Community Ecology
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Volume 11: Issue 2
Differential ecological responses of two generalist arthropod groups, spiders and carabid beetles (Araneae, Carabidae), to the effects of wildfire
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F. Samu Hungarian Academy of Sciences Plant Protection Institute PO. Box 102 Budapest H-1525 Hungary

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F. Kádár Hungarian Academy of Sciences Plant Protection Institute PO. Box 102 Budapest H-1525 Hungary

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G. Ónodi Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Ecology and Botany Alkotmány u. 2-4 Vácrátót H-2163 Hungary

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M. Kertész Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Ecology and Botany Alkotmány u. 2-4 Vácrátót H-2163 Hungary

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A. Szirányi Nature and Water National Inspectorate for Environment PO. Box 675 Budapest H-1539 Hungary

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É. Szita Hungarian Academy of Sciences Plant Protection Institute PO. Box 102 Budapest H-1525 Hungary

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K. Fetykó Hungarian Academy of Sciences Plant Protection Institute PO. Box 102 Budapest H-1525 Hungary

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D. Neidert Hungarian Academy of Sciences Plant Protection Institute PO. Box 102 Budapest H-1525 Hungary

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E. Botos Hungarian Academy of Sciences Plant Protection Institute PO. Box 102 Budapest H-1525 Hungary

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V. Altbäcker Eötvös Loránd University Department of Ethology Pázmány P. stny. 1/C Budapest H-1117 Hungary

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129–139
Online Publication Date:
28 Oct 2010
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2010
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/comec.11.2010.2.1
Keywords:
Arid environment; Burning; Conservation; Fire; Juniper; Regeneration; Sand grassland
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Recent environmental and land use changes have made wildfires more frequent in natural habitats of the Kiskunság Sand Ridge on the Hungarian Plain. In a study initiated 2.5 years after an extensive fire that destroyed half of the area of a sand grassland — juniper, poplar forest steppe habitat, we assessed the effects of fire on two generalist arthropod groups: spiders and carabid beetles, as well as on the vegetation. Utilizing the natural experiment situation, samples were taken by pitfalls and suction sampling during a 1.5 years period in four 1 ha blocks, two of which were on the burnt part of the habitat, and two in the unburnt control. At the time of the investigation, in the burnt area the vegetation in the grass layer showed a quick but not complete recovery, while the canopy layer of the juniper bushes burnt down with no sign of regeneration. Carabid beetles and spiders showed differences in recovery after fire. In the carabid assemblages of the burnt parts — compared to the unburnt control — there were over three times more beetles, out of which significantly more represented the macropterous life form and granivorous feeding strategy. There was a higher ratio of pioneer species and a simplified assemblage structure in the burnt area, which meant that the conservation value of the carabid assemblage became lower there. In contrast, for the spider assemblage quantitative changes in abundance and species numbers were not significant, and the differences in species composition did not lead to a decrease in conservation value. Spider species in the burnt plots could not be described as pioneer species, rather they had ecological characteristics that suited the changed vegetation structure. Comparing the two groups, to repopulate the burnt areas, dispersal abilities proved to be more limiting for carabids. However, in both groups a strong assemblage level adaptation could be observed to the postfire conditions. In spiders, species with a stratum preference for the grass layer prevailed, while in carabids individuals with granivore strategy gained dominance. Thus, despite the differences in their speed, basically both assemblages tracked vegetation changes. The effect of future fires will depend on their scale, as well as land-use practices, such as grazing, that interact with fire frequency and recovery. If extensive fires in the future permanently change the vegetation, then it would also lead to a fundamental change in the arthropod fauna.

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