Open AccessHoverfly diversity assesment in grassland and forest habitats in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina based on a recent monitoring study
Author(s) -
Zlata Markov,
D Snezana Popov,
J Sonja Mudri-Stojnic,
Snežana Radenković,
Ante Vujić
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
zbornik matice srpske za prirodne nauke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0828
pISSN - 0352-4906
DOI - 10.2298/zmspn1835093m
Subject(s) - biodiversity , diversity index , jaccard index , geography , ecology , grassland , diversity (politics) , land cover , pollination , habitat , land use , biology , species richness , statistics , anthropology , pollen , mathematics , cluster analysis , sociology
Pollination is a required process for survival of numerous plant species and crops. Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) play a significant role in this phenomenon. Due to raising environmental pressures, pollinator diversity and pollination services are at risk. Faunistic studies and biodiversity research are the essential elements and steps in the process of species preservation. This study aimed to analyze diversity of hoverflies in two CORINE land cover types (Broad-leaved forest and Natural grasslands), based on a recent one-year study. To achieve this goal, Shannon?s diversity index (H), Shannon?s equitability (EH), and Jaccard similarity coefficient (Jt) were calculated. Values of indices and coefficients indicate which parts of Vojvodina and what land cover types can be considered as hoverfly reservoirs.