dc.contributor.author | Blanchon, Dan | |
dc.contributor.author | Pusateri, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Galbraith, Mel | |
dc.contributor.author | Thorpe, Stephen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-18T00:54:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-18T00:54:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2188 | |
dc.description.abstract | Small urban forest reserves in New Zealand have been shown to have value in conserving indigenous beetle diversity. However there is little information available on the ability of non-native vegetation areas such as tree privet to support indigenous beetle assemblages. To investigate
this for one site, ground-living beetles were collected using pitfall traps over a year at a small urban
forest of the invasive tree Ligustrum lucidum (tree privet) in Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 815 beetles were found, from 20 families and 42 relative taxonomic units. Using monthly data, there was no correlation between soil moisture and diversity index (P = 0.805) or species richness (P = 0.375). These results raise the question of whether urban patches of non-native tree privet
may have potential as reservoirs of beetle diversity, if only until they are replaced with native vegetation. | en_NZ |
dc.language.iso | en | en_NZ |
dc.rights | All rights reserved | en_NZ |
dc.subject | beetle assemblages | en_NZ |
dc.subject | Coleoptera (beetles) | en_NZ |
dc.subject | indigenous species | en_NZ |
dc.subject | introduced species | en_NZ |
dc.subject | Ligustrum lucidum | en_NZ |
dc.subject | New Zealand | en_NZ |
dc.title | Sampling indigenous ground-living beetles in a stand of non-native tree privet (Ligustrum lucidum) in New Zealand raises new management questions | en_NZ |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_NZ |
dc.rights.holder | Ecological Society of Australia | en_NZ |
dc.subject.marsden | 050211 Wildlife and Habitat Management | en_NZ |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | Blanchon, D., Pusateri, J., Galbraith, M., and Thorpe, S. (2011). Sampling indigenous ground-living beetles in a stand of non-native tree privet (Ligustrum lucidum) in New Zealand raises new management questions. Ecological Management & Restoration, Ecological Society of Australia. 12 (3) : 234 - 236. | en_NZ |
unitec.institution | Unitec Institute of Technology | en_NZ |
unitec.publication.title | Ecological Management & Restoration | en_NZ |
unitec.peerreviewed | yes | en_NZ |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Unitec Institute of Technology | en_NZ |
unitec.identifier.roms | 53407 | |
unitec.institution.studyarea | Natural Sciences | |