Effects of roadside habitat management on epigeic arthropod diversity: a case study from the Nitra-Selenec expressway junction
Juraj Litavský, Oto Majzlan, Vladimír Langraf, Samuel Iracký, Božena Šerá · 2026
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Juraj Litavský, with four colleagues, reports a 2026 field study of road edges as homes for ground-living invertebrates. The site was the Nitra-Selenec expressway junction in Slovakia. Roads split up wild land, yet their edges can shelter beetles and harvestmen if managed well. The team asked which care style helps most.
Pitfall traps at ten sites over two years caught 1,416 ground beetles from 50 species and 1,409 harvestmen from six species. Sites were left alone, seeded with a shop-bought grass mix, or mulched only. The seeded sites held poorer mixes of species. Thick herb cover and rich shrub layers drew more kinds, and distance from the road shaped where species sat. Harvestmen fell over time. The authors urge less seeding with shop mixes and more light-touch care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Juraj Litavský, Oto Majzlan, Vladimír Langraf, Samuel Iracký, Božena Šerá |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 64914 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |