Deadwood-Dwelling Beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) in a Beech Reserve: A Case Study from the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F24%3A100531" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/24:100531 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f15030469" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f15030469</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f15030469" target="_blank" >10.3390/f15030469</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Deadwood-Dwelling Beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) in a Beech Reserve: A Case Study from the Czech Republic

Original language description

The saproxylic beetles (deadwood-dependent) belong to frequently studied groups of forest insects. Eucnemidae is a rare and poorly studied saproxylic family with a hidden life strictly related to deadwood. We studied the family Eucnemidae in a beech reserve, using 59 window traps placed on standing deadwood (snags) and lying logs. A total of 348 specimens in eight species were recorded in two seasons. The identified species included one critically endangered species (CR): Hylis cariniceps; five endangered species (EN): H. olexai, H. foveicollis, Isorhipis melasoides, Eucnemis capucina, and Microrhagus lepidus; one new species found in Bohemia (a region of the Czech Republic): Clypeorhagus clypeatus; and one common species: Melasis buprestoides. Most species preferred lying logs, but E. capucina and M. buprestoides preferred snags. Species richness (q = 0) was higher on lying logs than on snags, and similarly, Shannon diversity (q = 1) was significantly higher on lying logs compared to snags. The species C. clypeorghagus, H. foveicollis, H. cariniceps, and M. lepides preferred moist lying logs, while M. buprestoides and E. capucina preferred drier snags with cavities. The results suggest that in beech forests, lying logs serve as a fundamental habitat for the existence of Eucnemids. This could be due to the more stable microclimatic conditions inside the lying deadwood. From this perspective, our study may help better understand the biology of hidden and understudied rare saproxylic Eucnemids.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40100 - Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries

Project

<a href="/en/project/QK23020008" target="_blank" >QK23020008: Payments for ecosystem services of forest and forestry</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

FORESTS

ISSN

1999-4907

e-ISSN

1999-4907

Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3.0

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

1-13

UT code for WoS article

001191503300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85188823329