Distribution and Biology of Protaetia fieberi (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)—Is Protection Status Required?
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
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- Oak of the 1st tier (average dissimilarity = 6.2, % contribution = 16.2%);
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- Birch of the 1st tier (average dissimilarity = 4.1, % contribution = 10.6%);
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- Pine of the 1st tier (average dissimilarity = 3.5, % contribution = 9.0%);
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- Birch undergrowth (average dissimilarity = 3.1, % contribution = 8.0%);
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- Cereals (average dissimilarity = 3.0, % contribution = 7.7%);
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- Different grasses (average dissimilarity = 2.8, % contribution = 7.5%).
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Egorov, L.V.; Ruchin, A.B.; Khapugin, A.A. Distribution and Biology of Protaetia fieberi (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)—Is Protection Status Required? Insects 2024, 15, 695. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090695
Egorov LV, Ruchin AB, Khapugin AA. Distribution and Biology of Protaetia fieberi (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)—Is Protection Status Required? Insects. 2024; 15(9):695. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090695
Chicago/Turabian StyleEgorov, Leonid V., Alexander B. Ruchin, and Anatoliy A. Khapugin. 2024. "Distribution and Biology of Protaetia fieberi (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)—Is Protection Status Required?" Insects 15, no. 9: 695. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090695