Assessing the Conservation Priority of Alpine Carabid Beetle Communities by Mapping the Index of Natural Value (INV) in Natura 2000 Habitats in the Brenta Dolomites (Italian Alps).

IF 2.7 2区 农林科学 Q1 ENTOMOLOGY
Insects Pub Date : 2025-06-07 DOI:10.3390/insects16060602
Emiliano Peretti, Marco Armanini, Roberta Chirichella, Andrea Mustoni, Mauro Gobbi
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Abstract

The Dolomites (European Alps) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site known to harbor distinctive communities of carabid beetles adapted to high-altitude environments, whose composition is shaped mainly by landform and habitat type. We aimed to assess the conservation priority of carabid beetle communities in the Brenta mountain group (Italy). We used the Index of Natural Value (INV), based on the relative frequencies and abundances of highly specialized Alpine species, as a proxy of the sensitivity to disturbance, and, thus, to the vulnerability of the carabid beetle communities to extinction. We used information on Natura 2000 habitat cover to produce a map for identifying areas of the Brenta Dolomites inhabited by the carabid beetle communities most relevant for conservation. We also report on the main differences in terms of species composition between the investigated communities. We found a positive correlation between vulnerability and altitude. Specifically, the most vulnerable communities were recorded in high-altitude habitat types (limestone cliffs and pavements, calcareous and calcschist screes, and alpine calcareous grasslands). Alkaline fens resulted in having the least vulnerable community, while those in all other habitats (bush and forests) were found to have intermediate levels of vulnerability.

利用自然价值指数(INV)对意大利布伦塔白云岩(Brenta Dolomites)栖息地高寒瓢虫群落保护优先度的评价
白云石(欧洲阿尔卑斯山脉)是联合国教科文组织世界遗产,以拥有适应高海拔环境的独特甲虫群落而闻名,其组成主要由地形和栖息地类型决定。研究了意大利布伦塔山群甲甲虫群落的保护优先度。我们使用自然价值指数(INV),基于高度特化的高山物种的相对频率和丰度,作为对干扰的敏感性的代表,从而代表了甲虫群落对灭绝的脆弱性。我们利用Natura 2000的栖息地覆盖信息制作了一幅地图,以确定布伦塔白云岩中与保护最相关的甲虫群落居住的区域。我们还报告了所调查群落在物种组成方面的主要差异。我们发现脆弱性与海拔高度呈正相关。其中,高海拔生境类型(石灰岩悬崖和路面、钙质和钙质片岩碎石、高山钙质草原)的群落最脆弱。碱性沼泽导致了最不脆弱的群落,而在所有其他栖息地(灌木和森林)的群落被发现具有中等水平的脆弱性。
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Insects
Insects Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
CiteScore
5.10
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10.00%
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1013
审稿时长
21.77 days
期刊介绍: Insects (ISSN 2075-4450) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal of entomology published by MDPI online quarterly. It publishes reviews, research papers and communications related to the biology, physiology and the behavior of insects and arthropods. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Electronic files regarding the full details of the experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material.
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