Longer-term effects of selective thinning on carabid beetles and spiders in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon
Northwest Science
By: R. Peck and C. G. Niwa
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Abstract
Within late-successional forests of the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon, abundances of carabid beetles (Carabidae) and spiders (Araneae) from pitfall traps were compared between stands thinned 16-41 years prior and nearby unthinned stands. Species richness of both taxa were moderate for coniferous forests of this region, with 12 carabid beetle species and >120 spider species collected. No differences in total abundance or species richness were found between stand types for carabid beetles, although abundances of four of the six most common species differed significantly. Pterostichus setosus, the most abundant species collected, was significantly more abundant in unthinned stands, while Omus cazieri, P. lama, and Carabus taedatus were more numerous in thinned stands. In contrast, both total spider abundance and species richness were significantly higher in thinned stands. Hunting spiders within the families Lycosidae and Gnaphosidae, and the funnel web-building Dictynidae were captured more often in thinned stands while sheet web spiders within Linyphiidae and Hahniidae were more abundant in unthinned stands. The forest floor within unthinned stands was structurally more diverse than in thinned stands, but this did not lead to greater overall abundance or diversity of either carabid beetles or spiders.
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Peck, R., Niwa, C.G., 2005, Longer-term effects of selective thinning on carabid beetles and spiders in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon: Northwest Science, v. 78, no. 4, p. 267-277.
ISSN: 2161-9859 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Longer-term effects of selective thinning on carabid beetles and spiders in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon |
| Series title | Northwest Science |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Northwest Science |
| First page | 267 |
| Last page | 277 |