Die Eignung von Wanzen (Insecta, Heteroptera) als Indikatoren im Naturschutz

Berlin

NABU

2007

S. 5-39

5 Abb., 8 Tab., zahlr. Lit. Ang.

Artikel aus einer ZeitschriftUnselbständiges Werk

200161904

Insecta, 2007, (10), S. 5-39

True bugs (Insecta, Heteroptera) are rarely used as indicators in conservation biology. They are regarded unsuitable either because of low explanatory power or lack of specialists. The aim of the present paper is - with a focus on Germany, Austria and Switzerland - to reconsider this judgement by taking a closer look upon current taxonomic and faunistic knowledge, availability of standardized collecting techniques and sampling designs, indicatory value, availability of red lists of endangered species and cost-benefit analyses of collecting and determination. Suggestions for standardized collecting techniques are given for different habitat types. The paper emphasizes the high cost-benefit value of Heteroptera due to their high indicatory value at low costs for collecting and determination. Heteroptera are considered to be very profitable and highly suitable indicators for nature conservation.