Decomposition and Coleoptera succession on exposed carrion of small mammal in Opava, the Czech Republic

Kočárek, Petr

doi:10.1016/s1164-5563(02)00007-9

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“…This is confirmed by the findings of other authors (Błażejewski 1956, Borowski 1960Kočárek 2003). L. & M. Erbeling (1984) state that the beetles breed more in spring than in autumn.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Habitat selection by two species of dung beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Scriba) and Trypocopris vernalis (L.) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae), changes with stand age in a fresh pine forest

Marczak¹

2013

Forest Research Papers

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Abstract. In Poland, Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Scriba) and Trypocopris vernalis (L.), are very common throughout the whole country and belong to the most numerous representatives of the Geotrupidae family. Research on the habitat selectivity of Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Scriba) and Trypocopris vernalis (L.) was conducted in the years [2004][2005][2006] in the Wipsowo Forest Inspectorate (Regional Forest Department in Olsztyn). The dung beetles were collected using Barber traps installed in a clearcut comprising, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 16 year old thickets and tree-stands aged 30, 45, 60, 80, 100 and 135 years. According to phytosociology these tree-stands are a plant community of fresh continental pine forest (Peucedano-Pinetum), while typologically all sites are within the fresh coniferous forest. During the course of this research 29197 individual dung beetles were captured, including 23137 individuals of A. stercorosus and 6060 individuals of T. vernalis. Both species were caught at each research site. At nearly all sites A. stercorosus dominated. Only within the clearcut area were the number of T. vernalis was higher than at other sites. Very many individuals of T. vernalis were present in the clearcut area but their numbers decreased gradually with increasing tree-stand age. An opposite situation was noted for A. stercorosus. There was an interesting statistically-significant decrease in the abundance of both species in the middle-aged tree-stands -30, 45 and 60-year-old. Analysing the seasonal dynamics revealed one peak in the population of T. vernalis in July, whereas there were two peaks in the population of A. stercorosus: a small peak in July and a much larger peak in September. There was a significant negative correlation between the numbers of T. vernalis and tree-stand age (p<0.05, r =-0.57), and a significant positive correlation between the A. stercorosus population size and tree-stand age (p<0.05, r = 0.48).

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“…This is confirmed by the findings of other authors (Błażejewski 1956, Borowski 1960Kočárek 2003). L. & M. Erbeling (1984) state that the beetles breed more in spring than in autumn.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Habitat selection by two species of dung beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Scriba) and Trypocopris vernalis (L.) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae), changes with stand age in a fresh pine forest

Marczak¹

2013

Forest Research Papers

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“…Consequently, we could deduced that humidity affected the decomposition rate less than temperature. This is convenient with (Kočárek, 2003). Temperature also affects the insect population dynamics and activity due to its control of growth and reproduction (de la Fuente et al, 2006).…”

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Comparitive Study on Outdoor and Indoor Forensic Insects encountered on Rabbit Corpses in Upper Egypt

Aly¹,

Osman²,

Galal³

et al. 2017

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“…Diptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera) (e.g. Payne, 1965;Kocárek, 2003) and vertebrate scavengers (e.g. Cornaby, 1974;Haglund, 1997) that participate in the decomposition of cadavers on the soil surface.…”

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confidence: 99%

Microbial decomposition of skeletal muscle tissue (Ovis aries) in a sandy loam soil at different temperatures

Carter

Tibbett

2006

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Decomposition and Coleoptera succession on exposed carrion of small mammal in Opava, the Czech Republic

Cited by 115 publications

References 22 publications

Habitat selection by two species of dung beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Scriba) and Trypocopris vernalis (L.) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae), changes with stand age in a fresh pine forest

Habitat selection by two species of dung beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Scriba) and Trypocopris vernalis (L.) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae), changes with stand age in a fresh pine forest

Comparitive Study on Outdoor and Indoor Forensic Insects encountered on Rabbit Corpses in Upper Egypt

Microbial decomposition of skeletal muscle tissue (Ovis aries) in a sandy loam soil at different temperatures

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