Diversity of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) at Cuihu, a newly- built urban wetland park in Beijing

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1003.2011.06257

Abstract

Abstract:

To evaluate the potential role of an urban wetland park in conserving biodiversity during urbanization, we studied ground beetle (Carabidae) diversity using pitfall traps in five vegetation types, i.e., poplar, cypress, mixed forest, barberry scrub, and reed beds, within a newly-built urban wetland park, Cuihu Wetland Park in Beijing, for three years. A total of 441 individuals representing 30 species and 18 genera of carabid beetles were captured. Carabid species richness and abundance both sharply increased with park age. For each of the five vegetation types, approximately 25% of their carabid species (3-4 species) were unique and were not detected in other types. Poplar forest exhibited the highest abundance and richness of carabid species and showed the strongest increasing trend through time. Our results suggested a significant role of urban wetland parks in the conservation of carabid beetle diversity in the process of urbanization. In order to maximize their conservation value, they should be revegetated by a diversity of plants while using poplars as pioneers.

Key words: wetland park, carabid beetles, urbanization, biodiversity, Beijing

Zhimin Su, Dingcheng Huang, Runzhi Zhang. Diversity of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) at Cuihu, a newly- built urban wetland park in Beijing[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2011, 19(3): 363-368.

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物种 Species	个体数 Individual number			总个体数 Total	比例 (%)
物种 Species	2006	2007	2008	总个体数 Total	比例 (%)
普暗步甲 Amara communis	1			1	0.2
巨短胸步甲 A. gigantea			2	2	0.5
大背短胸步甲 A. macronota			1	1	0.2
小边捷步甲 Badister marginellus			4	4	0.9
光胸怠步甲 Bradycellus laevicollis	1			1	0.2
类丽步甲 Callistomimus modestus			3	3	0.7
宽边青步甲 Chlaenius circumductus		1		1	0.2
黄斑青步甲 C. micans		2	2	4	0.9
淡足青步甲 C. pallipes	1			1	0.2
黄胸丽步甲 C. pericallus	1			1	0.2
异角青步甲 C. variicornis			1	1	0.2
逗斑青步甲 C. virgulifer	2	1	2	5	1.1
赤胸步甲 Dolichus halensis	11	10	1	22	5.0
棒婪步甲 Harpalus bungii	11	13	26	50	11.3
强婪步甲 H. crates		5	5	10	2.3
毛婪步甲 H. griseus	3	3	4	10	2.3
微婪步甲 H. microdemas	1			1	0.2
黄鞘婪步甲 H. pallidipennis	11	19	29	59	13.4
长毛跗步甲 Lachnocrepis prolixa		1		1	0.2
大劫步甲 Lesticus magnus			1	1	0.2
大彩步甲 Mastax thermarum	88	1	87	176	39.9
大狭步甲 Oxycentrus melas	1		4	5	1.1
四斑偏须步甲 Panagaeus davidi	1			1	0.2
黄毛角胸步甲 Peronomerus auripilis		1		1	0.2
爪哇屁步甲 Pheropsophus javanus			1	1	0.2
耶屁步甲 P. jessoensis	1			1	0.2
小头通缘步甲 Pterostichus microcephalus	1		45	46	10.4
单齿蝼步甲 Scarites terricola	7	10	7	24	5.4
淡足曲缘步甲 Syntomus pallipes	1	2	3	6	1.4
小步甲属一种 Tachys sp.	1			1	0.2
总个体数 Total	144	69	228	441	100.0
物种数 Species number	18	13	19	30

物种 Species	个体数 Individual number			总个体数 Total	比例 (%)
物种 Species	2006	2007	2008	总个体数 Total	比例 (%)
普暗步甲 Amara communis	1			1	0.2
巨短胸步甲 A. gigantea			2	2	0.5
大背短胸步甲 A. macronota			1	1	0.2
小边捷步甲 Badister marginellus			4	4	0.9
光胸怠步甲 Bradycellus laevicollis	1			1	0.2
类丽步甲 Callistomimus modestus			3	3	0.7
宽边青步甲 Chlaenius circumductus		1		1	0.2
黄斑青步甲 C. micans		2	2	4	0.9
淡足青步甲 C. pallipes	1			1	0.2
黄胸丽步甲 C. pericallus	1			1	0.2
异角青步甲 C. variicornis			1	1	0.2
逗斑青步甲 C. virgulifer	2	1	2	5	1.1
赤胸步甲 Dolichus halensis	11	10	1	22	5.0
棒婪步甲 Harpalus bungii	11	13	26	50	11.3
强婪步甲 H. crates		5	5	10	2.3
毛婪步甲 H. griseus	3	3	4	10	2.3
微婪步甲 H. microdemas	1			1	0.2
黄鞘婪步甲 H. pallidipennis	11	19	29	59	13.4
长毛跗步甲 Lachnocrepis prolixa		1		1	0.2
大劫步甲 Lesticus magnus			1	1	0.2
大彩步甲 Mastax thermarum	88	1	87	176	39.9
大狭步甲 Oxycentrus melas	1		4	5	1.1
四斑偏须步甲 Panagaeus davidi	1			1	0.2
黄毛角胸步甲 Peronomerus auripilis		1		1	0.2
爪哇屁步甲 Pheropsophus javanus			1	1	0.2
耶屁步甲 P. jessoensis	1			1	0.2
小头通缘步甲 Pterostichus microcephalus	1		45	46	10.4
单齿蝼步甲 Scarites terricola	7	10	7	24	5.4
淡足曲缘步甲 Syntomus pallipes	1	2	3	6	1.4
小步甲属一种 Tachys sp.	1			1	0.2
总个体数 Total	144	69	228	441	100.0
物种数 Species number	18	13	19	30

植被类型 Vegetation	物种数 Species number	独有物种数^a Sole species number	个体数/50 traps Individual number per 50 traps
小檗丛 Barberry scrub	13	3	36.8
柏树林 Cypress forest	12	3	80.0
混合林 Mixed forest	11	3	22.7
杨树林 Poplar forest	15	4	126.2
芦苇荡 Reedbeds	14	4	34.4
合计 Total	30	17	300.1

植被类型 Vegetation	物种数 Species number	独有物种数^a Sole species number	个体数/50 traps Individual number per 50 traps
小檗丛 Barberry scrub	13	3	36.8
柏树林 Cypress forest	12	3	80.0
混合林 Mixed forest	11	3	22.7
杨树林 Poplar forest	15	4	126.2
芦苇荡 Reedbeds	14	4	34.4
合计 Total	30	17	300.1

物种 Species	植被类型数 Number of vegetation type	个体数/50 traps Individual number per 50 traps
棒婪步甲 Harpalus bungii	5	39.1
强婪步甲 H. crates	5	8.9
黄鞘婪步甲 H. pallidipennis	5	46.7
单齿蝼步甲 Scarites terricola	5	17.7
赤胸步甲 Dolichus halensis	4	12.7
毛婪步甲 H. griseus	4	7.0
大彩步甲 Mastax thermarum	4	98.9
小边捷步甲 Badister marginellus	3	3.4
黄斑青步甲 Chlaenius micans	3	3.5
逗斑青步甲 C. virgulifer	3	3.1
小头通缘步甲 Pterostichus microcephalus	3	37.8
淡足曲缘步甲 Syntomus pallipes	3	4.5