Odonata - Entomological Society of Latvia - Latvijas Daba
Odonata - Entomological Society of Latvia - Latvijas Daba
Odonata - Entomological Society of Latvia - Latvijas Daba
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Figure 12. A distribution <strong>of</strong> Aeshna subarctica in <strong>Latvia</strong> in the 5x5 km square grid and geographic<br />
coordinate grid.<br />
The number <strong>of</strong> individuals found in the most part <strong>of</strong> the localities was one to three, only in<br />
some localities as many as seven or eight individuals were found. At the same time, the mean<br />
number <strong>of</strong> exuviae found in one locality (sample site) was five, maximum – 19 exuviae.<br />
The development <strong>of</strong> larvae was found mainly in the water bodies with the following micro<br />
habitats: water with Sphagnum; sunken, wet Sphagnum; Sphagnum with beak rush Rhynchospora<br />
alba and pod grass Scheuchzeria palustris, heather Calluna vulgaris and bog rosemary Andromeda<br />
polifolia (Table 8). In these water bodies also egg laying was observed. The water bodies were<br />
generally ~30-1000 m 2 in size.<br />
Table 8. The mean percentage <strong>of</strong> water and vegetation structure cover in the sample sites (K4, K6,<br />
K8, K9, K12) <strong>of</strong> the Lielais Ķemeru Bog and the number <strong>of</strong> found Aeshna subarctica exuviae in<br />
2007<br />
63<br />
Structures / Sampling plot K4 K6 K8 K9 K12 Average<br />
Open water 24 0 21 26 20 18<br />
Water with immerged Sphagnum mosses<br />
13 42 5 1 19 16<br />
Water with emerging Sphagnum mosses<br />
20 36 24 9 18 21<br />
Hummocks <strong>of</strong> Sphagnum mosses<br />
3 2 3 2 5 3<br />
Sphagnum mosses mixed with Eriophorum sp.<br />
1 2 9 2 4 4<br />
Sphagnum mosses mixed with Rhynchospora alba and 8 9 24 44 14 20<br />
Scheuchzeria palustris<br />
Sphagnum mosses combined with Carex limosa<br />
0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Ledum palustre and Vaccinium uliginosum<br />
3 0 0 1 0 1<br />
Calluna vulgaris and Andromeda polifolia 28 9 14 15 20 17<br />
high Carex spp. 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Trees 1 0 0 0 1 0.<br />
Exuviae 1 1 1 3 5