<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The <italic>Carabidae</italic> family (Coleoptera) is used frequently for its bioindication potential to detect the environmental burden. In 2013 and 2014, we studied the correlation of <italic>Carabidae</italic> on the biotopes of six areas in the Veporské vrchy Mts and the Juhoslovenská kotlina basin by using pitfall traps, Möricke plates and Bambara beetle traps. Out of 432 recorded specimens of beetles (53 species, 15 families), the <italic>Carabidae</italic> family were the highest number of species and specimens represented, with which we confirmed higher anthropogenic interference and disturbance of ecosystems in the Juhoslovenská kotlina basin. This statistic confirms the presence of the following species typically found on arable land: <italic>Anchomenus dorsalis, Calathus fuscipes fuscipes, Harpalus affinis</italic> and <italic>Pseudoophonus rufipes</italic>. The ecosystems in the Veporské vrchy Mts region show less disturbance, and the anthropological impact is smaller, indicated by the presence of the <italic>Carabus problematicus</italic> species, an important indicator of the conservation of natural forest ecosystems.</p></abstract>

The Carabidae family (Coleoptera) is used frequently for its bioindication potential to detect the environmental burden. In 2013 and 2014, we studied the correlation of Carabidae on the biotopes of six areas in the Veporské vrchy Mts and the Juhoslovenská kotlina basin by using pitfall traps, Möricke plates and Bambara beetle traps. Out of 432 recorded specimens of beetles (53 species, 15 families), the Carabidae family were the highest number of species and specimens represented, with which we confirmed higher anthropogenic interference and disturbance of ecosystems in the Juhoslovenská kotlina basin. This statistic confirms the presence of the following species typically found on arable land: Anchomenus dorsalis, Calathus fuscipes fuscipes, Harpalus affinis and Pseudoophonus rufipes. The ecosystems in the Veporské vrchy Mts region show less disturbance, and the anthropological impact is smaller, indicated by the presence of the Carabus problematicus species, an important indicator of the conservation of natural forest ecosystems.

The bioindication importance of the Carabidae communities of Veporské vrchy and Juhoslovanská kotlina

Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences Constantinethe Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences Constantinethe Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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The Carabidae family (Coleoptera) is used frequently for its bioindication potential to detect the environmental burden. In 2013 and 2014, we studied the...

The bioindication importance of the Carabidae communities of Veporské vrchy and Juhoslovanská kotlina

Published Online: May 28, 2016

Page range: 126 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2016-0010

Keywords
Coleoptera, Carabidae, indicators, biomonitoring, Slovakia

© 2016 Vladimír Langraf et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The bioindication importance of the Carabidae communities of Veporské vrchy and Juhoslovanská kotlina

Published Online: May 28, 2016

Page range: 126 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2016-0010

KeywordsColeoptera, Carabidae, indicators, biomonitoring, Slovakia

© 2016 Vladimír Langraf et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Coleoptera, Carabidae, indicators, biomonitoring, Slovakia