Climate change threatens species and ecosystems globally, including forest ecosystems
that support rich invertebrate diversity. Saproxylic beetles, that depend on old-growth trees …

Abstract Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763) is a saproxylic scarab beetle protected by the
Habitats Directive in the European Union. The present paper is part of a special issue on …

Citizen science, the engagement of people in a research project, has grown rapidly in recent
years, also for mapping of species of conservation interest. The Life Project “Monitoring …

Morimus asper is a morphologically variable longhorn beetle that occurs in large parts of
southern and central Europe. Although this saproxylic beetle is widespread in old-growth …

In 2014, an inventory of protected Natura 2000 saproxylic beetles from the Prigoria-Bengeşti
protected area in Gorj County (Romania) was made. Four species were identified …

Morimus asper reproduces mainly in freshly dead wood and, as a consequence,
populations are affected by modern forestry practices. The taxon M. funereus, now …

Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758), known as the stag beetle, is a large Coleoptera species
found all over Europe. Due to habitat loss and/or fragmentation, IUCN (International Union …

The purpose of this work is to bring up-to-date about the spreading of Lucanus cervus, by
recording its presence in more habitats in the Sibiu and Hunedoara counties as of 2020. The …

Observations carried out in May-August 2015 in Nordul Gorjului de Est, a Natura 2000 site
located in the South-Western part of Romania, highlight four species of protected saproxylic …

The territory under research is located in the Govora river basin (Valcea County) part of the
Subcarpathian area of Oltenia and Capatanii Mountains. According to the research in this …