Reliable information for the conservation of many insects is lacking due to a poor knowledge
of their ecology. Here, we review the biological knowledge about the European stag beetle …

Insects do not live in isolation. They interact with the abiotic environment and are major
components of the terrestrial and freshwater biotic milieus. They are crucial to so many …

Aim Many rare species are dispersal‐limited; their colonization capacity can be impacted by
land use and climate changes. Most ecological niche models predict the distribution of …

Lucanus cervus is one of the most charismatic saproxylic beetles, widely distributed in
Europe. The species is typical of mature deciduous forests, especially oak woodlands. Loss …

Deadwood and microhabitats play a fundamental role in many forest ecosystem processes.
Deadwood provides the substrate for a multitude of wood-dependent organisms, as well as …

The implementation of conservation actions requires a reliable assessment of presence
and/or abundance of targeted species. This is particularly difficult for rare and elusive …

Citizen science, the engagement of people in a research project, has grown rapidly in recent
years, also for mapping of species of conservation interest. The Life Project “Monitoring …

Abstract The European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, is the largest saproxylic beetle and a
flagship species whose populations should be monitored according to the EU Habitats …

The Life Project “Monitoring of insects with public participation”(LIFE11 NAT/IT/000252) had
as the main objective to develop and test methods for the monitoring of five beetle species …

The stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758)(Coleoptera: Lucanidae), is a flagship
species for the conservation of European old‐growth forests. Despite its popularity and …