Change of ellipsoid biovolume (EV) of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) along an urban–suburban–rural gradient of Central Slovakia

V Langraf, S David, R Babosová, K Petrovičová… - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Changes in the structure of ground beetle communities indicate environmental stability or
instability influenced by, eg, urbanization, agriculture, and forestry. It can affect flight …

Composition and diversity of ground beetles within wooded pastures and alternative land-use systems in Swiss Jura mountains

EE Zimmermann, Y Chittaro, S Wider, DC Zemp - Agroforestry Systems, 2024 - Springer
Wooded pastures combine trees and pastures in a land-use system resulting from traditional
silvopastoral practices. With their sparse tree cover, wooded pastures represent an ecotone …

Disentangling the effects of farmland use, habitat edges, and vegetation structure on ground beetle morphological traits

K Ng, PS Barton, W Blanchard, MJ Evans… - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
Land-use change due to agriculture has a major influence on arthropod biodiversity, and
may influence species differently depending on their traits. It is unclear how species traits …

The bioindication evaluation of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in three forest biotopes in the southern part of Central Slovakia

V Langraf, K Petrovičová, S David, J Nozdrovická… - Ekológia …, 2019 - sciendo.com
Langraf V., Petrovičová K., David S., Nozdrovická J., Petrovič F., Schlarmannová J.: The
bioindication evaluation of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in three forest biotopes …

Species traits modify the species-area relationship in ground-beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages on islands in a boreal lake

AJ Bell, ID Phillips, SE Nielsen, JR Spence - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Life-history traits influence colonization, persistence, and extinction of species on islands
and are important aspects of theories predicting the geographical distribution and evolution …

Principal determinants of species and functional diversity of carabid beetle assemblages during succession at post-industrial sites

J Sipos, J Hodecek, T Kuras, A Dolny - Bulletin of entomological …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Although ecological succession is one of the principal focuses of recent restoration ecology
research, it is still unclear which factors drive this process and positively influence species …

Body volume in ground beetles (Carabidae) reflects biotope disturbance

V Langraf, K Petrovičová, S David, M Ábelová… - Folia …, 2017 - sciendo.com
Environmental quality, resource availability, and interspecific interactions all influence
metabolic activity, generation time, reproductive rate, and also the body size of organisms …

Does wing morphology affect recolonization of restored farmland by ground‐dwelling beetles?

H Gibb, B Retter, SA Cunningham… - Restoration …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Revegetation of previously cleared land is widely used to increase habitat area and
connectivity of remnant vegetation for biodiversity conservation. Whether new habitat attracts …

Change phenotypic traits in ground beetles (Carabidae) reflects biotope disturbance in Central Europe

V Langraf, S David, M Kanská, J Nozdrovická… - Journal of the …, 2018 - entomol.org
A trend of morphometric characteristic bioindication use and flight ability of the Carabidae is
their valuation in relation to land use intensity. There are biotopes that are less disturbed …

The effects of vegetation types and microhabitats on carabid beetle community composition in cool temperate Japan

T Ogai, T Kenta - Ecological research, 2016 - Springer
The effects of vegetation types and environmental factors on carabid beetle (Coleoptera:
Carabidae) communities were studied. Carabid beetles were collected using pitfall traps …