Publication details
On the mass occurrence of two rare saproxylic beetles, Cucujus cinnaberinus (Cucujidae) and Dircea australis (Melandryidae), in South Moravian floodplain forests
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Revue d'Écologie (La Terre et la Vie) |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Coleoptera; xylobiotic; dead wood; flight interception traps; alluvial forest |
| Description | From 2003 to 2005 saproxylic beetles were studied by means of flight interception traps in three old growth floodplain forest stands, dominated by pedunculate oak and narrow-leaved ash, near the confluence of the Morava and Dyje rivers in South Moravia (Czech Republic). The trapping yielded noteworthy high numbers of two rare and threatened saproxylic species, Cucujus cinnaberinus and Dircaea australis, 10 and 63 specimens respectively. C. cinnaberinus was found exclusively in April and May, whereas D. australis was trapped from the second half of May till the first half of August, predominantly from July onwards. |
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