Weevils Die in Vain? Understanding Messages from Road-Killed Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)

Teodor, Lucian Alexandru; Ferenţi, Sára; Covaciu-Marcov, Severus-Daniel

doi:10.1649/0010-065x-73.2.359

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“…The two newt species had not been reported in the area since at least as far back as 1971 (Stănescu et al 2015). In IGNP, T. cristatus had been observed only in Orșova, recorded as a specimen in the local high school's collection (Fuhn 1975 Teodor et al 2019) were also noticeable. Salamandra salamandra, Bombina variegata and Rana temporaria were killed even below an altitude of 100 m, which is lower than the altitude at which they usually occur in Romania (Fuhn 1960).…”

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“…Species with various ecological demands (related to warm sub-Mediterranean areas or associated with cold mountain climates) come into contact with each other here (e. g. Paşcovschi 1956;Covaciu-Marcov et al 2009;Tăușan & Teodorescu 2017). In the Danube Gorge, mountain species descend to very low altitudes (e. g. Paşcovschi 1956;Covaciu-Marcov et al 2009;Teodor et al 2019), despite the region having a warmer climate than other areas of Romania (e. g. Stoenescu et al 1966;Mândruț 2006). Anthropic activities in the region have a long history: it was an important part of the Roman Empire, with the Romans building a bridge over the Danube in the area (e. g. Păunescu & Butușină 2010;Bara & Kaiser 2015;Mehrotra & Glisic 2015).…”

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“…The current road has therefore been built higher up, cutting through the sometimes steep slopes and threatening neighbouring habitats (Niculae et al 2014). However, previous studies offer only limited clues on the effect of road traffic on the fauna in the IGNP (Covaciu-Marcov et al 2005, 2009Teodor et al 2019).…”

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Beyond the victim number: faunistic and ecological data from a road-mortality study in the Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania

Covaciu-Marcov¹,

Lucaci²,

Maier³

et al. 2021

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Road mortality is one of the most obvious forms of anthropic impact upon fauna. The Iron Gates Natural Park is an area of great biodiversity, crossed by a 154 km long road running parallel to the Danube River. To estimate the impact of this road upon the fauna, between March 2019 and February 2020 we monitored road mortality on a monthly basis. We recorded 13,230 road-killed animals, belonging to 71 taxa. The greatest proportion of taxa was killed in early summer and the number of individuals killed peaked in autumn. A spring mortality peak was not observed. Cold-blooded animals were killed year-round, even though they should not have been active in winter in Romania. This is a consequence of the warmer climate of the region compared to the rest of Romania, but also the mild winter of 2019 / 2020. Mitigation measures such as stopping the construction of new roads would prevent the problem of animal road deaths being replicated in other areas. In addition to the ecological, zoogeographical and conservation value of its findings, our study also warns of a cause-effect link between global warming and an increase in road mortality.

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Beyond the victim number: faunistic and ecological data from a road-mortality study in the Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania

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Maier³

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“…Knowing the facts that the Carei Plain fauna is affected by road mortality (Cicort-Lucaciu et al, 2012;Covaciu-Marcov et al, 2017), and C. hungaricus is present in the immediate vicinity in Hungary (Szél et al, 2006) l et al, 2006), we hypothesised that the species could also be present in the region and its presence could be indicated by road mortality. Recently in Carei Plain road mortality revealed the existence of some species whose presence was not known previously in the region (Teodor et al, 2019). This fact is true for other animal groups in another region in Romania (Covaciu-Marcov et al, 2012.…”

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Road-killed ground beetles prove the presence of Carabus hungaricus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in North-Western Romania

Cicort-Lucaciu¹

2020

Nat. Conserv. Res.

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Carei Plain is a Protected Area in Northwestern Romania with a rich biodiversity, which among other human impacts, is threatened by road traffic. The road mortality intensity and its consequences were indicated in the region by some studies. During such a road mortality survey, realised in 2016, we identified five road-killed individuals of Carabus hungaricus, a rare species in Romania. Carei Plain is situated a few kilometres away from the area where the species presence was known in Hungary. The road is surrounded with sand dunes and wet areas with rich herbaceous vegetation, but also with Robinia pseudoacacia plantations. Carabus hungaricus is a rare species, with zoogeographic and conservation importance, affected by the road mortality in the region. The real distribution of C. hungaricus in the region should be established by investigating its potential habitats in the Protected Area.

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“…Road traffic does not only impact snakes, but also other animals (Ashley and Robinson 1996;Glista et al 2007;Baxter-Gilbert et al 2015;Ciolan et al 2017). The high number of mortalities from different animal groups has permitted road mortalities to be employed as study material for feeding ecology (Drygala and Zoller 2013; Kolenda et al 2019), phylogeography (Grill et al 2009;Horcajada et al 2018), temporal trends in populations (Meek 2020) and faunistic studies (Gonzáles-Gallina et al 2016;Teodor et al 2019).…”

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Dead snakes and their stories: morphological anomalies, asymmetries and scars of road killed Dolichophis caspius (Serpentes, Colubridae) from Romania

Ile¹,

Maier²,

Cadar³

et al. 2020

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We analysed several morphological characters of 84 road-killed D. caspius individuals from different areas of southern Romania. Most presented asymmetries in the total number of temporal scales, the temporal row and the periocular and labial scales. Almost a quarter of snakes had scars, located especially on the head and tail; many individuals had multiple injuries. The lowest rate of individuals with scars was found in the area with the least anthropogenic impact (Danube Gorge). This finding suggests that, in other areas in Romania, the species is threatened and lives in less optimal conditions. The number of individuals with asymmetries and scars differed according to the populated region, sex or size class. Most of the individuals were killed in August, due to the large number of road-killed juveniles.

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Weevils Die in Vain? Understanding Messages from Road-Killed Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Beyond the victim number: faunistic and ecological data from a road-mortality study in the Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania

Beyond the victim number: faunistic and ecological data from a road-mortality study in the Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania

Road-killed ground beetles prove the presence of Carabus hungaricus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in North-Western Romania

Dead snakes and their stories: morphological anomalies, asymmetries and scars of road killed Dolichophis caspius (Serpentes, Colubridae) from Romania

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