Distribution and diversity of ground
beetles in Başkonuş
mountain National
Park of Turkey
Sakine Serap Avgın
?ukurova University, Art & Science Faculty, Department of
Biology, Balcalı, Adana, Turkey.
(Received: 2 November, 2005 ; Accepted: 12 March, 2006)
Abstract: This study was carried
out in National Park Başkonuş Mountain (Kahramanmaraş,
Turkey), in Mediterranean region from
April to October of 2004 and 2005. A total 31 species of ground beetles (Coleoptera,
Carabidae) were recorded in the pitfall
traps. Among
them, Carabus (Archicarabus) gotschi caramanus Fairmaire,
1886, Carabus (Procrustes) coriaceus mopsucrenae Peyron, 1858 and Nebria (Nebria) hemprichi Klug, 1832 were the
most abundant species. Distribution,
diversity and monthly distribution of species in steppes, forest edge and forest interior, and chorotypes and ecology of these species were separately
given in this study. It was recorded that
the diversity of ground beetles was significantly higher in the forest edge and
steppes than in the
forest interior. There was no significant difference in the diversity of ground
beetles in the steppes and the forest edge.
Key words:
Ground beetles, Ecology,
Başkonuş mountain.
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