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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-049-8-0189

PŘÍSPĚVEK O VLIVU LESNÍHO POŽÁRU NA PYROFILNÍ STŘEVLÍKY (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) JAKO SOUČÁST POZNÁNÍ K BUDOUCÍ ADAPTACI LESŮ? / A REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF FOREST WILDFIRE ON PYROPHILOUS CARABID (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) AS PART OF KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE FOREST ADAPTATION?

Václav Zumr1, Oto Nakládal1, Jiří Remeš1
1 Katedra pěstování lesů, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Kamýcká 126, Praha-Suchdol 165 00, Česká republika$1

Forest wildfire is a type of disturbance that plays a large role in affecting forest ecosystems. Forest fires have been more frequent in the past and due to coevolution, they have given rise to the evolution of pyrophilic organisms, i.e. fire lovers. In the study area near Horní Cerekev, pyrophilous species made up the majority of individuals, accounting for 55% of all carabids in the burnt habitat and were predominantly represented by P. quadrifoveolatus. Rarer species S. quadripunctata were rarely observed, with only twenty-three individuals. The two species are highly correlated, potentially suggesting their close habitat requirements. Sterility of the landscape after wildfire is a key niche determining pyrophilous carabids. However, active fire management is very problematic in cultural landscapes. Traditional burning of logging residues, which was much more commonly used in more recent times, may be an unconsciously important management measure for habitat creation of pyrophilous carabid from a regional perspective.

Keywords: biodiverzity, ground beetles, pitfall trap

pages: 189-194, Published: 2025, online: 2025



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