Original scientific paper

ASSEMBLAGE, ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND ENDANGERED STATUS OF CARABID BEETLES IN FOREST HABITATS OF THE UČKA NATURE PARK

Iva Rukavina orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-8122 ; Labin, Croatia
Andreja Mrazović ; Orehovec, Croatia
Mladen Kučinić ; Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Lucija Šerić Jelaska orcid.org/0000-0003-1840-7119 ; Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the ground beetle assemblage
(Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the forest habitats of the Učka Nature Park, their zoogeographical distribution and status in the Croatian Red list of ground beetles. Pitfall traps were placed in eleven plots in seven forest communities in Mt Učka and exposed during 2008. Thirty-five carabid species were recorded, eight of which are endemic. The oogeographic positions of species were in accordance with the geographical location of Mt Učka, which is located on
the border line of two zoogeographical regions, the Mediterranean and the Euro-Sibirean-North American region with Alpine elements. One quarter of the recorded species are present in the Croatian Red list of ground beetles. One very important finding was that of Carabus variolosus nodulosus Creutzer 1799 which is given in the Croatian Red list with the status of vulnerable. It is also listed in Appendix II and IV of the Convention on the conservation of
European wildlife and natural habitats (Council Directive 92/43/EEC).

Keywords

Carabid species; Mt Učka; Red list of ground beetles

Hrčak ID:

67645

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/67645

Publication date:

11.10.2010.

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