Insect Diversity in the Coastal Pinewood and Marsh at Schinias, Marathon, Greece: Impact of Management Decisions on a Degraded Biotope

The insects trapped in 63 plots positioned a mixed pinewood and marsh Schinias, Marathon, Greece is studied relative to the anthropogenic disturbance. last impact was recently intensified because of Olympic Games area. One hundred forty insect species were found that had abundances greater than two individuals each sampling session all plots. Seven community types using cluster analysis. types, which corresponded recognized habitats, re-emerged non-metric multidimensional scaling ordination. It also tended dwell different plots, even same habitat. invading P. halepensis Mill., replaces pinea L., changed entomofauna. seven habitats numbers bioindicators out 74 species, not general correlated with human impact. Three components diversity measured, temporal turnover consistently higher spatial one. In this sense, pine rated first terms overall diversity. biodiversity, on various biotopes assessed utilizing diversity–equitability index V, indicated halepensis-dominated have negative V values together habitat dominated by Tamarix hampeana Nied. conservation recommended for conserving local entomofauna stopping progression halepensis. optimization management strategies meet goals elements degraded ecosystem seems be crucial.