Forests support high concentrations of species and beetles in particular are often used to
evaluate forest biodiversity. Ancient pasture woodlands are facing a major decline in Europe …

Human-induced changes negatively affect all components of freshwater ecosystems and
comprise the major cause of global loss of diversity and the biotic homogenization of …

1. Saproxylic beetles are a key group when assessing forest biodiversity, and biologists
have been trying to explore their ecological requirements. 2. We studied Cucujus …

Background Establishment of geographic morph frequency clines is difficult to explain in
organisms with limited gene flow. Balancing selection, such as negative frequency …

Species assemblages are related to environmental factors acting at different landscape
scales. Local habitat heterogeneity also contributes to maintain the regional species pool …

Globally pesticide use has been associated with negative impacts on riverine invertebrate
communities, but chronic exposure effects to most specific groups of pesticides are not well …

Headwaters and small streams are crucial components of riverine systems, harbouring
many highly specialized and unique invertebrate species. Unfortunately, the overwhelming …

The majority of the conservation strategies for threatened dragonflies are designed to protect
only their aquatic habitats. Sympetrum depressiusculum is a species threatened not only by …

Small streams and rivulets in agricultural landscapes are among the most threatened
habitats throughout Europe. Many species occurring primarily within these habitats are listed …

In our globally changing planet many species show range expansions whereby they
encounter new thermal regimes that deviate from those of their source region. Pressing …