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Effect of small-scale forest management on fungivorous Coleoptera in old-growth forest fragments in southeastern Ontario, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Rebecca M. Zeran ,
Robert S. Anderson  and
Terry A. Wheeler
Rebecca M. Zeran
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9
Robert S. Anderson
Affiliation:
Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 6P4
Terry A. Wheeler*
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

Fungivorous Coleoptera were sampled from old-growth and managed (selectively logged in 1999) hemlock–hardwood forests in southeastern Ontario to examine the effect of small-scale forest management on fungivore diversity in forest fragments. Sampling using flight-intercept traps and trunk-window traps for 22 weeks in 2003 yielded 11 888 beetles representing 73 species in 11 target families (Anthribidae, Cerylonidae, Endomychidae, Erotylidae, Leiodidae, Mycetophagidae, Scaphidiidae, Sphindidae, Tenebrionidae, Trogossitidae, and Zopheridae). The leiodid subfamily Leiodinae was the dominant taxon (10 386 individuals, 38 species). While old-growth stands had no recent logging and had higher volumes of coarse woody debris, species diversity and composition of fungivorous Coleoptera were similar between forest types, suggesting that the stand differences measured (recent logging history, volume of coarse woody debris) did not have a significant effect on beetle diversity in this study. Indicator species analysis showed that Triplax macra LeConte (Erotylidae) was strongly associated with old-growth stands, while Anisotoma blanchardi (Horn), Anogdus obsoletus (Melsheimer), Agathidium sp. 1 (Leiodidae), and Mycetina perpulchra (Newman) (Endomychidae) were associated with managed stands. The lack of difference observed between stand types may be related to the small size of the forest fragments or the relatively small scale of the disturbance.

Résumé

Nous avons échantillonné les coléoptères mycophages dans des forêts anciennes et aménagées (coupe sélective en 1999) de pruches et de bois durs dans le sud-est de l'Ontario afin d'étudier les effets des aménagements à petite échelle sur la diversité des mycophages dans les fragments forestiers. Un échantillonnage de 22 semaines en 2003 à l'aide de pièges d'interception de vol et de pièges-fenêtres sur les troncs a fourni 11 888 spécimens représentant 73 espèces dans les 11 familles ciblées (Anthribidae, Cerylonidae, Endomychidae, Erotylidae, Leiodidae, Mycetophagidae, Scaphidiidae, Sphindidae, Tenebrionidae, Trogossitidae et Zopheridae). La sous-famille Leiodinae des Leiodidae est le taxon dominant (10 386 individus, 38 espèces). Bien que les parcelles anciennes n'aient pas subi de coupe récente et qu'elles contiennent des volumes plus importants de débris ligneux grossiers, la diversité et la composition spécifiques des coléoptères mycophages sont semblables dans les deux types de forêts, ce qui laisse croire que les différences mesurées dans notre étude entre les parcelles (chronologie des coupes récentes, volume de débris ligneux grossiers) n'ont pas d'effet significatif sur la diversité des coléoptères. Une analyse des espèces indicatrices montre que Triplax macra LeConte (Erotylidae) est fortement associé aux parcelles anciennes, alors qu'Anisotoma blanchardi (Horn), Anogdus obsoletus (Melsheimer), Agathidium sp. 1 (Leiodidae) et Mycetina perpulchra (Newman) (Endomychidae) le sont avec les parcelles aménagées. L'absence de différences observée entre les types de parcelles peut peut-être s'expliquer par la taille restreinte des fragments forestiers ou par l'échelle relativement petite de la perturbation.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 139 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 118 - 130
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2007

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