven; Huth, Franka

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“…sycophanta (L., 1758) have a strong affinity to deciduous trees as habitat [92]. The complete absence of C. coriaceus and C. hortensis in pure pine stands confirmed for both carabid species the basic assumption that forest stand types with an admixture of deciduous tree species such as sessile oak are preferable [21,84,93]. Moreover, the scarcity of carabid species within very homogenous, single-layered and pure pine stands was demonstrated by the fact that three (Cal.…”

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Faunistical and Ecological Studies on Carabid Beetles

2022

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Cover image courtesy of Tibor Magura © 2022 by the authors. Articles in this book are Open Access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Preface to "Faunistical and Ecological Studies on Carabid Beetles"Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are one of the best-known taxa in entomology. They are common in most terrestrial habitats and geographical areas and can easily be collected using standard methods. Taxonomy, phylogeny, geographic distribution, habitat associations, and ecological requirements of carabid species are well known. Based on the above, carabids are often used as model organisms in faunistical and ecological studies. Original research papers published in the Special Issue "Faunistical and Ecological Studies on Carabid Beetles" of the journal Diversity covered the aspects of carabid faunistic and ecology.

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“…Previous studies on interspecific interactions mainly focused on established seedlings and ramets [7][8][9]. However, as plant traits differ in different life history stages, the form, intensity and mechanism of interspecific interactions may change with the ontogenetic process of plants [10][11][12].…”

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Environment Modification Mediates Seed-to-seed Interactions between Dominant Species in the Yangtze River Estuary

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Yasenjiang³

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Plant community assembly is the central issue in community ecology. As plant traits differ in different life history stages, the form, intensity and mechanism of interspecific interactions may change with the ontogenetic process of plants. However, our understanding of interspecific interaction mechanisms during germination is still limited. Here, we conducted a laboratory germination experiment using 5 dominant species in Chongming Dongtan (Spartina alterniflora, Scirpus mariqueter, Phragmites australis, Suaeda glauca and Tripolium vulgare) to assess their germination performance in control (monoculture), allelopathy and mixture treatments. The results indicated that seeds could affect germination performance of neighbours through both allelopathy and microenvironment modification. Salinity of the solution in petri dishes after germination decreased in all treatments, and was negatively correlated with the number of total germinated seeds. Seed leachate of invasive Spartina alterniflora inhibited the germination of native Scirpus mariqueter and Phragmites australis, but not the two halophytes Suaeda glauca and Tripolium vulgare. The salt absorption by Spartina alterniflora seeds had the opposite effects compared with that of its seed leachate. On the other hand, seed leachate of native species promoted the germination of invasive Spartina alterniflora. The effect of microenvironment modification of Scirpus mariqueter and Phragmites australis was positive, whereas that of Suaeda glauca and Tripolium vulgare was neutral or negative. Considering seed-to-seed interactions is an important perspective to understand the underlying mechanisms of community dynamics, species diversity maintenance and invasion of alien species, and can improve the effectiveness in the management of invaded coastal wetlands.

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Effects of Pure and Mixed Pine and Oak Forest Stands on Carabid Beetles

2021

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The multiple-use approach to forestry applied in Germany aims to combine timber production and habitat management by preserving specific stand structures. We selected four forest stand types comprising (i) pure oak, (ii) equal oak–pine mixtures, (iii) single tree admixtures of oak in pine forest and (iv) pure pine. We analysed the effects of stand composition parameters on species representative of the larger carabid beetles (Carabus arvensis, C. coriaceus, C. hortensis, C. violaceus, Calosoma inquisitor). The main statistical methods used were correlation analyses and generalised linear mixed models. Cal. inquisitor was observed in pure oak forests exclusively. C. coriaceus and C. hortensis were absent from pure pine stands. High activity densities of C. arvensis and C. violaceus were observed in all four forest types. When assessed at the smaller scales of species crown cover proportions and spatial tree species effect zones, C. hortensis was found to be positively related to oak trees with a regular spatial distribution, whereas C. coriaceus preferred lower and more aggregated oak tree proportions. C. violaceus showed strong sex-specific tree species affinities. Information about preferences of carabid beetles is necessary for management activities targeting the adaptation of forest structures to habitat requirements.

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Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Carabids Influenced by Small-Scale Admixture of Oak Trees in Pine Stands

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Faunistical and Ecological Studies on Carabid Beetles

Faunistical and Ecological Studies on Carabid Beetles

Environment Modification Mediates Seed-to-seed Interactions between Dominant Species in the Yangtze River Estuary

Effects of Pure and Mixed Pine and Oak Forest Stands on Carabid Beetles

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