Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in several types of forests on Hokkaido, Japan, with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservation
This study of the role the environment in the composition of the communities of carabid beetles was carried out in several types of forests at Obihiro and Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. In addition, we analysed the altitudinal distributions of two forest specialists, Damaster gehinii (Faimaire) and Procru...
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| description | This study of the role the environment in the composition of the communities of carabid beetles was carried out in several types of forests at Obihiro and Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. In addition, we analysed the altitudinal distributions of two forest specialists, Damaster gehinii (Faimaire) and Procrustes kolbei Roeschke, which occur in six mountain forests on Hokkaido. At Obihiro, the forest specialist, P. kolbei was found at only one site in a large area of broadleaf forest. A redundancy analysis indicated that the carabid assemblages were significantly different in the different types of forest, and that two species, Leptocarabus arboreus arboreus (Lewis) and Leptocarabus opaculus opaculus (Putzeys), were associated with broadleaf forests. At Furano, a forest specialist D. gehinii and a forest generalist Cychrus morawitzi Gehin were mainly collected in natural broadleaf and mixed forests, whereas the percentage made up of L. o. opaculus was very high (80.8%) in natural broadleaf forest. Pterostichus thunbergii Morawitz made up the highest percentage of the species in the conifer plantations. In the six mountain forests, D. gehinii was scarce and mainly occurred at low altitudes; however, P. kolbei was relatively abundant and mainly recorded at middle to high altitudes. The management of the forests on Hokkaido needed to maintain the diversity and abundance of carabid beetles is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43083220e75941d780ad80b51a17e99a2022-12-21T19:40:19ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292020-10-01117140040810.14411/eje.2020.044eje-202001-0044Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in several types of forests on Hokkaido, Japan, with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservationJun KAIZUKA0Tamaki YAMAGUCHI1Mitsuhiro IWASA2Laboratory of Entomology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan; e-mail: iwasa@obihiro.ac.jpLaboratory of Entomology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan; e-mail: iwasa@obihiro.ac.jpLaboratory of Entomology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan; e-mail: iwasa@obihiro.ac.jpThis study of the role the environment in the composition of the communities of carabid beetles was carried out in several types of forests at Obihiro and Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. In addition, we analysed the altitudinal distributions of two forest specialists, Damaster gehinii (Faimaire) and Procrustes kolbei Roeschke, which occur in six mountain forests on Hokkaido. At Obihiro, the forest specialist, P. kolbei was found at only one site in a large area of broadleaf forest. A redundancy analysis indicated that the carabid assemblages were significantly different in the different types of forest, and that two species, Leptocarabus arboreus arboreus (Lewis) and Leptocarabus opaculus opaculus (Putzeys), were associated with broadleaf forests. At Furano, a forest specialist D. gehinii and a forest generalist Cychrus morawitzi Gehin were mainly collected in natural broadleaf and mixed forests, whereas the percentage made up of L. o. opaculus was very high (80.8%) in natural broadleaf forest. Pterostichus thunbergii Morawitz made up the highest percentage of the species in the conifer plantations. In the six mountain forests, D. gehinii was scarce and mainly occurred at low altitudes; however, P. kolbei was relatively abundant and mainly recorded at middle to high altitudes. The management of the forests on Hokkaido needed to maintain the diversity and abundance of carabid beetles is discussed.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202001-0044_carabid_beetles_coleoptera_carabidae_in_several_types_of_forests_on_hokkaido_japan_with_implications_for_f.phpcoleopteracarabidaecarabid beetlesforest managementconifer plantationforest specialistmixed forestconservationjapanhokkaido |
| spellingShingle | Jun KAIZUKA Tamaki YAMAGUCHI Mitsuhiro IWASA Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in several types of forests on Hokkaido, Japan, with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservation European Journal of Entomology coleoptera carabidae carabid beetles forest management conifer plantation forest specialist mixed forest conservation japan hokkaido |
| title | Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in several types of forests on Hokkaido, Japan, with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservation |
| title_full | Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in several types of forests on Hokkaido, Japan, with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservation |
| title_fullStr | Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in several types of forests on Hokkaido, Japan, with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in several types of forests on Hokkaido, Japan, with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservation |
| title_short | Carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in several types of forests on Hokkaido, Japan, with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservation |
| title_sort | carabid beetles coleoptera carabidae in several types of forests on hokkaido japan with implications for forest management practices and beetle preservation |
| topic | coleoptera carabidae carabid beetles forest management conifer plantation forest specialist mixed forest conservation japan hokkaido |
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