Changes in the Carabid Fauna (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Meadow Steppes during the Past Decades |
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| Authors: | T. E. Grechanichenko |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Central Chernozem State Biosphere Reserve, p/o Zapovednoe, Kursk, 305528, Russia |
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| Abstract: | Basic trends in the structural dynamics of the meadow-steppe carabid fauna over the period from 1970 to 1997 have been analyzed. Data on changes in the abundance and composition of dominant species are reported. Transformation of carabidocenoses is mainly accounted for by an increased humidity of the climate and the related mesophytization of forest–steppe ecosystems. |
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| Keywords: | carabids (ground beetles) Carabidae population structure meadow steppe reserve long-term dynamics |
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