| Title: | Cucujus cinnaberinus (Scopoli, 1763) at its terra typica in Slovenia : historical overview, distribution patterns and habitat selection |
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| Authors: | ID Vrezec, Al (Author)
ID Ambrožič Ergaver, Špela (Author)
ID Kobler, Andrej (Author)
ID Kapla, Andrej (Author)
ID De Groot, Maarten (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | The saproxylic beetle, Cucujus cinnaberinus, has received increasing research attention in Europe since the adoption of the Habitats Directive and establishment of the Natura 2000 network. The history of the species has been investigated as well as the influence of abiotic and biotic variables on the distribution of C. cinnaberinus in Slovenia which is at the limit of its range and also terra typica for the species. The species was first described in 1763 by Joannes A. Scopoli in Carniola, a duchy of the Habsburg Monarchy. Today, most of the territory of Carniola is situated within Slovenia. C. cinnaberinus is particularly common in the eastern part of the country, but very scarce in the mountainous western part. According to historical and recent distribution patterns of C. cinnaberinus in the former Carniolan territory, the region of Ribnica-Kočevje in southern Slovenia is proposed as the most probable type locality of the species. Although the bulk of the C. cinnaberinus population in Slovenia is confined to the lowlands, the species has been found up to 1095 m a.s.l., albeit at a much lower abundance due to the influence of climate and forest structure. Although C. cinnaberinus is a quite an opportunistic species regarding host tree selection, it has been shown to exhibit a preference for Tilia, Populus and Robinia. It is suspected that the high abundance of C. cinnaberinus in lowland floodplain forests is due to the recent human-induced increase in preferred fast-growing and short-lived host trees, i.e. the planting of poplar trees and spread of invasive Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) after the 1960s. In contrast, in montane forests, preferred host trees (e.g. Tilia) represent < 1 % of all growing stock. Although montane C. cinnaberinus populations are rare, they could still be important for the conservation of the species, since montane habitats cover the largest area within the species’ distribution range. |
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| Keywords: | saproxylic beetle, Natura 2000, type locality, Carniola, altitudinal distribution, host tree selection, macrohabitat, large-scale survey |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 31.07.2017 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2017 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 191-217 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 19 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-19714  |
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| UDC: | 595.76 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1314-3301 |
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| DOI: | 10.3897/natureconservation.19.12645 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 4387919 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 3. 8. 2017;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 24.07.2024 |
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