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A third species of Polyspatha, an endemic African genus of Commelinaceae
Polyspatha oligospatha Faden, the third species in a small African endemic genus of Commelinaceae, is described. It is widespread but has been overlooked because of its small sta…
Hieracium maccoshiana, a new Scottish hawkweed related to H. dovrense (Section Alpestria, Asteraceae)
A new species of hawkweed Hieracium maccoshiana T.C.G.Rich sp. nov. is described. It is related to the Norwegian H. dovrense Fr., but differs in the shape and toothing of the stem…
Socio-technical energy scenarios: state-of-the-art and CIB-based approaches
Energy conversion is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and energy transition scenarios are a key tool for gaining a greater understanding of the possible pathways …
Torfbildende Pflanzengesellschaften in einem Quellmoor
Torfe eines Quellmoores bei Schierhorn, Krs. Harburg (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), wurden auf ihre pflanzlichen Großreste untersucht. An der Torfbildung waren verschiedene Pflanze…
Trichospermum lessertianum comb. nov., the correct name for the Cuban species of Trichospermum (Malvaceae: Grewioideae)…
The correct name for the Cuban species of Trichospermum Bl. (Malvaceae: Grewioideae) also found in Mexico and Central America is T. lessertianum (Hochr.) Dorr, comb. n. The name T…
Paläobiologie der Pflanzen
In vorliegendem Buch ist der Versuch gemacht worden, die Pflanzen der Vorzeit in ihrer damaligen Umwelt darzustellen. Um die Lebensbedingungen ausgestorbener Pflanzengemeinschafte…
Shaping the Huara Intrusive Complex in the Hyperarid Atacama Desert—Erosional Near‐Stasis Contrasting High Topographic …
The Atacama Desert is one of the driest and oldest deserts on Earth, with extremely low precipitation rates (<2 mm/yr). Mostly abiotic hyperarid environmental conditions prevail, …
Fast, linked, and open – the future of taxonomic publishing for plants: launching the journal PhytoKeys
The paper describes the focus, scope and the rationale of PhytoKeys, a newly established, peer-reviewed, open-access journal in plant systematics. PhytoKeys is launched to respond…
Eruption Forecasting of Strokkur Geyser, Iceland, Using Permutation Entropy
A volcanic eruption is usually preceded by seismic precursors, but their interpretation and use for forecasting the eruption onset time remain a challenge. A part of the eruptive …
Key to the Tribes and Genera of Deltocephaline Leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) of Pakistan
A key with accompanying figures is provided for the 14 tribes and 35 genera of Deltocephalinae (Cicadellidae) from Pakistan.
A new species of endogean, anophthalmous Parazuphium Jeannel from Northern Morocco (Coleoptera: Carabidae), with new mo…
A new species of the genus Parazuphium (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Zuphiini), Parazuphium aguilerai sp.n., is described from the Tingitan peninsula in North Morocco. The single known …
Two new species of Stenandra Lameere, 1912 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Parandrinae) from the Oriental Region
Two new species of the genus Stenandra Lameere, 1912 are described: Stenandra saitoae from Sulawesi of Indonesia and Stenandra asiatica from Vietnam. A key to the species of the S…
A new Chorizococcus species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) from Taiwan with transferring Chorizococcus mirzayan…
A new mealybug species, Chorizococcus zoysiae sp. n., feeding on Zoysia tenuifolia (Poaceae), is described from Taiwan. This is the first record of a Chorizococcus species from So…
Hf-W chronology of a macrochondrule from the L5/6 chondrite Northwest Africa 8192
A large, igneous-textured, and 2 cm-sized spherical object from the L5/6 chondrite NWA 8192 was investigated for its chemical composition, petrography, O isotopic composition, and…
Review of the subgenus Polyphylla (Granida) from continental Asia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae)
A review of Polyphylla Harris, 1841, species belonging to the subgenus Granida Motschulsky, 1861, from continental Asia is presented. One new species is described from Thailand: P…
Obrieniolus, a new monotypic genus of Naupactini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) from the Peruvian Andes and its…
A new monotypic genus of Naupactini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Obrieniolus del Río is described based on the new species Obrieniolus robustus del Río, endemic to Peru. This genu…
Heteroxiphia Saini & Singh (Hymenoptera, Xiphydriidae), a genus new to China with descriptions of two new species
