Trophic relations of Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera, Carabidae) with dominant species of invertebrates in forest ecosystems of steppe Dnieper region

The features of interrelations of Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger, 1798) with the soil and litter mesofauna species are considered. In the conditions of forest ecosystems of steppe Dnieper region P. melanarius demonstrates trophic preference for І order zoofagoes (body mass 8.0–31.9 mg) and also sa...

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Main Authors: О. V. Korolev, V. V. Brygadyrenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University 2012-03-01
Series:Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ
Online Access:http://ecology.dp.ua/index.php/ECO/article/view/18