Boxing for biodiversity: evaluation of an artificially created decaying wood habitat
Boxing for biodiversity: evaluation of an artificially created decaying wood habitat
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生物多样性拳击：对人工创建的腐烂木材栖息地的评估
DOI：
10.1007/s10531-016-1057-2
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
P. Milberg
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作者：
Staffan Carlsson;Karl;Nicklas Jansson;T. Ranius;P. Milberg
由于栖息地的减少，欧洲的许多物种受到威胁。空心树代表了一个重要的栖息地，saccharylic物种。由于自然栖息地的减少，可能需要创造人工栖息地来维持或增加栖息地的数量。本研究调查了在何种程度上，sagyrylic甲虫利用人工栖息地的木箱。这些盒子被放置在距离已知的生物多样性热点和空心橡树的不同距离（0-1800米）处，并进行了10年的研究。箱子里主要装满了橡树锯屑、橡树叶、干草和卢塞恩粉。在43个箱子中，总共采集了91种2170个样本。从第四年到最后一年，与树洞、木材腐烂和动物巢穴相关的物种丰度有所增加，但所有群体的物种丰富度都有所下降。这项研究表明，木箱可以作为物种栖息地。在长达十年的实验中，人工栖息地发展成为一个更像中空的环境，树木中空专家越来越少，但越来越多。
Many saproxylic species are threatened in Europe because of habitat decline. Hollow trees represent an important habitat for saproxylic species. Artificial habitats may need to be created to maintain or increase the amount of habitat due to natural habitat decline. This study investigated the extent to which saproxylic beetles use artificial habitats in wooden boxes. The boxes were placed at various distances (0–1800 m) from known biodiversity hotspots with hollow oaks and studied over 10 years. Boxes were mainly filled with oak saw dust, oak leaves, hay and lucerne flour. In total, 2170 specimens of 91 saproxylic beetle species were sampled in 43 boxes. The abundance of species associated with tree hollows, wood rot and animal nests increased from the fourth to the final year, but species richness declined for all groups. This study shows that wooden boxes can function as saproxylic species habitats. The artificial habitats developed into a more hollow-like environment during the decade long experiment with fewer but more abundant tree hollow specialists.