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Poleward range expansion without a southern contraction in the ground beetle Agonum viridicupreum (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

2011

We investigated the extent of poleward shifts in the distribution range of Agonum viridicupreum due to climate change in the western Palaearctic. Species' records were obtained from extensive literature sources as well as from collections, and consistent amateur entomologists' recordings. Within the general geographic range of the species, we analyzed in detail two parts of both, the northern and southern distribution range boundaries: (1 and 2) north-western Germany (leading or high-latitude edge), (3) Israel and (4) southern Italy (rear or low-latitude edge). Temporal changes in the occurrence data of the species indicated a northward shift of the leading edge of a minimum of 100 km withi…

Leading edgeRange (biology)ChronosequenceChronosequenceNicheClimate changeBiologyArticleGround beetleRange shiftddc:551lcsh:ZoologyClimate changelcsh:QL1-991BiologyGlobal changeEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsMigrationEcology/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/559922418Western PalaearcticGlobal changebiology.organism_classificationWetlandsAnimal Science and ZoologyPhysical geographyDistribution areaPower of dispersal
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Description of Dryocosmus destefanii new species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from Quercus suber L. in Italy

2018

A new species, Dryocosmus destefanii Cerasa & Melika n. sp. associated with a Cerris section oak, Quercus suber L., is described from Italy. Description, diagnosis, host associations and biology for the new species and an illustrated identification key to the Western Palaearctic Dryocosmus species are given. The description is supported by morphological and molecular data.  

Morphology0106 biological sciencesInsectaArthropodaWaspsDryocosmuIdentification keyHymenopteraQuercus suberDistribution010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesQuercusCynipidaeBotanyAnimaliaAnimalsAsexual generationQuercuBiologyOak gall waspEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsTaxonomybiologyAnimalCynipiniNew specieChilaspiWestern PalaearcticBiodiversityWaspDryocosmusbiology.organism_classificationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicHymenoptera010602 entomologySettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataItalyAnimal Science and ZoologyTaxonomy (biology)Zootaxa
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<p class="HeadingRunIn"><strong>Six new <em>Dinotrema</em> species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from Spain, with prescutellar pi…

2013

Descriptions of six new species of the genus Dinotrema from Spain with smooth or only medially sculptured propodeum are provided. The new species described are: D. achterbergi sp. nov., D. broadi sp. nov., D. enanum sp. nov., D. fischerianum sp. nov., D. munki sp. nov. and D. pappi sp. nov.

PropodeumBotanyWestern PalaearcticAnimal Science and ZoologyTaxonomy (biology)HymenopteraBiologybiology.organism_classificationBraconidaeEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsAlysiinaeZootaxa
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The genus Bolbelasmus in the western and southern regions of the Mediterranean Basin (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Bolboceratinae)

2016

The Bolbelasmus Boucomont, 1911 species of the western and southern regions of the Mediterranean Basin (Northern Africa, Iberian Peninsula and France) are revised. The following three new species are described: Bolbelasmus brancoi Hillert & Král sp. nov. and Bolbelasmus howdeni Hillert & Král sp. nov., both from Spain and Gibraltar, and Bolbelasmus nikolajevi Hillert, Arnone, Král & Massa sp. nov. from Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. Bolbelasmus vaulogeri (Abeille de Perrin, 1898) stat. restit. is removed from synonymy with B. bocchus (Erichson, 1841) and reinstated as a separate species. Bolbelasmus romanorum Arnone & Massa, 2010 is considered a junior subjective synonym of B. vaulogeri. Lectoty…

Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataColeoptera Scarabaeoidea Geotrupidae Bolboceratinae Bolbelasmini Bolbelasmus taxonomy revision new species synonymy species restitution lectotype designation key distribution annotated list Mediterranean Region Palaearctic Region
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On some Old World Scutelleridae

2009

Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicatanew species new genus Scutelleridae palaearctic
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Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats

2021

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Vascular plantSURROGATE333.7: Landflächen NaturerholungsgebieteBiomeLichenopen habitatPlant ScienceDATABASESBenchmarkGrasslandScale dependencebenchmarkRICHNESS HOTSPOTSVegetation typeTaxonomic rankSCALEMacroecologyComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS2. Zero hungerbryophyteGLOBAL PATTERNSgeography.geographical_feature_categoryEcologyEcologyOpen habitatvascular plantForestryichenVegetationGrasslandVegetation plotPalaearctic580: Pflanzen (Botanik)GeographyHabitatscale dependencebenchmark; bryophyte; fine-grain biodiversity; grassland; GrassPlot Diversity Explorer; lichen; open habitat; Palaearctic; scale dependence; species–area relationship; vascular plant; vegetation plotLife Sciences & Biomedicinevegetation plotGrassPlot Diversity ExplorerCONSERVATIONEnvironmental Sciences & EcologylichenFine-grain biodiversitybenchmarkbenchmark bryophyte fine-grain biodiversity grassland GrassPlot Diversity Explorer lichen open habitat Palaearctic scale dependence species–area relationship vascular plant vegetation plotspecies-area relationship580benchmark bryophyte fine-grain biodiversity grassland GrassPlot Diversity Explorer lichen open habitat Palaearctic scale dependence species-area relationship vascular plant vegetation plotSpecies–area relationshipScience & Technologyfine-grain biodiversityPlant SciencesBiology and Life Sciences15. Life on landplant diversity13. Climate actionBryophyteSPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIPSVASCULAR PLANTSBIODIVERSITYSpecies richness[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and EcologygrasslandBRYOPHYTES
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Where are you from, stranger? The enigmatic biogeography of North African pond turtles (Emys orbicularis)

