NDLI: Sand pits as habitats for beetles (Coleoptera): does area affect species number and composition?

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Author	Lönnberg, Lina Jonsell, Mats
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Species living in open sandy habitats are declining in northern Europe because of habitat loss and degradation. However, mining of sand creates potential new habitats for these species in the form of sand pits. In this study we investigated the beetle fauna in sand pits in order to determine what kind of sand pits are the most valuable for conservation, in terms of sand pit area (primarily) and the proportion of sand material, vegetation cover, tree cover and edge habitats. Thirteen sand pits in Uppsala County, Sweden, ranging in size from 0.02 to 18 ha, were included in this study. A total of 2,500 individuals of beetles, belonging to 256 species, were sampled by pitfall traps. Thirty-nine of the species were classified as specialized sand-dwelling species and two were Swedish Red List species. We found that the area of sand pits affects both species number and species composition of beetles. A positive species-area relationship was found, best explained by a quadratic power function, for the habitat-specific species (i.e., sand species). Our recommendation is to prioritize sand pits with areas between 0.3 and 5 ha, with preference towards the lower end of this range, for conserving sand-dwelling beetles.
Starting Page	853
Ending Page	874
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09603115
Journal	Biodiversity and Conservation
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15729710
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-01-31
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Beetles Carabidae Coleoptera Edge effect Sand pits Species-area relationship Sweden Evolutionary Biology Tree Biology Plant Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation

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