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The structure of a beetle (Coleoptera, Insecta) complex attracted by a light source in Galich’ya Gora Nature Reserve

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In Morozova Gora tract, Galich’ya Gora Nature Reserve, 33 973 beetles of 542 species from 66 families were collected with the help of a 100-W light trap between 1996 and 2008. The structure of the beetle complex attracted by light is studied, as are the seasonal and annual dynamics of abundance and species composition of this group. The structure of the beetle complex attracted by light is unraveled based on the data on their daily activity. The influence of weather conditions in various seasons on beetles flight towards the light source is studied.

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Original Russian Text © M.N. Tsurikov, 2011, published in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Biologicheskaya, 2011, No. 3, pp. 308–313.

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Tsurikov, M.N. The structure of a beetle (Coleoptera, Insecta) complex attracted by a light source in Galich’ya Gora Nature Reserve. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 38, 254–258 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359011030149

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