Diversity of Beetles on Scots Pine in the Záhorská Lowland (Southwestern Slovakia)

Diversity of Beetles on Scots Pine in the Záhorská Lowland (Southwestern Slovakia) | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Diversity of Beetles on Scots Pine in the Záhorská Lowland (Southwestern Slovakia) TOMÁŠ OLŠOVSKÝ, MAREK SEMELBAUER This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8425264/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The subject of the study was the beetle communities associated with Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) in the southwestern part of Slovakia. This region contains the largest pine forests on eolic sands in Central Europe. Different methods were used for data collection, depending on the age of the stands, management practices, and the ecology of individual species. The beetle communities were mapped over a period of more than 20 years (2003–2025). In the Záhorie Lowland region, the presence of up to 377 beetle species associated with Scots pine was documented. As many as 62 species are included in the Red List of saproxylic beetles in Europe, and 27 species are considered primeval relicts, indicating the preservation of forests. According to the analyses, the highest beetle community diversity (up to 335 species) was found in forests over 160 years of age, which had been in a no-intervention regime for a long time (min. 20 years), with ample dead wood in various stages of decay. In protected areas with nature-based management, species diversity was lower than in no-intervention forests, but compared to conventionally managed forests outside protected areas, the species richness was still much higher. In the case of conventionally managed forests outside protected areas, the number of beetle species recorded reached a maximum of 185 species. Rare species associated with coarse dead wood and structured forests were absent. Animal Science Beetles communities Scots Pine Diversity Species conservation Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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