Species decline—but why? Explanations of carabid beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) declines in Europe

Kotze, D. Johan; O'Hara, Robert B.

doi:10.1007/s00442-002-1174-3

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Species decline—but why? Explanations of carabid beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) declines in Europe

Kotze, D. Johan, O'Hara, Robert B.·2003·Oecologia

DOI 10.1007/s00442-002-1174-3

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We investigated some of the causes of ground beetle decline using atlas data from Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands, countries in which natural environments have all but disappeared. We used ordinal regression to identify characteristics that are significantly correlated with the decline of carabid beetle species over the last 50-100 years, using a stepwise selection procedure to select the optimal model according to the Akaike Information Criterion. The results showed that large-bodied carabid populations have declined more than smaller ones, possibly because of their lower reproductive output and lower powers of dispersal. Habitat specialist populations (i.e. species with small niche breadths) have also decreased more than habitat generalist populations. Species with both long- and short-winged individuals have been less prone to decline than those that are exclusively either short-winged or long-winged. Dimorphic species may survive better in highly altered environments because long-winged individuals are good at dispersing between suitable habitats and short-winged individuals are good at surviving and reproducing in these newly colonised habitats. Finally, populations of large carabids associated with coastal, woodland or riparian habitat types were less prone to decline than populations of large carabids associated with various, open or grassland habitat types. The pattern is reversed for carabid species smaller than 8 mm in size. These results are explained in the context of habitat restoration and destruction in these highly modified western European countries.

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Authors: Kotze, D. J., & O'Hara, R. B.
Affiliations: University of Helsinki (FI)
Corresponding author: Kotze, D. Johan
ORCID: Kotze, D. Johan
Venue: Oecologia
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2003-02-11
Volume: 135
Issue: 1
Pages: 138-148
ISSN: 0029-8549 (ISSN-L)
1432-1939
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1174-3
OpenAlex: W1980694553
Cited by: 307
References: 69
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FWCI: 9.60
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Oecologia (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Keywords: ground beetles, species decline, body size, habitat specialization, niche breadth, wing polymorphism, dispersal, habitat restoration, habitat loss, habitat change
MeSH terms: Animals, Coleoptera, Body Constitution, Environment, Europe, Biological Evolution, Female, Male, Population Dynamics, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Wings, Animal

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