TY - CHAP

T1 - Saproxylic beetles in the Gartow region of Lower Saxony, a hotspot of invertebrate diversity in north-western Germany

AU - Buse, Jörn

AU - Gürlich, S.

AU - Aßmann, Thorsten

N1 - Conference code: 5

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - Databases are a useful tool to gather ecological information and they are particularly valuable when open access for other researchers or the public is possible. Here, we present data derived from the database of a regional entomological society in the north of Germany and provide anexample of how record data of saproxylic beetles can be used to analyse the faunal composition, biogeographic distribution of species and the chronological changes in species lists of a given model region. Such data are also helpful when looking at population trends of threatened and rare species. Our results show that our study area is of particular importance for several saproxylic beetle species that are already extinct in most regions of northern Germany. The composition of the saproxylic beetle fauna in the Gartow area has changed since 1980. Over a period of almost 30 years, east and south European species in particular have been reported as new to the study area, indicating either simple range expansion or climatic changes. We conclude that the Gartow areawith its unique landscape structure

AB - Databases are a useful tool to gather ecological information and they are particularly valuable when open access for other researchers or the public is possible. Here, we present data derived from the database of a regional entomological society in the north of Germany and provide anexample of how record data of saproxylic beetles can be used to analyse the faunal composition, biogeographic distribution of species and the chronological changes in species lists of a given model region. Such data are also helpful when looking at population trends of threatened and rare species. Our results show that our study area is of particular importance for several saproxylic beetle species that are already extinct in most regions of northern Germany. The composition of the saproxylic beetle fauna in the Gartow area has changed since 1980. Over a period of almost 30 years, east and south European species in particular have been reported as new to the study area, indicating either simple range expansion or climatic changes. We conclude that the Gartow areawith its unique landscape structure

KW - Biology

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

SN - 978-954-642-507-2

SP - 77

EP - 103

BT - Saproxylic Beetles

A2 - Buse, Jörn

A2 - Alexander, K.N.A.

A2 - Ranius, T.

A2 - Assmann, Thorsten

PB - Pensoft Publishers Ltd.

T2 - 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles - 2008

Y2 - 14 June 2008 through 16 June 2008

ER -