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Traded animal species: comparison between IUCN and CITES
KORCH, Martin
The legal and illegal trade in wild animals and plants is still growing and creates constant pressure on entire ecosystems. There are many organizations that try to prevent this problem and regulate the international trade. Such organizations include the IUCN and the international convetion CITES. Due to a lack of coordination, the number of business records is constantly increasing and it can lead to rapid extinction of species. The aim of the work is to find out the overlap between critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable and internationally traded species: Araneae, Chilopoda, Lepidoptera, Chondrichthyes, Actinopterygii, Dipneusti, Coelacanthii and Carnivora listed by IUCN and the species included in appendices I, II or III to the international convention CITES. The analysis revealed that of 1 585 internationally traded species listed by IUCN is 42% (1 585 species) unprotected by CITES. That is almost half of the species that are overlooked and potentially in need of international trade regulation. Aquatic organisms are among the most endangered species (41%) and only one percent includes terrestrial organism.
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Karyotype variability of Myriapoda
Kášová, Adéla ; Šťáhlavský, František (advisor) ; Dolejš, Petr (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with diploid numbers of chromosomes, their morphology and chromosome mechanism of sex determination in four classes of the subphylum Myriapoda. Attention is also paid to mutual phylogenetic relationships within the subphylum. A review of the literature shows the degree of examination of cytogenetic characteristics in individual classes, which is still very low, especially in the classes Pauropoda and Symphyla, and within the class Diplopoda there are still a large number of orders where we completely lack this information. Cytogenetic analyzes revealed a total range of chromosome numbers for: Pauropoda 2n = 12 - 27, Symphyla 2n = 11 - 18, Chilopoda 2n = 14 - 54 and Diplopoda 2n = 8 - 30. Within all four classes, there are both morphologically undifferentiated sex chromosomes and XX/XY and XX/X0 systems. In addition, the X1X1X2X2/X1X20 system is mentioned for the order Spirostreptida. Only a small number of species from the orders Glomerida, Calipodida, Julida, Spirostreptida, Lithobiomorpha and from family Scutigerellidae were able to identify the occurrence of NORs. The work also managed to identify some discrepancies between the data of different works, which shows that especially some older studies were based on poor observation of chromosomes in the karyotype. Key...
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Možnosti užití Chilopoda, Diplopoda a Isopoda: Oniscidea k bioindikaci relativně trvalých ekologických podmínek smrkových a bukových ekosystémů Moravskoslezských Beskyd
Lazorík, Martin
In forest management, forest typology is often used in long term planning. Its basic is forest site, which represents a relatively permanent biocoenosis with phytocoenological similarities. The basis of knowledge is synusia undergrowth (plant components), accompanied by ecological (habitat) characteristics. To changes in the development of ecological factors in the ecosystem is sensitive animal ingredients, than plants. Therefore, the long term effort of knowledge bioindicative animal ingredients, which reacts faster than the flora on induced changes in the ecosystem. In the network of 38 localities covering 12 forest site complex, occurrence of millipede, centipede and terrestrial isopoda was investigated (a method of pitfall traps, 16,189 ex., 39 species). In order to speciy of environmental characteristics, data from 30 weather stations were used, detailed pedological ressearch including soil chemistry and phytocoenological research were carried out. Obtained data were processed by MNDS, PCA and CCA analyses. The most significant factor were coverage by herbaceous vegetation and contents of Ca, and Mg in soil. Distribution of the individual species in relation to different forest site complexes was determined by CCA analysis. All three studied groups of species, i.e. millipedes, centipedes and terrestrial isopods, were evaluated as significant for bioindication within the forest ecosystems. Centipedes and millipedes enabled us to associate each FSC with a specific species. Terrestrial isopods indicated well the localities with high groundwater level and the process of peat formation. Due to the strict requirements indicator pros'tredí was using the methods set value Indicator type Lithobius nodulipes on a forest site complex 5L (Montane AshAlder) and Lithobius pelidnus to 5Y (Skeletal Fir Beech) bioinikator. Also important position had the second Hyloniscu riparius and Ligidium hypnorum 6 O/R (Nutrient medium Peat Spruce).
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