2014

Abstract The European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) is a Nearctic element in the African fauna and thought to have invaded North Africa from the Iberian Peninsula. All North African populations are currently identified with the subspecies E. o. occidentalis. However, a nearly range-wide sampling in North Africa used for analyses of mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA provides evidence that only Moroccan populations belong to this taxon, while eastern Algerian and Tunisian pond turtles represent an undescribed distinct subspecies. These two taxa are most closely related to E. o. galloitalica with a native distribution along the Mediterranean coast of northern Spain through southern France …

biologyEmys orbicularisEcologyBiogeographySettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaEndangered speciesEmydidaeSubspeciesbiology.organism_classificationPhylogeographyTaxonparasitic diseasesReptilia Testudines Emydidae Phylogeography Africa Iberian Peninsula PalaearcticConservation statusEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsOrganisms Diversity & Evolution
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Revision of the genusXyalaspisHartig, 1843 (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Anacharitinae) in the Western Palaearctic

2015

ABSTRACT A revision of Xyalaspis Hartig, 1843 (Hymenoptera: Anacharitinae) in the Western Palaearctic region is given. Xyalaspis spinigera Reinhard, 1860 and Xyalaspis subulifera (Thomson, 1862) are synonymized with Xyalaspis laevigata Hartig, 1843 and Xyalaspis rugosa Hartig, 1843 respectively, and their distribution areas are extended. A new species Xyalaspis pseudolaevigata n. sp. is described from France. One species previously assigned to the genus Xyalaspis, X. laevis (Hedicke, 1914), is transferred to Aegilips Haliday, 1835. Diagnostic characters are illustrated and data about biology, distribution and morphological variability of the studied species are presented and discussed. A ke…

biologyGenusRugosaZoologyKey (lock)Western PalaearcticAnimal Science and ZoologyFigitidaeHymenopteraAnacharitinaebiology.organism_classificationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsZoosystema
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<strong>Revision of the Western Palaearctic species of the genus <em>Dinotrema</em> Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysii…

2014

The first comprehensive revision of the Western Palaearctic species of the genus Dinotrema Foerster, 1862 is provided. 174 species of this genus are redescribed and illustrated. Ten species are described as new, viz, D. acompressum sp. nov., D. cahitum sp. nov., D. collybiae sp. nov., D. digitatum sp. nov., D. glabrideum sp. nov., D. helote sp. nov., D. lepiotae sp. nov., D. norwegicum sp. nov., D. oxybellum sp. nov. and D. torpi sp. nov. The following new combinations are suggested: Dinotrema adventum (Fischer), comb. nov., D. aurelianum (Fischer), comb. nov., D. cetiusmonte (Fischer), comb. nov., D. converginerve (Fischer), comb. nov., D. intermissum (Fischer), comb. nov., D. leptocorne (…

biologyGenusWestern PalaearcticKey (lock)ZoologyAnimal Science and ZoologyHymenopterabiology.organism_classificationBraconidaeEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsAlysiinaeZootaxa
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Fine-grain beta diversity in Palaearctic open vegetation: variability within and between biomes and vegetation types

2021

Aims: To quantify how fine-grain (within-plot) beta diversity differs among biomes and vegetation types. Study area: Palaearctic biogeographic realm. Methods: We extracted 4,654 nested-plot series with at least four different grain sizes between 0.0001 m² and 1,024 m² from the GrassPlot database spanning broad geographic and ecological gradients. Next, we calculated the slope parameter (z-value) of the power-law species–area relationship (SAR) to use as a measure of multiplicative beta diversity. We did this separately for vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens and for the three groups combined (complete vegetation). We then tested whether z-values differed between biomes, ecological-physi…

biome bryophyte fine-grain beta diversity GrassPlot lichen mean occupancy Palaearctic grassland phytosociological class species–area relationship (SAR) vascular plant vegetation type z-valueSettore BIO/07 - EcologiaVascular plantGrassPlotPalaearctic grasslandSpecies–area relationship (SAR)LichenVegetation typespecies-area relationship (SAR)Fine-grain beta diversityZ-valuePhytosociological classEnvironmental sciences580: Pflanzen (Botanik)Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataBiomeBryophyteGE1-350Mean occupancyVegetation Classification and Survey (VCS)
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