Biomonitoring der Zikadenfauna (Auchenorrhyncha) in alpinen Wald-Ökosystemen Südtirols auf den Dauerbeobachtungsflächen IT01 Ritten und IT02 Montiggl im Jahre 2006

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2008

S. 249-292

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Forest observer, vol. 4 2008, S. 249-292

Concerning leafhopper communities the Ritten (ITOl) and Montiggl (IT02) have become one of the most intensively explored mountain massifs of South Tyrol. From 1996 to 2006 more than 4900 individuals out of 81 species were collected. The use of leafhoppers as a management tool for monitoring status and change in forest ecosystems is critically evaluated. The fauna of both sites is dominated by a characteristic set of partially strongly specialized species. Species turnover as well as evaluation of precipitation and temperature of the monitoring sites show a strong reaction of the leafhopper communities on effects probably caused by climate change.