The habitat-specific effects of highway proximity on ground-dwelling arthropods: Implications for biodiversity conservation

0398061 - BÚ 2014 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Knapp, M. - Saska, P. - Knappová, Jana - Vonička, P. - Moravec, P. - Kůrka, A. - Anděl, P.
The habitat-specific effects of highway proximity on ground-dwelling arthropods: Implications for biodiversity conservation.
Biological Conservation. Roč. 164, aug.2013 (2013), s. 22-29. ISSN 0006-3207. E-ISSN 1873-2917
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : dispersal corridor * migration barriers * roadside verges
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 4.036, year: 2013

The total catch size and species richness of ground-dwelling spiders and beetles varied more strongly with distance from the highway edge in forest habitats than in open habitats. Species composition of both spiders and beetles was significantly affected by distance from the highway edge in open habitats as well as in forest habitats. In general, the species richness of forest specialist beetles (but not of spiders) was negatively affected by highway proximity in forested sites, whereas habitat generalists and open habitat specialists (both spiders and beetles) benefited from proximity to a highway in both forest and open habitats.
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