Coleoptera of mole burrows in the forest zone of Western Siberia

Nikolay Nakonechniy; Eugene Zinovyev

doi:10.15468/yqq2rq

Coleoptera of mole burrows in the forest zone of Western Siberia

Citation

Nakonechniy N, Zinovyev E (2024). Coleoptera of mole burrows in the forest zone of Western Siberia. Version 1.4. Surgut State University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/yqq2rq accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-19.

Description

The occurrences of Coleoptera in mole burrows in the forest zone of Western Siberia was studied for the first time. The results obtained significantly expand our understanding of the ecology of the common mole (Talpa europaea) and fauna living in its burrows on the eastern border of its range.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

37.530 cylinder-days

Sampling

We used plastic jars (2.5 l volume) for the traps to install in mole burrows. This method (37.530 cylinder-days worked) greatly facilitated the work of collecting burrowing fauna. This allowed us to get an idea of the zoocenosis of molehills, to find out the meaning of the mole as a member of the biocenosis. In a long-term study without daily inspection of traps, a fixing liquid (4% formalin) was used, animals in such a liquid quickly died and were well preserved. During the inspection, the lid was opened and the cylinder was removed, and then re-installed in its original place. Cones made of galvanized iron with a height of 45-50 cm and an upper diameter of 15-20 cm, without the use of guide grooves or fences, were installed at a distance of 5-10 m (656 cones - days of operation).

Method steps

Installation of hunting cylinders on the bottom of mole passages was carried out in the ground at a depth of 5-7 cm.
In the lower part of the course cut a hole, dug a hole in it and inserted the cylinder so that its edges were at the level of the bottom of the course.
After leveling the ground around the cylinder, the hole was covered with a lid, so that the curved ends of the lid cut into the ground to a depth of 3-4 cm. This exluded the possibility of ground fauna entering the cylinder.

Taxonomic Coverages

Coleoptera
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

The area covered the forest zone of Western Siberia in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug and the Tyumen region.

Bibliographic Citations

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Contacts

Nikolay Nakonechniy
originator
position: leading researcher
Surgut State University
pr. Lenina, 1
Surgut
628412
RU
Telephone: +79128 15-86-15
email: yyd@list.ru

Eugene Zinovyev
originator
Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology
8 Marta street, 202
Ekaterinburg
620144
Sverdlovsk region
RU
email: gilev@ipae.uran.ru

Nikolay Nakonechniy
metadata author
position: leading researcher
Surgut State University
pr. Lenina, 1
Surgut
628412
RU
Telephone: +79128 15-86-15
email: yyd@list.ru

Nikolay Nakonechniy
administrative point of contact
position: leading researcher
Surgut State University
pr. Lenina, 1
Surgut
628412
RU
Telephone: +79128 15-86-15
email: yyd@list.ru