Heavy metals in carabids (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

By

Butovsky, Ruslan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

100

Pages

215-222

Subjects

accumulation , carabid beetles , heavy metals , Pollution

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.100.1529

 

Abstract

Carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) are one of the most studied soil groups in relation to heavy metal (HM) accumulation and use for bioindication of environmental pollution. Accumulation of Zn and Cu in carabid beetles was species-, sex- and trophic group-specific. No differences were found in HM contents between omnivorous and carnivorous species. The use of carabid beetles as indicators of HM accumulation appears to be rather limited.