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Publikationstyp: Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
Art der Begutachtung: Peer review (Publikation)
Titel: Environmental gradients and succession patterns of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an alpine glacier retreat zone
Autor/-in: Schlegel, Jürg
Riesen, Matthias
DOI: 10.21256/zhaw-3629
10.1007/s10841-011-9448-x
Erschienen in: Journal of Insect Conservation
Band(Heft): 16
Heft: 5
Seite(n): 657
Seiten bis: 675
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Verlag / Hrsg. Institution: Springer
ISSN: 1366-638X
1572-9753
Sprache: Deutsch
Schlagwörter: Primary succession; Invertebrate fauna; Swiss alps; Climate change
Fachgebiet (DDC): 577: Ökologie
590: Tiere (Zoologie)
Zusammenfassung: Accelerated by global warming, retreating glaciers leave behind spatially ordered moraines with underlying primary succession and disturbance. Current knowledge of primary succession comes mainly from studies of vegetation dynamics. Information about above-ground macroinvertebrates is still scarce. We used carabid beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae) as indicator taxon to assess the effects of (1) terrain age (species turnover along the proglacial chronosequence) and (2) small-scale habitat architecture(vegetation cover, surface texture) on the carabid assembly. For this purpose, 33 sampling sites with pitfall traps were installed throughout the glacier foreland Morteratsch (Engadine, Switzerland), adjacent sparse forests serving as reference sites. With a total of 33 carabid species on the foreland and another 2 on the reference sites, the study area yielded a very high carabid species diversity compared to other glacier forelands. In general, the age of deglaciation proved to be a highly significant predictor for the carabid distribution, especially for particularly discriminant species. Observed species richness and activity densities showed bimodal patterns with a steep increase within the first ca. 40 years, a decline between around 40-90 years, and a further increase towards the terminal moraine. There was no evidence of dispersal-stochasticity: distinct clusters of sites with similar species composition were found. Microhabitat suitability proved to be a secondary effect, embedded in a temporal framework of primary succession. Surface cover with litter, herbs and dwarf-shrubs turned out to be the crucial habitat factors. Habitat loss as a result of climate warming will primarily affect cold-stenotopic carabids, but may potentially be absorbed by active selection for cooler microhabitats. 
Weitere Angaben: Erworben im Rahmen der Schweizer Nationallizenzen (http://www.nationallizenzen.ch)
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/5745
Volltext Version: Publizierte Version
Lizenz (gemäss Verlagsvertrag): Lizenz gemäss Verlagsvertrag
Departement: Life Sciences und Facility Management
Organisationseinheit: Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)
Enthalten in den Sammlungen:Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Schlegel, J., & Riesen, M. (2012). Environmental gradients and succession patterns of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an alpine glacier retreat zone. Journal of Insect Conservation, 16(5), 657–675. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3629
Schlegel, J. and Riesen, M. (2012) ‘Environmental gradients and succession patterns of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an alpine glacier retreat zone’, Journal of Insect Conservation, 16(5), pp. 657–675. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3629.
J. Schlegel and M. Riesen, “Environmental gradients and succession patterns of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an alpine glacier retreat zone,” Journal of Insect Conservation, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 657–675, 2012, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3629.
SCHLEGEL, Jürg und Matthias RIESEN, 2012. Environmental gradients and succession patterns of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an alpine glacier retreat zone. Journal of Insect Conservation. 2012. Bd. 16, Nr. 5, S. 657–675. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3629
Schlegel, Jürg, and Matthias Riesen. 2012. “Environmental gradients and succession patterns of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an alpine glacier retreat zone.” Journal of Insect Conservation 16 (5): 657–75. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3629.
Schlegel, Jürg, and Matthias Riesen. “Environmental gradients and succession patterns of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an alpine glacier retreat zone.” Journal of Insect Conservation, vol. 16, no. 5, 2012, pp. 657–75, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3629.


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