Overwintering of ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Scots pine in Central Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F18%3A43897751" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/18:43897751 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60077344:_____/18:00497708 RIV/00027006:_____/18:00004814
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201801-0065_overwintering_of_ladybirds_coleoptera_coccinellidae_on_scots_pine_in_central_europe.php" target="_blank" >https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201801-0065_overwintering_of_ladybirds_coleoptera_coccinellidae_on_scots_pine_in_central_europe.php</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14411/eje.2018.065" target="_blank" >10.14411/eje.2018.065</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Overwintering of ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Scots pine in Central Europe
Original language description
We surveyed ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in 10 stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), all monoculture stands 5-100 years old, in western Slovakia, Central Europe, over two successive periods, October 2013 - March 2014 and October 2014 - March 2015. The winter in each period was exceptionally mild. Ladybirds were collected from the lower branches of pine trees using beating trays and were present in 61% of the 1040 samples (one sample containing ladybirds from 20 branches, 1 m long each). In total 3965 individuals of 20 species were recorded. Non-conifer dwelling species associated with broadleaved trees or herbaceous plants prevailed (45% of species), followed by conifer specialists (40%) and generalists (15%). Although 13 species were found at least in one winter month, December, January or February, only four of them, Exochomus quadripustulatus, Coccinella septempunctata, Harmonia axyridis and Hippodamia variegate, were recorded continually during both winters. The number of species, the abundance of all ladybirds and the abundance of dominant species (E. quadripustulatus, C. septempunctata and H. axyridis) decreased from late autumn towards winter and remained lowest during this most adverse time of the year for ladybirds. Overwintering species assemblages of ladybirds changed over time and varied with age of pine stand. Our results suggest that Scots pine in Central Europe supports species rich assemblages of ladybirds from late autumn to early spring and, being widely distributed, it could be suited to winter surveying of ladybirds at large spatial scales to reveal behavioural and ecological responses of species to changing weather or different climates.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10616 - Entomology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA17-06763S" target="_blank" >GA17-06763S: Factors limiting geographic distribution of native and invasive coccinellid species</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
European Journal of Entomology
ISSN
1802-8829
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
115
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2018
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
658-667
UT code for WoS article
000454838600003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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