@article {1170, title = {Centipede assemblages (Chilopoda) in high-altitude landforms of the Central-Eastern Italian Alps: diversity and abundance}, journal = {Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali}, volume = {31}, year = {2020}, month = {31/08/2020}, pages = {1071-1087}, abstract = {

Centipedes (Chilopoda) are widespread and abundant predators in several kind of habitats, from forests to caves. Very few quantitative data are currently available for alpine habitats, specifically those located at high-altitudes. In this paper, we analysed data on centipedes collected by pitfall traps on different high-altitude landforms of the Central-Eastern Italian Alps, specifically on rock glaciers, debris-covered glaciers, glacier forelands, stable slopes, and scree slopes. We investigated the species richness and abundance (activity density) of individuals in each landform and the relationships between species occurrence and environmental variables in the investigated landforms. The obtained results highlighted non-significant differences in species richness between the landforms, but significant differences in individual abundance and species distribution. Soil organic matter, soil gravel percentage and altitude resulted the main variables affecting the species distribution; a clear preference for landforms located near the treeline was highlighted. Lithobius lucifugus resulted the dominant and most common species as well as the only species able to colonise debris-covered glaciers.

}, keywords = {Chilopods, Debris-covered glaciers, mountains, Organic matter, Rock glaciers, Scree slopes}, issn = {2037-4631}, doi = {10.1007/s12210-020-00952-4}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12210-020-00952-4}, author = {Gobbi, Mauro and Caccianiga, Marco and Compostella, Chiara and Zapparoli, Marzio} } @mastersthesis {175, title = {Kter{\'y} zp{\r u}sob managementu polomu vyhovuje stono{\v z}k{\'a}m? - Which windthrow management is suitable for centipedes?}, volume = {bachelor}, year = {2020}, month = {28/01/2020}, pages = {35}, school = {UP v Olomouci - Palacky University of Olomouc}, type = {bakal{\'a}{\v r}sk{\'a} pr{\'a}ce - bachelor{\textquoteright}s thesis}, address = {Olomouc}, abstract = {

V{\v e}trn\é disturbance hraj\í v\ýznamnou roli ve v\ývojov\ém cyklu horsk\ého smrkov\ého lesa. Plo\šn\é odstran{\v e}n\í zapojen\ého korunov\ého patra otev\ír\á prostor pro nov\á spole{\v c}enstva a spole{\v c}n{\v e} s l\ýko{\v z}routem smrkov\ým je podle posledn\ích studi\í kl\í{\v c}ov\ým prvkem obnovy horsk\é smr{\v c}iny. V{\v e}trn\é disturbance v\šak ovliv{\v n}uj\í i hospod\á{\v r}sk\é smrkov\é lesy, kde je v{\v e}t\šinou tendence padl\é d{\v r}evo zpracovat pro ekonomick\ý zisk a jako prevenci v{\r u}{\v c}i po{\v z}\ár{\r u}m a k{\r u}rovcov\é kalamit{\v e}. Takov\ý z\ásah vich{\v r}ice m\á p{\v r}irozen\ý dopad i na p{\r u}dn\í faunu. Tato pr\áce se zab\ýv\á dopadem vich{\v r}ice na spole{\v c}enstva stono{\v z}ek ve Vysok\ých a Z\ápadn\ích Tatr\ách a sna{\v z}\í se zodpov{\v e}d{\v e}t ot\ázku, jak\ý n\ásledn\ý management polomu ve smrkov\ém lese stono{\v z}k\ám v\íce vyhovuje. Pro odb{\v e}ry byly stanoveny referen{\v c}n\í plochy a plochy s odli\šn\ým managementem polomu, kter\é byli prim\árn{\v e} sledov\ány mezi roky 2007 a{\v z} 2009. Pro odb{\v e}r materi\álu byly pou{\v z}ity p{\r u}dn\í vzorky, pro sledov\án\í epigeick\é aktivity stono{\v z}ek byly na lokalit\ách um\íst{\v e}ny padac\í zemn\í pasti. Celkov{\v e} bylo determinov\áno 2535 jedinc{\r u}, zaznamen\áno bylo 14 druh{\r u}. Ze z\ískan\ých dat lze usoudit, {\v z}e bezz\ásahov\ý management m{\v e}l 5 let po vich{\v r}ici pozitivn{\v e}j\š\í vliv na abundance stono{\v z}ek oproti asana{\v c}n\ímu managementu na sledovan\ých ploch\ách.

Vaverka M. (2020): Which windthrow management is suitable for centipedes? [bachelor\’s thesis]. Olomouc: Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Palacky University of Olomouc. 35 pp. 2 Appendices. In Czech.

English Abstract:
Wind disturbances play an important role in the development cycle of mountain spruce forest.
Complete removal of the tree canopy open space for new communities and together with spruce bark beetle, according to the current studies, are a key element in development cycle of mountain spruce forest. However, windstorms also affect economic spruce forests, where is usually a tendency to remove fallen timber for economic gain and for the prevention of fire and bark beetle calamity. Naturally, windthrow has an important impact on the soil fauna. This work deals with impact of windstorm on centipede communities in High and West Tatra Mts. with an interest to explain, which windthrow management in spruce forest is more suitable for centipedes. Reference areas and areas with different management were established for the sampling primarily in the years 2007 to 2009. Heat extraction of soil samples was used for evaluation of abundances and pitfall traps for evaluation of epigeic activity of centipedes. Totally, 2535 individuals of 14 species were identified. The collected data can be partially concluded that non-intervention management had positive influence on the abundance of centipedes 5 years after the windstorm, compared with timber-removed stands.

}, keywords = {Chilopoda, disturbance, Norway spruce, polom, smrk, Tatras, Tatry, vich{\v r}ice, windstorm, windthrow}, url = {http://myriapoda.upol.cz/tuf/pdf/papers/Vaverka2020.pdf}, author = {Vaverka, Miroslav} }