Ecology of ground beetles in an industrial city |
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Authors: | O V Semenova |
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Institution: | (1) Nizhnii Tagil State Social-Pedagogical Academy, ul. Krasnogvardeiskaya 57, Nizhnii Tagil, 622031, Russia |
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Abstract: | Specific ecological features of ground beetles inhabiting city parks and suburban areas were studied in the large industrial city of Nizhnii Tagil (Sverdlovsk oblast). Carabid cenoses of city parks retained considerable species diversity but proved to be strongly dominated by a limited number of species. An analysis of their state before and after recreational impact revealed changes in the species composition of communities, the set of dominant species, the degrees of their dominance, and the ratio between classes of life forms. The results show that the stronger the recreational impact, the more significant the decrease in the species diversity of the carabid community. |
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Keywords: | ground beetles urban areas species diversity ecological characteristics life forms recreational impact |
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