Weiss, Fabio http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1078-1528
Winter, Susanne http://orcid.org/0009-0009-5580-7550
Pflugmacher, Dirk http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2226-4029
Kolling, Thomas
Linde, Andreas http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0154-7943
Funding for this research was provided by:
Brandenburger Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur
Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde
Article History
Received: 21 February 2024
Accepted: 30 May 2024
First Online: 25 June 2024
Declarations
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: Insect research should always carefully consider the use of lethal methods (see Lövei et al. ). For reasons of quantitative comparability, this study, however, relied on lethal sampling methods. All carabid species are protected under German law and some of the study sites have limited accessibility due to their conservation status. We sampled Carabid beetles and accessed sites under special permits of the environmental agency of Mecklenburg West-Pomerania (permit 661.34.4.5.7-10/20), the environmental agency of Brandenburg (permit SNN1-FF 31.03.20), and the Müritz National Park administration. Bycatch was minimized, where possible, and kept for educational purposes.
: The authors declare to not have any competing interests.