Changes in ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) communities along a steep pollution gradient in subarctic forests of European Russia
Industrial air pollution constitutes a major environmental disturbance, and its impacts on insect communities have considerable implications for ecosystem structure and functions. Existing information on insect responses to pollution generally addresses abundant taxa, whereas few studies examine the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e12b278eb0ad41b196a3e66131245d9b 2023-05-15T17:40:39+02:00 Changes in ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) communities along a steep pollution gradient in subarctic forests of European Russia Mikhail V. KOZLOV 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2015.075 https://doaj.org/article/e12b278eb0ad41b196a3e66131245d9b EN eng Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201504-0019_Changes_in_ladybird_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_communities_along_a_steep_pollution_gradient_in_subarctic_fores.php https://doaj.org/toc/1210-5759 https://doaj.org/toc/1802-8829 1210-5759 1802-8829 doi:10.14411/eje.2015.075 https://doaj.org/article/e12b278eb0ad41b196a3e66131245d9b European Journal of Entomology, Vol 112, Iss 4, Pp 728-733 (2015) coleoptera coccinellidae calvia quatuordecimguttata abundance aerial pollution copper-nickel smelter diversity russia monchegorsk predators rare species salix Zoology QL1-991 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2015.075 2022-12-31T15:55:55Z Industrial air pollution constitutes a major environmental disturbance, and its impacts on insect communities have considerable implications for ecosystem structure and functions. Existing information on insect responses to pollution generally addresses abundant taxa, whereas few studies examine the effects of pollution on rare species. To begin rectifying this bias, ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were quantitatively collected annually from 2002-2014 in 13 sites located 0.7 to 39.7 km from the nickel-copper smelter in Monchegorsk, north-western Russia. Seven of eight recorded species were found only in severely and /or moderately polluted sites. Both Shannon's diversity index and coccinellid abundance decreased with increasing distance from the smelter. Thus, some groups of predatory insects, in particular the Coccinellidae, may benefit from environmental changes caused by severe industrial pollution, whereas the most abundant invertebrate predators generally suffer from such changes. Article in Journal/Newspaper North-Western Russia Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Monchegorsk ENVELOPE(32.874,32.874,67.940,67.940) European Journal of Entomology 112 4 728 733 |
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Industrial air pollution constitutes a major environmental disturbance, and its impacts on insect communities have considerable implications for ecosystem structure and functions. Existing information on insect responses to pollution generally addresses abundant taxa, whereas few studies examine the effects of pollution on rare species. To begin rectifying this bias, ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were quantitatively collected annually from 2002-2014 in 13 sites located 0.7 to 39.7 km from the nickel-copper smelter in Monchegorsk, north-western Russia. Seven of eight recorded species were found only in severely and /or moderately polluted sites. Both Shannon's diversity index and coccinellid abundance decreased with increasing distance from the smelter. Thus, some groups of predatory insects, in particular the Coccinellidae, may benefit from environmental changes caused by severe industrial pollution, whereas the most abundant invertebrate predators generally suffer from such changes. |
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Changes in ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) communities along a steep pollution gradient in subarctic forests of European Russia |
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Changes in ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) communities along a steep pollution gradient in subarctic forests of European Russia |
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Changes in ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) communities along a steep pollution gradient in subarctic forests of European Russia |
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Changes in ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) communities along a steep pollution gradient in subarctic forests of European Russia |
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Changes in ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) communities along a steep pollution gradient in subarctic forests of European Russia |
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changes in ladybird (coleoptera: coccinellidae) communities along a steep pollution gradient in subarctic forests of european russia |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science |
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