Contribution to the knowledge of the arthropods community inhabiting the winter-flooded meadows (marcite) of northern Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flooded semi-natural grasslands are endangered ecosystems throughout Europe. In Italy, amongst flooded meadows, one special type called "marcita" is strongly threatened. It is a stable flooded grassland used to produce green forage even during winter months due to the thermal properties of water coming from springs and fountains that prevent the soil from freezing. To date, some research has been carried out to investigate the role of the marcita for ornithological and herpetological communities. However, no comprehensive data on invertebrates inhabiting this particular biotope available. The aim of this study was to characterise the terrestrial entomological community of these typical winter-flooded meadows in northern Italy and, in particular, in six m

SUBMITTER: Della Rocca F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7851108 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature