Saproxylic invertebrates of floodplains, a particularly endangered component of biodiversity

SCHLAGHAMERSKÝ, Jiří. Saproxylic invertebrates of floodplains, a particularly endangered component of biodiversity. Online. In Proceedings of the International Symposium "Dead wood: a key to biodiversity", Mantova, May 29-31, 2003; Sherwood 95, Suppl. 2. Arezzo (Italy): Compagnia delle Foreste, 2003. p. 15-18. ISBN 88-901223-0-7. [citováno 2024-04-23]

Basic information

• Original name: Saproxylic invertebrates of floodplains, a particularly endangered component of biodiversity
• Authors: SCHLAGHAMERSKÝ, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)
• Edition: Arezzo (Italy), Proceedings of the International Symposium "Dead wood: a key to biodiversity", Mantova, May 29-31, 2003; Sherwood 95, Suppl. 2, p. 15-18, 4 pp. 2003.
• Publisher: Compagnia delle Foreste

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Italy
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/03:00009374
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• ISBN: 88-901223-0-7
• Keywords in English: dead wood; floodplain forests; Czech Republic; saproxylic community
• Tags: Czech Republic, dead wood, floodplain forests, saproxylic community

Abstract

Dead wood and moribund trees are characteristic structural elements of forests, providing a dominant resource of dead organic matter and special microhabitats. Many invertebrates are saproxylic, i.e. dependent on this resource either through trophic or topic (habitat) links. Many saproxylic species have become rare and threatened, often restricted to remnants of primeval forests. Most such stands exist in mountainous areas at higher altitudes while very few lowland forests have an unbroken history of existence and a close to natural state. However, in some floodplains of large rivers, forests did prevail throughout the ages. Today, floodplain forests are among the most endangered habitats in Europe. Data on the saproxylic fauna in floodplains is very limited. Since 1996, the saproxylic communities of some arthropod taxa (Aranaea; Coleoptera; Diptera-Brachycera; Hymonoptera: Formicidae) have been studied in old floodplain forests, dominated by oak and ash, in South Moravia (Czech Republic). Some aspects of species richness and the impact of inundation are presented.

Links

• MSM 143100010, plan (intention): Name: Časoprostorová dynamika biodiverzity v ekosystémech střední Evropy.

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics in ecosystems of Central Europe