Heteroxiphia Saini & Singh, 1987 is redescribed and Heteroxiphia sinica sp. n. and H. tenuipalpa sp. n. from China are described. A key to three species is provided and a key for …
Review of the genus Hartemita Cameron, 1910 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae), with the description of six ne…
The Oriental and East Palaearctic genus Hartemita Cameron, 1910 (Braconidae: Cardiochilinae) is recorded for the first time from Vietnam. Sixteen species of the genus Hartemita ar…
Alocanthedon, a new subgenus of Chalicodoma from Southeast Asia (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)
A new subgenus, Alocanthedon Engel and Gonzalez subg. n., is described for five species of unusual Southeast Asian bees in the genus Chalicodoma Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau (Megac…
Animals as an indicator of carbon sequestration and valuable landscapes
Possibilities of the assessment of a landscape with the use of succession development stages, monitored with the value of the Mean Individual Biomass (MIB) of carabid beetles and …
Overcoming the Model‐Data‐Fit Problem in Porous Media: A Quantitative Method to Compare Invasion‐Percolation Models to …
Invasion percolation (IP) models offer a computationally inexpensive way to simulate multiphase flow in porous media, but only very few studies have compared their results to actu…
Historical ecology meets conservation and evolutionary genetics: a secondary contact zone between Carabus violaceus (Co…
Only very few cases have documented that an increase in connectivity after a period of fragmentation in ecological time has had an effect on the distribution, genetic structure an…
Calodromius bifasciatus and other Carabidae on 26 oak-trunks in a nature reserve in the Netherlands
The discovery of Calodromius bifasciatus in the nature reserve ‘De Kaaistoep’, the Netherlands, initiated research on this and related carabid beetles between 2000 and 2006. Durin…
What do we know about winter active ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Central and Northern Europe?
This paper summarizes the current knowledge on winter active Carabidae in Central and Northern Europe. In total 73 winter active species are listed, based on literature and own ob…
Ground beetles of the Ukraine (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
A review of the ground beetles of the Ukrainian fauna is given. Almost 750 species from 117 genera of Carabidae are known to occur in the Ukraine. Approximately 450 species of gro…
How unique is the tiger beetle fauna (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the Balkan Peninsula?
The tiger beetle fauna of the Balkan Peninsula is one of the richest in Europe and includes 19 species or 41% of the European tiger beetle fauna. Assembled by their biogeographica…
Belowground carabid beetle diversity in the western Palaearctic – effects of history and climate on range-restricted ta…
Broad-scale patterns of subterranean diversity are a fascinating but neglected part of biodiversity research. Carabid beetles adapted to belowground habitats form a particularly s…
Assemblages of carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in humid forest habitats of different stages of succession in th…
During a period of three years (2006–2008) the carabid fauna in wet and humid forest habitats of different stages of succession was studied at the Puszcza Knyszynska (north-east p…
Carabid beetle diversity and mean individual biomass in beech forests of various ages
Carabid beetle diversity and mean individual biomass (MIB) were analysed in three different successional stages of beech tree stands (60, 80 and 150 years old). Carabid beetles we…
Ground beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) assemblages inhabiting Scots pine stands of Puszcza Piska Forest: six-year respon…
Ground beetle assemblages were studied during 2003-08 in the Pisz Forest by comparing stands disturbed by a tornado to undisturbed control stands. The following exploratory questi…
Bericht über die Jahrestagung der DGMT vom 23. - 26. September 2009 in Karlsruhe
Die DGMT-Jahrestagung mit Exkursionen fand vom 23. bis 26. September 2009 im Staatlichen Museum für Naturkunde in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, statt. Die Tagung war mit über 80 T…
Habitat disturbance and hydrological parameters determine the body size and reproduction strategy of alluvial ground be…
Environmental variability is the main driver for the variation of biological characteristics (life-history traits) of species. Therefore, life-history traits are particularly suit…
