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THE BEETLE FAUNA OF A MATURE SPRUCE–SPHAGNUM BOG, ALGONQUIN PARK, ONTARIO; ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE SPECIES COMPOSITION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M.W.P. Runtz  and
Stewart B. Peck
M.W.P. Runtz
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
Stewart B. Peck
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
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Abstract

The beetle (Coleoptera) fauna of a black spruce [Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP] – tamarack [Larix laricina (DuRoi) K. Koch] – Sphagnum bog in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, was sampled from early June to mid-August with yellow pan traps and emergence traps. The yield was 5734 beetles, in 30 families. Ptiliidae was the most numerically abundant and Staphylinidae was the most taxonomically diverse. Carabidae was second in diversity and third in numerical abundance. The abundance and ecological implications of some individual species are discussed. Few of the species are bog-specific. The faunal composition suggests that the bog is in a late-succession phase and that most of the beetle species are derived from adjacent habitats.

Résumé

La faune des coléoptères d’une tourbière à Épinettes noires [Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP], Mélèzes [Larix laricina (DuRoi) K. Koch] et sphaignes (Sphagnum) du parc provincial Algonquin, en Ontario, a été échantillonnée du début de juin à la mi-août au moyen de pièges à cuvettes jaunes et de pièges d’émergence. Au total, 5734 coléoptères appartenant à 30 familles ont été récoltés. Les Ptiliidae étaient le groupe le plus abondant et les Staphylinidae, le groupe le plus diversifié. Les Carabidae constituaient le second groupe le plus diversifié et le troisième groupe parmi les groupes les plus nombreux. L’abondance et l’importance écologique de certaines espèces particulières sont examinées. Peu des espèces sont spécifiques aux tourbières. La composition de la faune indique que cette tourbière est parvenue à une phase avancée de la succession et que la plupart des espèces de coléoptères qui s’y trouvent sont dérivées d’espèces des milieux adjacents. [Traduit par la Rédaction]

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The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada , Volume 126 , Supplement S169 , 1994 , pp. 161 - 171
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1994

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