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13 September 2019 Spiders from steppe habitats of Pláně Nature Monument (Czech Republic) with suggestions for the local conservation management
Tomáš Hamřík, Ondřej Košulič
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Abstract

Spiders from the steppe habitats of the Pláně Nature Monument (Czech Republic) were investigated. The spiders were samdoi: 10.30963/aramit5812 pled using pitfall traps and through sweeping of the herb vegetation. In total, 11634 individuals from 154 species in 88 genera from 25 families were recorded. Numerous threatened species listed in the Red List of the Czech spiders were found (CR – 1, EN – 1, VU – 11, LC – 23). 36 mainly xerothermic species were recorded, representing a valuable arachnofauna typical for the Pannonian Region. However, the studied area does not belong to this particular region. Several findings represent the northernmost occurrences of rare thermophilic spiders in the Czech Republic. Ten species (Dysdera moravica, Megalepthyphantes pseudocollinus, Trichoncus affinis, Porrhomma errans, Alopecosa striatipes, Cheiracanthium oncognathum, Civizelotes pygmaeus, Zelotes aeneus, Thanatus arenarius, Talavera aperta) are discussed in details and their records in the Czech Republic are mapped. Suggestions regarding the management of the area are given to improve the conditions for a high and valuable biodiversity.

Tomáš Hamřík and Ondřej Košulič "Spiders from steppe habitats of Pláně Nature Monument (Czech Republic) with suggestions for the local conservation management," Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters 58(1), 85-96, (13 September 2019). https://doi.org/10.30963/aramit5812
Received: 31 January 2019; Accepted: 12 August 2019; Published: 13 September 2019
KEYWORDS
Araneae
biodiversity
inventory
richness estimation
xerothermic species
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