Poleward range expansion without a southern contraction in the ground beetle Agonum viridicupreum (Coleoptera, Carabida…
We investigated the extent of poleward shifts in the distribution range of Agonum viridicupreum due to climate change in the western Palaearctic. Species’ records were obtained fr…
Model of succession in degraded areas based on carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Degraded areas constitute challenging tasks with respect to sustainable management of natural resources. Maintaining or even establishing certain successional stages seems to be p…
Useful model organisms, indicators, or both? Ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) reflecting environmental conditions
Classic studies have successfully linked single-species abundances, life-history traits, assemblage structures and biomass of carabid beetles to past and present, human-caused env…
A plea for using qualitative aspects in the interpretation of ecological field data as revealed by carabid beetle assem…
The evaluation of ecological field data can be done by an increasing number of quantitative methods. The application of these methods often is often blind against two kinds of pro…
When to sample in an inaccessible landscape: a case study with carabids from the Allgäu (northern Alps) (Coleoptera, Ca…
While pitfall trapping is generally accepted as the standard method for sampling carabid beetles, this method has rarely been used in mountain ecosystems, mainly due to the high l…
Using demographic data to better interpret pitfall trap catches
The results of pitfall trapping are often interpreted as abundance in a particular habitat. At the same time, there are numerous cases of almost unrealistically high catches of gr…
Heavy metals in carabids (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) are one of the most studied soil groups in relation to heavy metal (HM) accumulation and use for bioindication of environmental pollution. …
Morphometry of eyes, antennae and wings in three species of Siagona (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
In carabid beetles, physiological and behavioural characteristics reflect specific habitat demands and there is a strong correlation between body form and habit in species with di…
Current knowledge on exocrine glands in carabid beetles: structure, function and chemical compounds
Many exocrine products used by ground beetles are pheromones and allomones that regulate intra- and interspecific interactions and contribute to their success in terrestrial ecosy…
Small lateral air pressure gradients generated by a large chamber system have a strong effect on CO2 transport in soil
<title xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">Abstract</title><p xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xml:lang="en">Gas transport in soils is usually assumed to …
Predator feeding choice on conspicuous and non-conspicuous carabid beetles: first results
Insects use various types of behaviour, chemical defences, mimetic, aposematic or cryptic appearances as anti-predatory strategies. Among insects, carabid beetles of the genus Bra…
Sub-fossil beetle assemblages associated with the “mammoth fauna” in the Late Pleistocene localities of the Ural Mounta…
The distribution of beetles at the end of the Middle Pleninglacial (=terminal Quaternary) was examined based on sub-fossil material from the Ural Mountains and Western Siberia, Ru…
Forty years of carabid beetle research in Europe – from taxonomy, biology, ecology and population studies to bioindicat…
‘Carabidologists do it all’ (Niemelä 1996a) is a phrase with which most European carabidologists are familiar. Indeed, during the last half a century, professional and amateur ent…
Eucamaragnathus desenderi, a new ground beetle species from Africa (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Eucamaragnathus desenderi sp. n., a new ground beetle species of the tribe Hiletini, is described from eastern and southern Africa and dedicated to the recently deceased Belgian c…
Explorative approach to the dust evolution in binary star systems
This thesis discusses dust formation in binary systems, in particular for binary systems consisting of a Mira like star and a brown dwarf. A Mira-like star is an intermediate mass…
Euglossa obrima, a new species of orchid bee from Mesoamerica, with notes on the subgenus Dasystilbe Dressler (Hymenopt…
A new species of the orchid bee subgenus Dasystilbe Dressler (Euglossini: Euglossa Latreille) is described and figured from a series of males and females collected broadly in Meso…
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