Eur. J. Entomol. 119: 285-299, 2022 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2022.030

Habitat of Carabus zawadzkii (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Eastern CarpathiansOriginal article

Peter GAJDO© ORCID...1, Stanislav DAVID ORCID...2, 3, Oto MAJZLAN ORCID...4, Tomáą JÁSZAY5, Ján ČERNECKÝ ORCID...1, 6, *
1 Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, branch Nitra, Akademická 2, 949 10 Nitra, Slovakia; e-mail: p.gajdos@savba.sk
2 Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, ©tefánikova 3, P.O. Box 254, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia; e-mail: stanislav.david@savba.sk
3 Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine Philosopher University Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
4 Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Science, Mlynská dolina B2, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovakia; e-mail: oto.majzlan@uniba.sk
5 ©arią Museum, Rhodyho 2, 08501 Bardejov, Slovakia; e-mail: tomasjaszay@nextra.sk
6 State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic, Tajovského 28B, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia; e-mail: jan.cernecky@sopsr.sk

This paper provides an analysis of the rare and important Natura 2000 species Carabus zawadzkii in terms of its ecological niche, conservation status and relationship with other Carabus species in carabid assemblages. Published sources are inconsistent in defining the habitats in which this species occurs. Therefore, a large part of this paper is dedicated to identifying the relationship of Carabus zawadzkii with particular non-forest habitats based on field research conducted in 2011-2013. The results revealed an unexpected affinity of this species for non-forest habitats in addition to the know relationship with forest habitats. Further analysis, using additional field data collected over the period 2013-2021, also focused on the assessment of the current conservation status of this rare species. Overall, the population of this species seems stable; however, to improve its conservation status it requires particular management measures. Important conservation measures include periodic extensive mowing of mountain hay meadows. This species' seasonal dynamics provides important information for nature conservationists. It is important to carry out research on this species in May, when it is most active. Presented results provide the most comprehensive overview of the ecological preferences and occurrence of this important and very rare Carpathian species.

Keywords: Carabid assemblages, habitat relationship, conservation status, seasonal dynamics, management measures, Natura 2000

Received: March 10, 2022; Revised: June 24, 2022; Accepted: June 24, 2022; Published online: August 10, 2022  Show citation

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GAJDO©, P., DAVID, S., MAJZLAN, O., JÁSZAY, T., & ČERNECKÝ, J. (2022). Habitat of Carabus zawadzkii (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Eastern Carpathians. EJE, 119, Article 285-299. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2022.030
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