Open AccessAbundance and distribution of <i>Geotrupes sfercorarius</i> in Finland (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)
Author(s) -
Rauno Väisänen,
Pertti Rassi
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
entomologica fennica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2489-4966
pISSN - 0785-8760
DOI - 10.33338/ef.83363
Subject(s) - scarabaeidae , abundance (ecology) , distribution (mathematics) , livestock , geography , ecology , biology , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Distribution maps based on the UTM grid are given for G. stercorarius for the periods before 1960, 1960-1979 and 1980 onwards. Records made in the 1980s with data on the abundance are given in 10 km x 10 km squares. Though still widely distributed in Finland, G. stercorarius is no longer a common species. Changes in livestock rearing, especially the loss of permanent pastures, are suggested to be the main reason for the decline of this dung beetle. The related species G. stercorosus is still common, but G. vernalis may have disappeared from Finland.