ower line corridors in pine forests as habitats for ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the Belarusian Poozerie

Authors

  • Lakotko Anatoly A. Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherova
  • Sushko Gennadi G. Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherova https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-4413

Keywords:

power line corridors, pine forests, biodiversity, ground beetles, environmental factors
Supporting Agencies
The authors are grateful to I. A. Solodovnikov, associate professor of the Department of Zoology and Botany, for his help in determining the material

Abstract

For the first time in the Belarusian Lake District, the influence of regular tree felling in pine forests under power lines on the biodiversity of ground beetles has been studied. On the power line corridor species richness, number of individuals, and the diversity of ground beetles were highest in comparison with the adjacent forests (Pinetum vacciniosum and Pinetum myrtillosum). In addition, species composition and group of dominants composition were different. Among dominant species there are inhabitants of open spaces Poecilus versicolor and Calathus erratus. The assemblages of ground beetles of the power line corridor were the most differed from Pinetum vacciniosum. Regression analysis (GLM) showed a negative influence of the height of the herb-dwarf shrub layer on the number of individuals of ground beetles. Shrub cover positive affected carabid diversity, whereas soil moisture had a negative effect.

Author Biographies

  • Lakotko Anatoly A., Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherova

    senior lecturer at the department of ecology and geography, faculty of biology

  • Sushko Gennadi G., Vitebsk State University named after P. M. Masherova

    doctor of science (biology), docent; head of the department of ecology and geography, faculty of biology

Published

2021-04-09

Issue

No. 1 (2021): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology

Section

The Study and Rehabilitation of Ecosystems

How to Cite

[1]
Anatoly A., L. and Gennadi G., S. 2021. ower line corridors in pine forests as habitats for ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the Belarusian Poozerie. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology. 1 (Apr. 2021), 15–28.