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Key factors affecting composition and diversity of saproxylic beetle assemblages
WEISS, Matthias
The thesis concerns the community structure of saproxylic insects with a heavy focus on beetles. It presents a review on change of insect assemblages along small-to-large scale gradients and the importance of saproxylic organisms in forest ecosystems. The fine-scale vertical stratification of saproxylic beetles assemblages and their differences between forests habitats of different latitude and altitude are investigated. Further, the importance of open-grown trees for saproxylic diversity is assessed.
The effect of ants predation risk for herbivorous insect
DRAG, Lukáš
This thesis is the first step to evaluate the relationship between ant activity (predation risk) and the leaf damage caused by herbivorous insects. Tuna baits which were used in 1, 2 and 3 hours intervals to attract different species of invertebrates. The degree of herbivory was measured as the proportion of leaves that had been chewed or mined by herbivores. The most abundant and frequent potential predators were ants. All ant species were determined and patterns of their activity analysed.

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