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Forsmark, Benjamin, 2012. Elater ferrugineus and Osmoderma eremita, a regional survey and habitat requirements on different landscape scales. First cycle, G2E. Alnarp: SLU, Horticulture (until 121231)

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Habitat destruction and fragmentation is the primary cause behind loss of biodiversity. Population dynamics are affected by factors that act on different spatial scales. To direct nature management efforts, the impact of different factors and at which spatial scale they act needs to be taken into consideration. Elater ferrugineus and Osmoderma eremita are rare and threatened (red listed over their entire distribution range) saproxylic beetles associated with hollow deciduous trees. In the present thesis, these beetles have been surveyed using pheromone baited traps at 83 localities in Skåne. A multiscale analysis has been performed testing occupancy data for E. ferrugineus against densities of resources of different sorts of trees. This analysis stresses the requirements of E. ferrugineus for large non-fragmented areas with high densities of giant trees. Few localities match its requirements, and only eight resident populations appear to persist in Skåne. Four previously unknown localities for E. ferrugineus and two novel localities for O. eremita have been revealed in this thesis.

Main title:Elater ferrugineus and Osmoderma eremita, a regional survey and habitat requirements on different landscape scales
Authors:Forsmark, Benjamin
Supervisor:Larsson, Mattias and Milberg, Per and Burman, Joseph
Examiner:Gyllin, Mats
Series:Självständigt arbete vid LTJ-fakulteten, SLU
Volume/Sequential designation:UNSPECIFIED
Year of Publication:2012
Level and depth descriptor:First cycle, G2E
Student's programme affiliation:None
Supervising department:(LTJ, LTV) > Horticulture (until 121231)
Keywords:Landscape Ecology, Saproxylic, Conservation, Coleoptera, Hollow Tree, Habitat, Fragmentation
URN:NBN:urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-1084
Permanent URL:
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-1084
Language:English
Deposited On:26 Apr 2012 12:36
Metadata Last Modified:26 Apr 2012 12:36

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