The importance of habitat mosaics for Orthoptera (Caelifera and Ensifera) in dry heathlands

Title:

The importance of habitat mosaics for Orthoptera (Caelifera and Ensifera) in dry heathlands

Creator:

Schirmel, Jens, Blindow, Irmgard, and Fartmann, Thomas

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:47a8adec-6434-42a5-a283-d46484b37532
uuid:47a8adec-6434-42a5-a283-d46484b37532

Subject:

Orthoptera, Caelifera, Ensifera, calluna heath, grey dune, heathland, and coastal heath

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

In summer 2008, the Orthopteran species Chorthippus biguttulus, Myrmeleotettix maculatus (Caelifera), Decticus verrucivorus and Platycleis albopunctata (Ensifera) were sampled in coastal heathland on the German Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee. The aim of this study was to assess differences in abundance of Orthoptera in three different habitats and determine the importance of habitat mosaics. Distribution patterns varied among species and total abundance of Orthoptera differed significantly among the three habitats. Due to species-specific habitat preferences the Caelifera were most abundant in grey dunes and the Ensifera in dwarf-shrub heath adjoining grey dunes. In conclusion, grey dunes are a suitable habitat for the Caelifera studied, while the Ensifera require a heathland mosaic consisting of both grey dunes and dwarf shrub vegetation.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2010 Volume:107 | Number:1

Harvested from:

CDK

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