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BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
卷 9, 期 2, 页码 161-171出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2007.01.004
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ageing sequence; forest management; ground beetles; Pinus sylvestris; reforestation
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We studied the responses of carabid beetles to Pinus sylvestris ageing in four plantations aged 2-3, 10-12, 40-45 and 80 years, and one mature natural pine forest - in NW Spain. 1n 2003, a total of 16,866 carabid individuals (50 species) were collected using pitfall traps. Overall carabid abundance and species richness differed significantly among the five age classes with the highest values occurring in the youngest age class. The carabid assemblages of the initial stages of the ageing sequence differed considerably from the later stages that were relatively similar to each other - a consequence of differences in species dominance at specific age classes. Yet, the carabid assemblage of the 80-year-old stage did not approach that of the natural pine forest, but, unexpectedly, the 40-45-year-old age class did. Canopy cover and soil pH were the main environmental variables that affected the carabid distribution. We also detected species-level responses to the ageing process, with open habitat species more abundantly collected at the youngest stages and forest specialists at the older stages. We conclude that carabid beetles responded predictably to the pine plantation ageing process, and that although pine forests in NW Spain do not seem to provide habitat for unique species, they act as secondary habitats for forest specialist species. (c) 2007 Gesellschaft fur Okologie. Published by Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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