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Diversity of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Relation to Habitat Type in West-Central Illinois
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The effects of fire on prairie carabid assemblages and detrimental effects on individual species appeared to be short-lived and nonmetric multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarity supported the findings of MRPP.Abstract:
The diversity of ground beetles in relation to habitat type was investigated in west-central Illinois from May to Oct. 2005 and 2006 using pitfall traps in six habitats: (1) prairie burned in 2004, (2) prairie burned in 2005, (3) early successional forest, (4) oak-hickory forest burned in 2004, (5) oak-hickory forest burned in 2005 and (6) oak-hickory forest burned in 2006. A total of 2712 ground beetles representing 28 genera and 54 species were collected. A multi-response permutation procedure showed significant differences in ground beetle assemblages among habitat types. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarity supported the findings of MRPP. Indicator species analysis found significant habitat associations for seven species of carabids in 2005 and eight species in 2006. Forest habitats generally had lower species richness than expected based on rarefaction. The effects of fire on prairie carabid assemblages and detrimental effects on individual species appeared to be sho...read more
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Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
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Soil fauna responses to natural disturbances, invasive species, and global climate change: Current state of the science and a call to action
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the current state of knowledge of soil fauna as it relates to and is influenced by various disturbances, focusing on three main natural and anthropogenic disturbance types: 1) natural disturbances, including damage from wind and flooding; 2) invasive species, including above and belowground flora and fauna; and 3) climate change impacts on the atmosphere and temperature.
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Effects of plant diversity, habitat and agricultural landscape structure on the functional diversity of carabid assemblages in the North China Plain
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Arthropods and Fire: Previous Research Shaping Future Conservation☆
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