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

• Published in: Biodiversity data journal Vol. 9; pp. e57889 - 75
• Main Authors: Della Rocca, Francesca, Stefanelli, Silvia, Cardarelli, Elisa, Bogliani, Giuseppe, Bracco, Francesco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 25.01.2021
• Subjects: Animalia; Araneae; arthropods community; Biodiversity & Conservation; biotopes; butterflies; Carabidae; Europe; forage; grasshoppers; Italy; Lepidoptera; Lucanidae; Lycae; meadows; Orthoptera; overwintering; regional parks; soil; species richness; spiders; Staphylinidae; Taxonomic Paper; threatened habitat; winter; Italy; Lycaena dispar; arthropods community; Dolichus halensis; threatened habitat; Chrysochraon dispar
• ISSN: 1314-2836; 1314-2828; 1314-2828
• DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e57889

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 c...