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Mamadashvili, Giorgi ; Jarzabek-Müller, Andrea ; Akinci, Hazan Alkan ; Brin, Antoine ; Bässler, Claus ; Chumak, Vasyl ; Chumak, Maksym ; Diedus, Valeriia ; Drössler, Lars ; Eslamdoust, Jamshid ; Georgiev, Kostadin B. ; Ghrejyan, Tigran ; Gossner, Martin M. ; Hleb, Ruslan ; Rafieijahed, Razieh ; Kalashian, Mark ; Kamburov, Ivan ; Karagyan, Gayane ; Kevlishvili, Joni ; Khutsishvili, Zviad ; Lachat, Thibault ; Mazmanyan, Meri ; Petrov, Peter I. ; Roth, Nicolas ; Tabunidze, Levan ; Varyvoda, Mariia ; Müller, Jörg:
Click beetles (Elateridae) identify conservation units in Oriental and European beech forests.
In: Journal of Insect Conservation.
Bd. 29
(2025)
.
- 52.
ISSN 1572-9753
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-025-00678-4
Abstract
Beech trees form major parts of lowland temperate forests in the Western Palearctic. To protect biodiversity, many beech forests have been designated as World Heritage Sites or established as networks of beech forest reserves. However, the insect communities within these protected forests have not been well explored. In this study, elaterids (Elateridae, Coleoptera) in 26 beech forests, from France in the west to Iran in the east, were sample to identify conservation clusters and hotspots of biodiversity. Sampling was mostly carried out using window traps and all specimens were identified to the species level. A total of 118 species were identified including one previously unreported species. Community composition analyses that focused on rare species identified five clusters comprising distinct communities: (i) the Hyrcanian Forest in Iran, (ii) the Lesser Caucasus in Türkiye, Georgia and Armenia, (iii) the Greater Caucasus in Georgia, (iv) the Pyrenees and (v) a cluster made up of forests from Central Europe, the Balkan region and the Carpathians. After controlling for sampling effort (individuals), the highest richness was found in the Caucasus region. The proportion of endemics was highest in the Oriental beech forests of the Caucasus and in Hyrcanian forests. These findings highlight the unique biodiversity of beech forests and support calls for intensified conservation actions in beech forests, particularly in the Caucasus and Hyrcanian regions, which should be prioritized for conservation efforts, due to their unique fauna.
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| Publikationsform: | Artikel in einer Zeitschrift |
|---|---|
| Begutachteter Beitrag: | Ja |
| Institutionen der Universität: | Fakultäten > Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften > Fachgruppe Biologie > Lehrstuhl Ökologie der Pilze > Lehrstuhl Ökologie der Pilze - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Bässler |
| Titel an der UBT entstanden: | Ja |
| Themengebiete aus DDC: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
| Eingestellt am: | 24 Jun 2025 11:56 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 24 Jun 2025 11:56 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/93976 |