Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco).
Abstract The cork oak forest of Larache, a vital part of Morocco Atlantic coastal cork oak woodlands, plays a crucial role in supporting local ecosystems and human societies. However, it is increasingly threatened by intensive agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures, resulting in habitat loss...
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| author | Amine Samih Noureddin Maatouf Sergi Trócoli Hamza Habbaz Latifa Rohi |
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| description | Abstract The cork oak forest of Larache, a vital part of Morocco Atlantic coastal cork oak woodlands, plays a crucial role in supporting local ecosystems and human societies. However, it is increasingly threatened by intensive agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures, resulting in habitat loss for insects, including beetle communities. This study aimed to establish a comprehensive inventory of beetles in the cork oak forest of Larache over two consecutive years (2021 and 2022) by examining beetles associated with different vegetative landscapes using various trapping techniques (pitfall and pan traps) and direct surveys. The results revealed 180 species from 37 families, including 9 endemic species, 33 species newly recorded in Morocco, 13 saproxylic species and 10 species listed on the Red List (7 saproxylic and 3 coprophagous species). This diversity underscores the ecological importance of the cork oak forest of Larache and highlights the urgent need for conservation measures and the promotion of suitable habitats to protect these insect communities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b9e5e2a1f6bb44dea46094514c2c33962025-08-20T01:51:13ZengEntomological Society of Iranنامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران0259-99962783-39682025-04-0145218122510.61186/jesi.45.2.3133227Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco).Amine Samih0Noureddin Maatouf1Sergi Trócoli2Hamza Habbaz3Latifa Rohi4Laboratory of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik, Hassan II University in Casablanca, Av. Cdt Driss El Harti, BP 7955, Sidi Othman, 20000 Casablanca, Morocco.00 Casablanca, MoroccoCenter for Innovation, Research, and Training, National Agency for Water and Forests, Av. Omar Ibn Khattab, BP 763, Agdal-Rabat, Morocco.Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Laboratori de Natura, Col•lecció d’artròpodes. Passeig Picasso, s/n. E-08003 Barcelona, ESPAÑALaboratory of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik, Hassan II University in Casablanca, Av. Cdt Driss El Harti, BP 7955, Sidi Othman, 20000 Casablanca, Morocco.Laboratory of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'sik, Hassan II University in Casablanca, Av. Cdt Driss El Harti, BP 7955, Sidi Othman, 20000 Casablanca, Morocco.Abstract The cork oak forest of Larache, a vital part of Morocco Atlantic coastal cork oak woodlands, plays a crucial role in supporting local ecosystems and human societies. However, it is increasingly threatened by intensive agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures, resulting in habitat loss for insects, including beetle communities. This study aimed to establish a comprehensive inventory of beetles in the cork oak forest of Larache over two consecutive years (2021 and 2022) by examining beetles associated with different vegetative landscapes using various trapping techniques (pitfall and pan traps) and direct surveys. The results revealed 180 species from 37 families, including 9 endemic species, 33 species newly recorded in Morocco, 13 saproxylic species and 10 species listed on the Red List (7 saproxylic and 3 coprophagous species). This diversity underscores the ecological importance of the cork oak forest of Larache and highlights the urgent need for conservation measures and the promotion of suitable habitats to protect these insect communities.https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_133227_e0a51afbf6d37339974b4d77df2ddb48.pdfconservationsamplingdiversityatlantic coastafrica |
| spellingShingle | Amine Samih Noureddin Maatouf Sergi Trócoli Hamza Habbaz Latifa Rohi Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco). نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران conservation sampling diversity atlantic coast africa |
| title | Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco). |
| title_full | Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco). |
| title_fullStr | Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco). |
| title_full_unstemmed | Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco). |
| title_short | Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) from the cork oak forest of Larache (Morocco). |
| title_sort | checklist of beetles coleoptera from the cork oak forest of larache morocco |
| topic | conservation sampling diversity atlantic coast africa |
| url | https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_133227_e0a51afbf6d37339974b4d77df2ddb48.pdf |
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