TY - BOOK ID - 136467067 TI - Faunistical and Ecological Studies on Carabid Beetles PY - 2022 PB - Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - biodiversity conservation KW - temperate forests KW - ground beetles KW - ecological trait KW - anthropogenic edges KW - dispersal KW - edge effect KW - filter function KW - forest interior KW - forest specialist species KW - invasion KW - open-habitat species KW - natural edges KW - spillover KW - mixed forests KW - Carabidae KW - activity density KW - body size KW - sex ratio KW - aggregation index KW - spatial effect zones KW - Alps KW - Dolomites KW - geomorphology KW - Nature 2000 KW - rocky landforms KW - species distribution KW - 3D printing KW - artificial prey KW - behavior KW - clear cut KW - ecological trap KW - preparation cut KW - sentinel prey method UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136467067 AB - In this paper on the distribution of carabids at high altitudes, the effect of Nature 2000 habitat and landform types in driving ground beetle (Carabidae) distribution at high altitudes in the Western Dolomites (Brenta group, Italy) was studied. Papers studying carabid beetles in forested habitats investigated the effect of different stand composition (pure oak stands, oak–pine mixed stands, single tree admixtures of oak in pine stands, and pure pine stands) on the abundance and spatial distribution of large-sized Carabus species, as well as the effect of forest type (broad-leaved deciduous forests vs. coniferous plantations) on the diversity and community composition of ground beetles; furthermore, the effect of various forest edges (natural vs. anthropogenic edges) on the abundance of ground beetles of different habitat affinity and dispersal power was examined. The paper on predation pressure aimed to explore the predation pressure on carabids using 3D-printed decoys installed in two types of forestry treatments, preparation cuts and clear cuts, and control plots in an oak–hornbeam forest. ER -