Assemblage structure and altitudinal distribution of lady beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the mountain spruce forests of Poľana Mountains, the West Carpathians

SELYEMOVÁ, Diana, Peter ZACH, Danka NÉMETHOVÁ, Ján KULFAN, Miroslav ÚRADNÍK, Milada HOLECOVÁ, Branislav KRŠIAK, Katarína VARGOVÁ and Tomáš OLŠOVSKÝ. Assemblage structure and altitudinal distribution of lady beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the mountain spruce forests of Poľana Mountains, the West Carpathians. Biologia (Bratislava). Bratislava: Institute of Zoology, SAS, 2007, vol. 62, No 5, p. 610-616. ISSN 0006-3088.

Basic information

• Original name: Assemblage structure and altitudinal distribution of lady beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the mountain spruce forests of Poľana Mountains, the West Carpathians
• Name in Czech: Assemblage structure and altitudinal distribution of lady beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the mountain spruce forests of Poľana Mountains, the West Carpathians
• Authors: SELYEMOVÁ, Diana (703 Slovakia), Peter ZACH (703 Slovakia), Danka NÉMETHOVÁ (703 Slovakia, guarantor), Ján KULFAN (703 Slovakia), Miroslav ÚRADNÍK (703 Slovakia), Milada HOLECOVÁ (703 Slovakia), Branislav KRŠIAK (703 Slovakia), Katarína VARGOVÁ (703 Slovakia) and Tomáš OLŠOVSKÝ (703 Slovakia).
• Edition: Biologia (Bratislava), Bratislava, Institute of Zoology, SAS, 2007, 0006-3088.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Slovakia
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 0.207
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/07:00022775
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• UT WoS: 000249016800020
• Keywords in English: Coccinellidae; ladybirds; Picea abies; altitudinal gradient; assemblage structure; distribution pattern; Central
• Tags: altitudinal gradient, assemblage structure, Central, Coccinellidae, distribution pattern, ladybirds, Picea abies
• Tags: Reviewed

Abstract

We recorded a total of 3,636 individuals and 17 species of adult lady beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the spruce forests of Poľana Mts at altitudes ranging from 600 m to 1,300 m a.s.l. Four lady beetle species were documented as predominating over the study period: Aphidecta obliterata, Coccinella septempunctata, Adalia conglomerata and Anatis ocellata. The assemblages of lady beetles differed among the areas and also between the years. The season revealed neglegible effect on distribution of lady beetles, whereas the effect of altitude was more pronounced. A. conglomerata preferred the areas at lower altitude (600 to 725 m) to those at middle (900 to 925 m) and/or upper altitude (1,250 to 1,300 m). In contrast, A. obliterata and C. septempuctata were most abundant in the area at middle altitude. The great proportion of lady beetle species not typically associated with spruce and/or other coniferous trees than spruce may be explained by an ecotonal effect.

Abstract (in Czech)

We recorded a total of 3,636 individuals and 17 species of adult lady beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in the spruce forests of Poľana Mts at altitudes ranging from 600 m to 1,300 m a.s.l. Four lady beetle species were documented as predominating over the study period: Aphidecta obliterata, Coccinella septempunctata, Adalia conglomerata and Anatis ocellata. The assemblages of lady beetles differed among the areas and also between the years. The season revealed neglegible effect on distribution of lady beetles, whereas the effect of altitude was more pronounced. A. conglomerata preferred the areas at lower altitude (600 to 725 m) to those at middle (900 to 925 m) and/or upper altitude (1,250 to 1,300 m). In contrast, A. obliterata and C. septempuctata were most abundant in the area at middle altitude. The great proportion of lady beetle species not typically associated with spruce and/or other coniferous trees than spruce may be explained by an ecotonal effect.

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