<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the results of studies on the communities of Carabids from the land registry area of the Očová village (Podpoľanie region, Central Slovakia). The research was carried out in two consecutive vegetation periods on two different agricultural plots with alfalfa (<italic>Medicago sativa</italic> L.): the first of them (locality Nadhájniková) was managed intensively, and the second one (locality Koteľnice) was characterized by a nature-friendly, low-input agro-environmental management form, without application of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. On the studied sites, the observed species composition of Carabidae was similar. Neverthe-less, the higher total number of individuals and the higher species richness were typical for the nature-friendly managed plot in Koteľnice. On both plots, the highest abundances were reached in <italic>Poecilus cupreus</italic>, <italic>Pterostichus melanarius</italic> and <italic>Pseudoophonus rufipes</italic>. On the intensively managed plot in Nadhájniková, however, the abundances of all these species were markedly lower. Our results suggest that the studied component of epigeic fauna finds better ecological conditions on the sites with the nature-friendly management form.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of studies on the communities of Carabids from the land registry area of the Očová village (Podpoľanie region, Central Slovakia). The research was carried out in two consecutive vegetation periods on two different agricultural plots with alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): the first of them (locality Nadhájniková) was managed intensively, and the second one (locality Koteľnice) was characterized by a nature-friendly, low-input agro-environmental management form, without application of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. On the studied sites, the observed species composition of Carabidae was similar. Neverthe-less, the higher total number of individuals and the higher species richness were typical for the nature-friendly managed plot in Koteľnice. On both plots, the highest abundances were reached in Poecilus cupreus, Pterostichus melanarius and Pseudoophonus rufipes. On the intensively managed plot in Nadhájniková, however, the abundances of all these species were markedly lower. Our results suggest that the studied component of epigeic fauna finds better ecological conditions on the sites with the nature-friendly management form.

Carabid communities (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in differently managed forage legume stands in the Podpoľanie region (Central Slovakia)

Department of Landscape Design and Planning, Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Department of Biology and General Ecology, Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Folia Oecologica

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The paper presents the results of studies on the communities of Carabids from the land registry area of the Očová village (Podpoľanie region, Central...

Carabid communities (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in differently managed forage legume stands in the Podpoľanie region (Central Slovakia)

Published Online: Jan 26, 2019

Page range: 102 - 110

Received: Jul 29, 2018

Accepted: Oct 11, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2018-0011

Keywords
agricultural management, agriculture, edaphon, epigeic fauna, ground beetles

© 2018 Vladimír Vician et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Carabid communities (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in differently managed forage legume stands in the Podpoľanie region (Central Slovakia)

Published Online: Jan 26, 2019

Page range: 102 - 110

Received: Jul 29, 2018

Accepted: Oct 11, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2018-0011

Keywordsagricultural management, agriculture, edaphon, epigeic fauna, ground beetles

© 2018 Vladimír Vician et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
agricultural management, agriculture, edaphon, epigeic fauna, ground beetles