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- Author:
- Sato, Mayumi; Riddiford, Nick
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 539-548
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Zygoptera; adults; correspondence analysis; environmental factors; environmental impact; eurytopic species; flight; oxygen; salinity; species diversity; stenotopic species; vegetation; water flow; wetlands; Spain
- Abstract:
- ... This study obtained baseline information for adult Odonata and assessed their conservation priorities and suitability as biological indicators in S'Albufera Natural Park in Mallorca, Spain. At this site, human activities in and around the wetland have raised concerns about their impact on the ecosystem. Investigations on adult diversity produced records of 14 species (four Zygoptera and 10 Anisopt ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9094-5
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9094-5
- Author:
- Whiteman, Noah K.; Sites, Robert W.
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 499-509
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Naucoridae; aquatic ecosystems; aquatic insects; endangered species; habitat destruction; habitats; indigenous species; instars; national parks; oases; protected species; springs (water); vertebrates; Death Valley; United States
- Abstract:
- ... Under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA), critical habitat for listed species is also protected. Many aquatic insects protected under the ESA are habitat-restricted, mainly to springs. Some of these species do not co-occur with ostensibly more charismatic vertebrates, and have the potential to act as umbrella species for aquatic ecosystems. We suggest that the flightless creeping water ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9090-9
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9090-9
- Author:
- Moritz, Robin F. A.; Dietemann, Vincent; Crewe, Robin
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 455-459
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Apis mellifera scutellata; flight; genetic markers; genotype; honey bees; loci; males; mating behavior; microsatellite repeats; nests; population size; progeny
- Abstract:
- ... Estimating the population size of social bee colonies in the wild is often difficult because nests are highly cryptic. Because of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) mating behaviour, which is characterized by multiple mating of queens at drone congregation areas (DCA), it is possible to use genotypes of drones caught at these areas to infer the number of colonies in a given region. However, DCAs are di ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9078-5
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9078-5
- Author:
- Cassel-Lundhagen, Anna; Sjögren-Gulve, Per; Berglind, Sven-Åke
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 477-482
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Galium; Nymphalidae; Picea; afforestation; agricultural land; arable soils; butterflies; extinction; habitats; hay; models; planting; regression analysis; Scandinavia; Sweden; Western European region
- Abstract:
- ... The scarce heath (Coenonympha hero) is an internationally threatened butterfly in Western Europe, where it occurs primarily on hay fields and abandoned arable land in a small-scale agricultural landscape of south-central Scandinavia. Due to afforestation, this habitat is becoming increasingly fragmented in Sweden, and it can be expected that the scarce heath will decline abruptly when threshold co ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9083-8
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9083-8
- Author:
- Schnell, Gary D.; Hiott, Ana E.; Creighton, J. Curtis; Smyth, Victoria L.; Komendat, April
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 483-492
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Nicrophorus; body size; captive animals; field experimentation; gender; grasslands; habitats; life history; overwintering; probability; progeny; rats; soil; spring; winter; woodlands; Arkansas
- Abstract:
- ... The endangered American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) is relatively abundant at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center in northwestern Arkansas. There is a paucity of basic life-history information available, particularly with respect to factors affecting overwintering success. In a field experiment we: (1) captured beetles at Fort Chaffee; (2) bred them in captivity; (3) in the fall on F ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9086-5
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9086-5
- Author:
- Konvicka, Martin; Benes, Jiri; Cizek, Oldrich; Kopecek, Frantisek; Konvicka, Ondrej; Vitaz, Lubomir
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 519-525
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Colias; European Union; autumn; butterflies; extinction; grazing; habitats; invertebrates; larval development; life history; meadows; mowing; spring; surveys; Czech Republic
- Abstract:
- ... We describe a rapid extirpation of a strong population of globally threatened butterfly, Colias myrmidone, from the White Carpathians, Czech Republic. The area is renowned for a high plant and insect diversity associated with savannah-like Carpathian meadows, traditionally managed by mowing once a year and subsequent autumn grazing. Although many meadows fell victim to land consolidation schemes i ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9092-7
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9092-7
- Author:
- Strange, James P.; Garnery, Lionel; Sheppard, Walter S.
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 527
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Apis mellifera mellifera; honey bee colonies; ecotypes; honey bee brood; insect morphology; morphometry; population genetics; mitochondrial DNA; microsatellite repeats; genetic variation; haplotypes; gene flow; introgression; germplasm conservation; France
- Abstract:
- ... A population of honey bees (Apis mellifera mellifera L.) with an annual colony brood cycle adapted to a locally abundant floral source in the Landes region of Southwest France is the subject of genetic conservation efforts. This population is maintained by local beekeepers in an area that experiences both an annual seasonal influx of non-local colonies and the permanent culture of imported stock. ...
- Handle:
- 10113/22518
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9093-6
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9093-6
- Author:
- Anton, Christian; Musche, Martin; Hula, Vladimir; Settele, Josef
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 511-517
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Myrmica; Sanguisorba officinalis; adults; butterflies; eggs; habitats; host plants; insect larvae; parasites; plant density
- Abstract:
- ... Butterflies of the highly endangered genus Maculinea are parasites of red Myrmica ants. Prior to the adoption by Myrmica worker ants Maculinea caterpillars feed on a specific host plant. This field study aims to answer the question whether the density and distribution of the host plant Sanguisorba officinalis or the density of the host ant M. rubra limit the density of M. nausithous egg, larval an ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9091-8
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9091-8
- Author:
- Konvicka, Martin; Novak, Jan; Benes, Jiri; Fric, Zdenek; Bradley, Jonathan; Keil, Petr; Hrcek, Jan; Chobot, Karel; Marhoul, Pavel
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 549-560
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Carex; Nymphalidae; adults; biomass; butterflies; canopy; coppicing; demography; flora; grasses; grazing; ground vegetation; habitat preferences; historic sites; host plants; larvae; males; mowing; shrubs; soil; trees; woodlands; Czech Republic
- Abstract:
- ... The distribution of Lopinga achine (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) in the Czech Republic has declined from thirty grid squares before 1950 to just one extant population, restricted to a single area of deciduous woodland. A review of historical sites shows that this species used to occur in various types of deciduous woodland with a relatively sparse canopy maintained by coppicing and/or grazi ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9087-4
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9087-4
- Author:
- Lencinas, María Vanessa; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo; Anderson, Christopher B.; Busso, Carlos
- Source:
- Journal of insect conservation 2008 v.12 no.5 pp. 461-475
- ISSN:
- 1366-638X
- Subject:
- Coleoptera; Diptera; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Nothofagus pumilio; forest management; forests; growing season; insect communities; insects; landscape management; landscapes; niches; wetlands; wood quality
- Abstract:
- ... Insect community studies related to forest management focus principally on timber-quality stands, and often omit the remainder of the landscape. This study aimed mainly to compare insect communities of primary timber-quality forests (Nothofagus pumilio) with associated non-timber-quality stands (wetland, edge, riparian and N. antarctica forests), and secondarily to characterize these insect assemb ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10841-007-9079-4
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-007-9079-4