Niche partitioning in tenebrionid species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) inhabiting Mediterranean coastal dunes

Title:

Niche partitioning in tenebrionid species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) inhabiting Mediterranean coastal dunes

Creator:

Fattorini, Simone, Bergamaschi, Davide, Mantoni, Cristina, Acosta, Alicia T. R., and Di Giulio, Andrea

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:6aadb49b-7324-4e61-9b12-bbb84075ad30
uuid:6aadb49b-7324-4e61-9b12-bbb84075ad30
issn:1210-5759
doi:10.14411/eje.2016.060

Subject:

Zoologie, brouci, potemníkovití, duny, beetles, Tenebrionidae, dunes, Coleoptera, geometric series, Mediterranean, niche overlap, niche preemption, 2, and 59

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article, články, journal articles, model:article, and TEXT

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print, počítač, and online zdroj

Description:

We analyzed the abundance, distribution and niche overlap of species (Pianka's Ojk index) in tenebrionid beetle communities inhabiting different biotopes in Tyrrhenian and Adriatic sand dunes. The rank abundance distribution of the different species has the form of a geometric series in both communities as predicted by the niche preemption hypothesis for communities in harsh environments. Mean niche overlap values did not deviate significantly from null expectations, which indicates random interspecific interactions. These results, coupled with evidence of species habitat preferences, led us to conclude that the community organization of tenebrionid species inhabiting coastal dunes is determined more by habitat preferences than interspecific competition., Simone Fattorini, Davide Bergamaschi, Cristina Mantoni, Alicia T. R. Acosta, Andrea Di Giulio., and Obsahuje bibliografii

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2016 Volume:113

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